[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #19859: "Bulk Edit" Missing The Ability To Edit Tags

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#19859: "Bulk Edit" Missing The Ability To Edit Tags
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 Reporter:  ademos                    |       Owner:  oglekler
     Type:  enhancement               |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                    |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Quick/Bulk Edit           |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch needs-design  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by rutviksavsani):

 >I'm assuming the suggestion here is to do AJAX requests as soon as a user
 selects or deselects something? This was proposed before but was rejected
 as it would need to also "lock" the posts and taxonomies while a user is
 bulk-editing them. Such locking would need to be implemented first
 (currently only posts can be "locked", there's no lock for adding/removing
 categories and tags).

 No, I was leaning more towards the regular approach of updating the whole
 batch at once via a single query (No autosave). I agree with your point on
 un-necessary posts getting updated.

 >Assuming that there will be some form of auto-complete on that field.
 That will work for Tags (non-hierarchical taxonomies) but not sire how it
 would work for Categories. Also the accessibility of this autocomplete was
 the main reason updating of Bulk Edit was postponed.

 Here I am not completely sure of the best approach, Will it be okay if we
 ignore the hierarchy and list them without the hierarchy?

 >Not sure if this is a good idea. This is "Bulk Edit" of all selected
 posts. It would be easier for the users to select only the posts they want
 to change/edit. That's the main design principle in Bulk Edit.

 The only reason to extend this functionality was because, There may be
 posts that may not have a particular category while bulk editing but it
 will still need to be listed. So considering that we can go a bit further
 and allow users to individually select posts as well for a category if
 necessary.

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