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function change_post_menu_label() { global $menu; global $submenu; $menu[5][0] = 'News'; $submenu['edit.php'][5][0] = 'News'; $submenu['edit.php'][10][0] = 'Add New'; $submenu['edit.php'][15][0] = 'Categories'; $submenu['edit.php'][16][0] = 'Tags'; echo ''; } function change_post_object_label() { global $wp_post_types; $labels = &$wp_post_types['post']->labels; $labels->name = 'News'; $labels->singular_name = 'News'; $labels->add_new = 'Add New'; $labels->add_new_item = 'Add New'; $labels->edit_item = 'Edit News'; $labels->new_item = 'News'; $labels->view_item = 'View News'; $labels->search_items = 'Search News'; $labels->not_found = 'No News found'; $labels->not_found_in_trash = 'No News found in Trash'; } add_action( 'init', 'change_post_object_label' ); add_action( 'admin_menu', 'change_post_menu_label' );