What is it?
The Bulk Move/Delete tool allows you to select a number of pages and either delete (move them to the Trash) or move them all to a new location under a new parent page.
Whichever pages are selected to be moved will become children of the new parent page, i.e. they will be all on the same level. This may not be the intended effect you are looking for! If you want to keep the page structure, you should select only the immediate children using the children selector buttons. For more information, see the content selection tutorial page.
Although there is an option to undo a move, you should still try to be careful with this tool. Although you will not lose any data, you can easily move all the pages in your space to the Trash or mess up your page structure. Therefore it is only available to be used by those with administrator rights. Please use with caution!
How can I use it?
Upon loading the Bulk Move/Delete tool, you will be presented with the following screen:
At the top of the screen, you will see the options menu, and on the bottom of the screen, you will see the selection menu with the page tree of checkboxes. All pages will load initially with a NO CHANGE status. You can return to the page you were originally viewing at any time by clicking the "Go Back to Page" button.
Deleting pages:
To delete, make sure the pages you want to delete are selected, and simply click on the "Delete Pages" button. You will see a confirmation dialog, and if you confirm, all selected pages will be moved to the trash. You will see the status next to each page change to DELETED PAGE.
Although a status message will be shown at the top of the screen, you should check the status of each page to make sure that all pages have been deleted before closing the window or going back to the page.
Moving pages:
In order to move pages, you will need to choose a new parent page by choosing the target space and target page. The space selector box will be filled with the name of the current space, but if you want to move the pages to a different space, you will need to choose it from the selector box.
Initially when loading the page or when changing the space, you will see a spinner in the middle of the screen. This indicates that the pages box is being refreshed. Please wait for the process to finish before choosing a target page.
Next, you will need to choose the target parent page from the page selector box. You can help to find the page by searching in the search field, if necessary. Once you have chosen the new parent page, you are ready to move the pages. Make sure the pages you want to move are selected, and simply click on the "Move Pages" button. The move process will begin immediately, and you will see the status next to each page change to MOVED PAGE. If you want to go directly to the new location of one of the moved pages, simply click on the title and the page will be opened in a new window.
If you realize that you made a mistake in moving the pages, you can click on the "Undo" button, and the plugin will attempt to move the pages back to their original place. The status next to each page will change to MOVE UNDONE.
Make sure that you do not want to undo your action before leaving the page. If you leave the page, you will no longer be able to undo your page move.
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