# Batch Delete topics in a category?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128
**Category:** Feature
**Tags:** bulk-actions
**Created:** [22.Январь.2014 19:27:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128 "2014-01-22T19:27:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@sschafft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sschafft)
#### Post date: [22.Январь.2014 19:27:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/1 "2014-01-22T19:27:19Z")
How feasible would it be to have a “select all” or check box for each topic in a category to run some action on - ie move, or delete?
The problem comes if you need to delete a bunch of posts or re-categorize them, it gets complicated / time consuming to do it for each topic.
Am I missing some bulk action? Is this on the road map?
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### Author:  [@kpfleming](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kpfleming)
#### Post date: [22.Январь.2014 21:33:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/2 "2014-01-22T21:33:43Z")
This has been discussed dozens of times here on meta; the team plans to build it, but hasn’t done it yet.
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### Author:  [@sschafft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sschafft)
#### Post date: [22.Январь.2014 22:39:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/3 "2014-01-22T22:39:07Z")
@kpfleming - thanks.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [23.Январь.2014 03:21:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/4 "2014-01-23T03:21:18Z")
Agreed we really need this. Will probably get to it soon. Apologies.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [10.Февраль.2014 06:26:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/5 "2014-02-10T06:26:46Z")
@eviltrout has introduced rudimentary support (admin only for now)
We really need some mocks for the controls, reaching to the wrench on the right is just too hard.
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### Author:  [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [11.Февраль.2014 03:29:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/6 "2014-02-11T03:29:08Z")
What do you think of this idea?
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-topic-selection-ui-problems/12321/6](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-topic-selection-ui-problems/12321/6)
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [11.Февраль.2014 03:38:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/7 "2014-02-11T03:38:19Z")
A long click is really hard to discover, there are two action we want to surface very soon that operate on “everything in the list”
- If you are on unread, and have more than 1 topic in the list, we want to expose “Stop tracking” which would move all the topics in the list back to “Regular”
- If you are on new, and have more than 1 topic in the list, we want to expose “Clear New” that would basically tell us only treat stuff as new if it is posted **after** when that button was clicked.
(undo semantics are complicated though if at all feasible)
The big pain point I see now is not the selecting, its invoking the operation on the partial batch.
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### Author:  [@dia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dia)
#### Post date: [09.Июнь.2014 08:01:31 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/8 "2014-06-09T08:01:31Z")
Any plans to support this soon?
We just imported all topics from another forum, and deleting multiple topics is a pain.
> @eviltrout has introduced rudimentary support (admin only for now)
@sam is there a way to use that option?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [09.Июнь.2014 08:03:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/9 "2014-06-09T08:03:43Z")
We do need a “delete” option on the multi-select for topics, @eviltrout.
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### Author:  [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 14:49:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/10 "2014-08-10T14:49:27Z")
> [@sam](#):
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> @eviltrout has introduced rudimentary support (admin only for now)
More info, please? 😛
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 15:59:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/11 "2014-08-10T15:59:09Z")
That reminds me @eviltrout can you make sure the delete option is added here?
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### Author:  [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 16:01:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/12 "2014-08-10T16:01:56Z")
Oh, I see… Still in eviltrout’s discourse only, I suppose!
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 16:40:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/13 "2014-08-10T16:40:02Z")
Nope. You just need to be a moderator or admin to see it.
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### Author:  [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 18:19:33 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/14 "2014-08-10T18:19:33Z")
And maybe this sword would help:
Where is it? I still can’t see it!
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 18:46:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/15 "2014-08-10T18:46:38Z")
Quick Repro steps:
Click on  check a few checkboxes, then click on 
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### Author:  [@cregox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cregox)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 20:03:28 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/16 "2014-08-10T20:03:28Z")
Yeah, that’s the first thing I’ve tried. Not there. ☹
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### Author:  [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [10.Август.2014 20:34:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/17 "2014-08-10T20:34:05Z")
Yeah, I don’t think Delete is available just yet, as I don’t see it either.
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### Author:  [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [11.Август.2014 19:14:35 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/18 "2014-08-11T19:14:35Z")
Just added this in master:
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/15c7e01b904a91da51968acecfb543dd6555dccb](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/15c7e01b904a91da51968acecfb543dd6555dccb)
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### Author:  [@Mitch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mitch)
#### Post date: [19.Декабрь.2014 23:24:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/19 "2014-12-19T23:24:23Z")
I don’t see it. ☹ I can select multiple topics while browsing the category view, but once I have the topics selected I can not find the delete link anywhere. I’ve tried the hamburger, etc. I’m admin on the instance of discourse I’m using. I’m running 1.2.0beta4.
Where should I be looking?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [19.Декабрь.2014 23:28:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-delete-topics-in-a-category/12128/20 "2014-12-19T23:28:51Z")
I see the wrench at the upper right – it’s a bit offscreen depending on your resolution. Look there and drag the browser to make it horizontally wider. You’ll find it!
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