update_newsletter_copy.sh

#!/bin/bash
#

TOTAL_POSTS=$(wp post list --post_type=recruiter_hub_pt --format=count)
echo "There are $TOTAL_POSTS posts in total";


# To perform a test, populate the TEST_POSTS array with the IDs of the 
# posts you wish to run the scipt on. 
# e.g. TEST_POSTS=(118802 118759 118655 118583);
# 
# Leave TEST_POSTS array empty to run the
# script against all the posts
TEST_POSTS=();


# Switch: if there are IDs set in TEST_POSTS then perform a test run
# using those IDs. If there are no IDs in TEST_POSTS, then perform
# an actual update will all the posts
if [ "${#TEST_POSTS[@]}" -gt 0 ]; then
    POST_IDS=("${TEST_POSTS[@]}")
else
    POST_IDS=($(wp post list --post_type=recruiter_hub_pt --format=ids))
fi

echo "checking ${#TEST_POSTS[@]} posts...";

# Loop through each post and update the meta field
counter=0
for POST in "${POST_IDS[@]}"; do
	counter=$((counter+1))
    
    echo "updating post $counter of ${#POST_IDS[@]}..."
    wp post meta update $POST confirmation_message "The latest resources, insights and inspiration are coming your way.";
    echo "updated post $POST"
done;