To change the label, add `add_new_item` in the **labels array** passed when creating your custom post type. Below is an example of custom post type 'Events'. add_action( 'init', 'create_post_type' ); function create_post_type() { register_post_type( 'events', array( 'labels' => array( 'name' => __( 'Events' ), 'singular_name' => __( 'Events' ), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add Event' ), 'add_new' => __( 'Add Event' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit Event' ), 'featured_image' => __( 'Event Image' ), 'set_featured_image' => __( 'Upload Event Image' ), 'remove_featured_image' => __( 'Remove Event Images' ), 'menu_name' => __( 'Manage Events' ), ), 'public' => true, 'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-calendar', 'has_archive' => true, 'supports' => array('title', 'thumbnail', 'editor'), ) ); } For more information about the changing labels in custom post type [refer this link][1]. [1]: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_post_type Hope this helps.