[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11302: Bulk editing posts should pre-fill fields with the same value / allow for removal (was: Bulk editing posts should pre-fill fields with the same value)

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#11302: Bulk editing posts should pre-fill fields with the same value / allow for
removal
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 Reporter:  pavelevap        |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Quick/Bulk Edit  |     Version:  2.9
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |
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Comment (by helen):

 I could have sworn there was a comment to this effect somewhere already,
 but repeating it probably won't hurt.

 There are two paths to allowing for removal of terms when it comes to UI +
 flow - that it can only be done when that term is already set for all
 posts in the selection (pre-filling with a check), or that we implement
 the indeterminate state (usually indicated by a checkbox with a dash
 through it) that allows the category to be removed from any posts that
 have that term set.

 Implementation-wise, given that checkboxes don't send in the $_POST array
 when they aren't checked, a patch probably requires a good deal of
 thought. As noted in #8690, this is currently an add functionality, not
 replace. Indeterminate checkboxes are also not standardized in browsers or
 available in HTML.

 Note that this only applies to hierarchical taxonomies. #19859 for non-
 hierarchical.

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