[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 azaozz):

 Replying to [comment:63 rutviksavsani]:

 > >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?

 Don't think it would be possible to ignore the hierarchy. "Child"
 categories can have the same names as other categories that are not
 "children of the same parent" (see the screenshot below).

 Think this is one of the big UI/usability problems that needs to be solved
 first: "how to represent hierarchical taxonomies when autocompleting".

 > >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.

 Yes, I understand. But thinking the "three states checkbox" solves this.
 So users can select:
 - Add this tag to all posts (checked state).
 - No-change, default (dash state).
 - Remove this tag from all posts (unchecked state).

 The usual workflow for Bulk Edit is to select the posts and edit one
 thing, not multiple things. That keeps it simpler.

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