Title: Rename/Customize base post_type string
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Rename/Customize base post_type string

 *  [aberbenni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aberbenni/)
 * (@aberbenni)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renamecustomize-base-post_type-string/)
 * I need to rename the post_type base from “event” to “events” how could I do it?
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 *  Plugin Author [Toro_Unit (Hiroshi Urabe)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/toro_unit/)
 * (@toro_unit)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renamecustomize-base-post_type-string/#post-6821094)
 * Check arguments of register_post_type.
    Set `$arguments['rewrite']['slug']` to
   your base.
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#rewrite](https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type#rewrite)
 *  Thread Starter [aberbenni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aberbenni/)
 * (@aberbenni)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renamecustomize-base-post_type-string/#post-6821186)
 * I cannot change this. The post_type is already registered by the “The Events 
   Calendar” plugin.
    Is there a way to override this in you plugin?

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 * Last reply from: [aberbenni](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aberbenni/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/renamecustomize-base-post_type-string/#post-6821186)
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