Merge Taxonomy Terms

merge_taxonomy_terms consolidates duplicate taxonomy terms.

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Mutation riskDestructive
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Inputs

  • source_term: term ID, name, or slug to merge from and delete.
  • target_term: term ID, name, or slug to keep.
  • taxonomy: taxonomy slug.
  • merge_meta: whether to fill empty target meta from source meta.

The tool reassigns posts from source to target before deleting the source term.