Reset Basename Script

This script is for Movable Type users that want to start over from scratch with their basenames. It's useful for cases like where you expand the basename from 40 characters to 100 and want to create a new, harmonized set of basenames for a consistent approach across your site. As is always the case in this sort of situation, there is no warranty, there is no claim that this script works 100% to description, and I shall not even shed crocodile tears for your blog if you uncomment those lines at the bottom, run it without backing up your database and everything falls apart.

use strict;
use lib ('./lib/', './extlib');
use MT::Entry;
use MT::Util;

my @entries = MT::Entry->load({});

foreach my $entry (@entries)
{
        my $basename = $entry->basename();
        $entry->basename(undef);
        my $newname = MT::Util::make_unique_basename($entry);
        if ($newname eq "$basename\_1") { $newname = $basename; }
        $entry->basename($newname);
    
    ##Enable this ONLY when you are ready to make the change!!!!
        #$entry->save();
        print "$basename\t" . $entry->basename() . "\n";
}
 

One quick note, to specify a blog, put blog_id => X where X is the blog id number of the blog you wish to target on your installation of Movable Type inside the {} brackets in the load statement at the top.