This is a suggestion for Shopify to add the ability to set default fields for the bulk editor. Adding the same columns that typically need to be edited every single time is tedious and seems like a no brainer for Shopify to incorporate the ability to set your default columns that you need to edit. A…

Hey @rspvhi , Thank you for reaching out to the Community! I’m more than happy to share your suggestions regarding the functionality of the bulk editor with our Developers. We are always looking for ways to improve the platform and appreciate the feedback! While we cannot guarantee this change or …

I was literally just looking for how to do this because I always have to open columns and check/uncheck to get the fields I want for EVERY item. So tedious! Please, please develop a way for us to create our own default fields in Open Bulk Editor!

Ditto. Or at least let save the last setting. Changing it each time is ridiculous!

It was saving your preferences before the update , strange !!

I agree with you completely, it’s super annoying the amount of clicks you even have to do to make this tool usable. I am here as well because i’m tired of the scrolling and 3+ clicks it takes to do bulk product editing. It appears shopify has little interested in helping people who administer stores…

Definitely agree that this should be a functionality. Please fast track this!

Another +1 for this feature, have clients that have a tough time using the bulk editor because they have to change the column filters every time.

Yes for me too, this should be there on day one without the need for another app!

How can we improve bulk editing with default fields?

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MichelPlante August 9, 2022, 5:55pm 9

+1 here too. At least keep the last view in memory. Some default columns are pretty useless (for me: ‘compared to price’) while some other are useful and not apearing in the drop menu everytime (cost per item) …

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How can we improve bulk editing with default fields?

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