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Why: Streamline your content management by selecting multiple items at once to apply bulk actions. This saves you time and ensures consistency across your recipes, meal plans, and other content types.
Navigate: App Station > Content Library > [select items]
Quick Start
Go to the Content Library in your App Station.
Select multiple content items using the checkbox or Shift-click to select a range.
Click on the Actions dropdown in the floating toolbar.
Choose your desired bulk action (e.g., Add Tags, Replace Ingredient).
Follow the prompts to complete the action.
Overview of Bulk Editing
The bulk editing feature allows you to manage various content types—such as recipes, meal plans, and resources—efficiently. You can perform actions like:
Publish or unpublish content
Set visibility levels
Add or remove tags and categories
Replace ingredients across recipes
Selecting Content
You can select multiple items in the Content Library by clicking the checkbox next to each item. Use Shift-click to select a range of items quickly.
Replacing Ingredients
When you select recipes, the Actions menu includes an Ingredients group with a Replace Ingredient option. This opens a modal where you can:
Choose a source ingredient (the one you want to replace).
Choose a target ingredient (the replacement).
The system will update all recipe lines referencing the source ingredient across the selected recipes. This action also recalculates nutrition data and updates shopping lists automatically.
Prefilling the Source Ingredient
The modal can prefill the source ingredient picker only if you filtered recipes by selecting a specific ingredient from the Recipe Filter's autocomplete dropdown. This ensures the platform knows exactly which ingredient you mean.
However, if you use free-text searches, keyword chips like "All with shrimp," or filters from a saved preset or shared URL, the source ingredient will not prefill. In such cases, you must select it manually from the modal's autocomplete. This is to avoid confusion when multiple ingredients share the same name, ensuring you update the correct recipe.
If the bulk replace finishes with zero recipes updated, the modal will remain open, and an alert will inform you that the source ingredient is not used in any of the selected recipes. You should then open one of the recipes and select the ingredient directly from its lines to ensure you get the right entry.
Detailed Steps for Bulk Editing
1. Accessing the Content Library
Navigate to the Content Library in your App Station. Here, you can view all your content types.
2. Selecting Content Items
Click the checkbox next to each item you want to select.
Use Shift-click to select a range of items.
3. Performing Bulk Actions
Once you have selected your items, look for the floating toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
Click on the Actions dropdown menu.
Choose the action you want to perform:
Add Tags: Assign tags to selected items.
Remove Tags: Remove tags from selected items.
Replace Ingredient: Only available if all selected items are recipes.
4. Replacing Ingredients
If you choose Replace Ingredient:
A modal will open.
Select the source ingredient you want to replace.
Select the target ingredient that will replace it.
Confirm the action.
Note: Ensure you have selected the correct source ingredient, as the system will update all references in the selected recipes.
5. Monitoring Updates
After performing the bulk action, check the results. If no recipes were updated, the modal will alert you. You can then investigate further by opening individual recipes.