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// Source: https://blog.templatetoaster.com/update-old-urls-in-database/
// How to Change/Update links with MySQL
update TABLE_NAME set FIELD_NAME = replace(FIELD_NAME, ‘find string’, ‘replace string’);
// For replacing the URL across all database tables, Click on SQL tab and in the panel type the below code:
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'Existing URL', 'New URL') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'Existing URL', 'New URL');
UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value,'Existing URL','New URL');
UPDATE wp_usermeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value, 'Existing URL','New URL');
UPDATE wp_links SET link_url = replace(link_url, 'Existing URL','New URL');
UPDATE wp_comments SET comment_content = replace(comment_content , 'Existing URL','New URL');
// If you have images linked in your posts then you need to run the following additional queries.
// For images inside posts
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content, 'Existing URL', 'New URL');
// For images linked in old link manager
UPDATE wp_links SET link_image = replace(link_image, 'Existing URL','New URL');
// For images linked as attachments
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid, 'Existing URL','New URL');
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