Once you assign attributes to the attribute sets, each product has a unique set of characteristics. However, when you need to change that you find that Magento doesn't offer any bulk option for that. You need to change the attribute set for each product, one by one. But not if you have the Magento 2 Extended Product Grid Extension.
So, today you'll learn how to bulk change attribute sets for multiple products just in seconds.
To bulk change product attribute set in Magento 2:
1. Go to Catalog > Products and check all of the products you want to change the attribute set for, or choose the Select All option.
Note: you can filter products by category and then change the attribute set for all products in a specific category.
2. Select Change Attribute Set from the Actions dropdown menu and choose the attribute set you want to change a current one to.
3. Confirm that you want to Change Attribute Set for selected products.
4. Check changed product attribute sets.
If you prefer to see how to bulk change attribute set in Magento 2, check this short video.
As you can see bulk change attribute set in Magento saves the day. You do not have to change attribute set IDs directly in the database or export products, delete them and then change attribute sets in the downloaded file. All you need to do is to press a few buttons and you are all set.
However, changing attribute sets in bulk in Magento 2 is not the only option Extended Product Grid Extension offers you. You also need to check various other mass product actions you can perform.