bulk delete recurring events

[Kitka]

Hello,
Using WP 3.9.1 and the Events Calendar + Events Calendar Pro 3.6.1
My database seems to have become corrupted – I have a recurring event that is repeating 4,331 times in the Events list and I am unable to delete it. When I click on Edit All I don’t get to the event editing page, I stay on the Events list. Is there any way I can bulk delete these pesky events without having to go through 217 pages of this event?
Kitka

[matthewdenton]

Hi:

Sorry to hear that you are having trouble with The Events Calendar recurring events. If you are unable to access the Edit All page than the easiest way to delete all occurrences of this event would be to modify your screen options to display more events per page and instead of performing 217 deletes you could do 22 deletions.  This isn’t optimal but should make the task more manageable with current functionality.

1. On Events Page of Admin click “Screen Options” tab on top right
2.  Modify “Show on Screen” option to 100 /200 or similar large number
3. Click Apply
4. Perform Search of your recurring event
5. Check “all” check box in list header table
6. Select “Move to Trash” in Bulk Actions and Apply

In case you aren’t familiar with Screen Options or Bulk Actions/Check All I’ve included a few screenshots as a reference.

https://cloudup.com/iQkwG_AF_1L

https://cloudup.com/i-btHSgceOi

I know this solution doesn’t provide a single step for cleanup of your data but I hope it makes the process easier. I would also suggest going to our User Voice page and requesting the addition of a “Trash All” option for recurring events.

Please let me know if this helps resolve your issue and thanks for reaching out to us.

[matthewdenton]

Hi, I wanted to quickly follow-up with you to see if you are all set or if you have further questions. Please let me know if you do have additional questions I can assist with or if I should go ahead and close this thread.

Thank you,

– Matthew

[Kitka]

Thanks for following up – I did end up deleting them page by page and that sorted it.

[matthewdenton]

I’m glad you were able to get the events removed. If you have any other issues/questions please reach back out to us here on the forums.

– Matthew

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