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I found an annoying typo in the machine name of one of the content types, and I'd like to fix it. The only way I know is to delete the content type, and create a fresh one, but there is a plenty of fields in that content type that I don't want to recreate.

Is there a better way?

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Go to structure, click content types, click edit next to the content type you want to edit. Click edit next to the machine name and change it to the name you want.

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If you merely want to change the administrative name, then change that instead.

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  • Oh, didn't think it's so easy :) – Dmitry Vyal Aug 18 '11 at 10:37
  • Careful, it's not always so easy. I've had data loss doing this, most modules don't play nice if they've stored configs using the machine name. I'd only do this if I had a backup, just in case. – Renee Jun 2 '13 at 2:41
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    Ensure to flush your cache after making the change. – Nigel Waters Aug 28 '13 at 3:18
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    I don't see a link to edit machine name in the latest D7. Has it gone (or does it require a module)? – Valery Lourie Jun 12 '14 at 13:30
  • Can't see either (on different admin themes) – Rootical V. Oct 12 '16 at 13:35
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If the name is unique (it probably is if it contains a typo), change all occurrences of the name in the database (including table names) and clear the cache.

In D6 the table node_type contains content type machine name definitions. Those names are also used in tables with the prefix content_type_. If the content types aren't used anywhere else, changing the entry and the table name should do it. It's possible that those names have changed in D7.

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