Component: bulk editing and deleting of lists (Posts, Pages ...)

[karmatosed]

It would be great to get a pattern that can be used throughout bulk deleting and editing, then get that functionality in Calypso. Users want this and even in my own testing, it's something time and time I wish existed and we do not have.

Areas this would impact:

• Posts
• Pages
• Tags
• Categories
• Users

[karmatosed]

Perhaps a good starting point to begin the design process, @folletto found some previous work begun by @MichaelArestad on followers for this:

[MichaelArestad]

You should also take a look at the bulk editing in the plugins view of one of your JP sites within Calypso.

[aduth]

Requested in 3021445-t

[lancewillett]

Project update: this is in progress with Delta teams (Link + Tanooki). @mattsherman Can you add an update once you've started on it? Maybe with mockups or a general game plan?

[mattsherman]

@lancewillett I have assigned myself to this issue to make it clear that is is in progress by @Automattic/tanooki. I will also update with links to PRs and mockups as they are available.

[davoraltman]

Also requested in 678028-zen.

[alisterscott]

Quick editing has been raised in #16481

[mattmiklic]

Just adding a 👍 to the idea of bulk editing/multiple selection in Calypso. It's a pretty big missing bit of functionality that never made it over from wp-admin. I noticed how difficult it is to delete multiple posts at a time, not just because of the lack of multi-select but also because of the way multiple notices stack up and interfere with the ••• button that opens the contextual menu. Here's a video of what I experienced: https://cloudup.com/illc4Wcl8oE

[kathrynwp]

Another user who wants to bulk-edit posts in 1791134-zen

[jordesign]

Flagging this for consideration by Manage focus. With Nav Unification keeping more folks within Calypso screens - this seems even more important.

[michaeldcain]

Just for context (and mostly some existing design work), bulk editing of posts was partially implemented in #18761 before the team was re-assigned. It was just removed in #45210. See: p8F9tW-fx-p2

Filippo also mocked up some updated bulk editing designs for the Purchases Management project. See: pbOQVh-oS-p2

https://cloudup.com/iZdXR-pV63m

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