I have a wordpress site. I want to delete the first 15 characters from

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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T17:04:10+00:00 2026-05-24T17:04:10+00:00

I have a wordpress site. I want to delete the first 15 characters from every post on the site.

I believe the table is wp_posts, and the column is post_content

What would be the sql that I execute from my database manager?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-24T17:04:11+00:00

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Try this:

UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = substr(post_content, 16);

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