Renames the build in post type Post to News
As of April 2026, Rename Post To News is a WordPress news plugin with 100 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: XML Sitemap & Google News.
Sometimes you just need a post type to be called news, but maybe you dont want/can’t/are to lazy to create a separate post type for this. This little plugin renames the build in post type (Post) to News. It also changes all the labels and replaces the pin icon with a pencil icon.
Contact me at [email protected] or at https://twitter.com/urre and hopefully I can do something about it.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Added Spanish (es_ES) translations
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