Update multiple items | Wicked CMS

Use Select mode to choose multiple items in a collection and edit, update, duplicate, or export them at once.

Bulk select mode

Enter select mode

Select a collection

Choose the collection containing the items you want to update.

Click Select

In the collection header, click Select. Checkboxes appear on each row.

Choose items

Click checkboxes to select individual items, or use the header checkbox to select all visible items.

Choose an action

Use Update items for lifecycle actions or Edit items to change field values, Duplicate to copy selected items, or Export to download a CSV. Confirm if prompted.

Exit select mode

Click Exit select when finished.

Edit selected items

Open Update items and click Edit items to change field values on every selected item from one sheet.

Fields start empty. Only the fields you edit are applied to each item — untouched fields stay as they are, and clearing a field clears it on all items. Slug cannot be edited in bulk.

Click Save, Publish, or Queue for next site publish to apply changes. Use Reset field on a touched field to exclude it from the update.

Update items actions

Open Update items to apply a lifecycle action to every selected item:

Action	Effect
Save as draft	Save changes for selected items as drafts
Queue for publish	Queue selected items for the next site publish
Publish	Publish selected items live
Unpublish	Unpublish selected items
Archive	Archive selected items
Unpublish and archive	Unpublish and archive in one step
Unpublish and delete	Unpublish and permanently delete selected items

Duplicate selected items

Click Duplicate in the bulk toolbar to copy every selected item. In the confirmation dialog, choose how to create the copies:

Option	Effect
Create as draft	Save copies as drafts
Queue for publish	Queue copies for the next site publish
Publish immediately	Publish copies live (requires the site to be published)

Each copy keeps all field data from the source item. Slugs are generated automatically to stay unique. On multi-locale sites, copies are created across all of the source item’s locales.

Confirmation dialogs

Destructive bulk actions require confirmation:

Unpublish
Unpublish and archive
Unpublish and delete

Review the selected items carefully before confirming.

Progress dialog

While a bulk action, edit, or duplicate runs, a progress dialog shows the action in progress (for example, Saving items, Publishing items, or Duplicating items) with a progress bar. Wait for it to complete before starting another bulk action.

Bulk actions and filters

Select mode works with the currently visible items — including any active search, filter, or advanced filter settings. Filter first to target a specific subset, then enter select mode.

Single-item alternatives

Use Edit items to apply the same field changes across many items. To edit one item with live diff, status, and locale details, open it with OPEN and use Save changes or Publish an item.

Next step

Review Understand item status to interpret status changes after bulk operations.