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

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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      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by joshcanhelp):

 This just recently came up in a project. The main issue is removing
 categories as they can be added in bulk with the current controls. Here
 are a few simpler options that came to mind:

 1) Have the quick edit box react to whether you're already sorting by
 category in wp-admin. Above the list of posts, you have a category drop-
 down that shows posts within that category. The bulk edit function could
 key off of that and select the category you're currently viewing. If you
 submit and that category is gone, it's removed from the posts selected.
 This means you'd need to filter, select the posts, bulk edit, deselect,
 then save.

 2) Another way to do this would be to have a separate category list for
 removal. It would show all categories that have posts assigned, all of
 them checked by default. You'd select the posts, bulk edit, deselect
 whatever categories you want to remove, then save. Any post that's
 selected would have the deselected categories removed.

 Either one of those sound feasible?

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