[wp-hackers] Mass Edit [Category Changes]

[Graeme Lennon]

I would suggest a side-bar with all the categories listed, like in the
current edit mode window, except with three radio buttons rather than
checkboxes. The three options would either assign the category, remove the
category, or leave the current status of the category alone, to the
selected posts.

I'm personally not a fan of JavaScript solutions, at least when other
options are available.

g.

> A mass edit for posts for setting comment and post status would be
> good, but category changing ala MT doesn't necessarily fit the type of
> data model for Wordpress.
>
> In Movable Type, there is zero or one primary category and then zero
> or more secondary categories. It makes sense to have a dropdown box
> and set and re-set the primary category.
>
> Wordpress doesn't have a primarily category. It just has zero or more
> categories, period. So what would you show as the existing value in
> the box? The first one that just happens to get returned in the query?
> What about the others?
>
> You could do a multi-select box, but then the mass edit window will
> look mighty bizarre.
>
> So the question is: how would you deal with category in a mass edit page?
>
> Shelley
>
>
> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:31:49 -0700, Danny Dawson <quasistoic at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> I would be very interedted in this also.  I want to import my
>> uncategorized MT posts and then categorize them, but opening each post
>> to assign a category seems a pain...
>>
>> --Danny
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 19:32:56 -0700, Doug Daulton
>> <ddaulton at ursastudios.com> wrote:
>> > Does anyone know of a hack (planned or completed) that allows one to
>> > view X number of pposts at once and change categories and other
>> > details?  This would be similar to MTs "Power Edit" mode.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Doug
>> >
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