# Bulk change user settings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-change-user-settings/60238
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 31, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-change-user-settings/60238 "2017-03-31T15:18:34Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-change-user-settings/60238/2 "2017-03-31T15:37:13Z")

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> [@Edit a user preference for everyone or a subset of users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/edit-a-user-setting-for-all-discourse-users/25162):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to edit a user preference for everyone or a subset of users in Discourse. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning Console access is required. If you need to update the user preference for all of your users or a large subset of users, you can do so via the rails console. Summary In this guide, you’ll learn: How to access the Rails console for making bulk changes Examples of modifying user preferences How to identify se…

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