Way to bulk-select issues in a list #8608

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-02T08:12:20-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:12:20 -06:00

Originally created by @michaeljtsai on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022).

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For example, there could be a checkbox above the first issue. Clicking that box would select all of the issues that are visible. This would be useful when changing the labels or milestone of many issues at once.

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Originally created by @michaeljtsai on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022). ### Feature Description For example, there could be a checkbox above the first issue. Clicking that box would select all of the issues that are visible. This would be useful when changing the labels or milestone of many issues at once. ### Screenshots _No response_

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GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:12:22 -06:00

@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022):

Should be doable, but not sure where to place such a checkbox in the current UI, maybe a header row would need to be introduced and the open/close buttons as well as the filters to be moved into it.

@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022): Should be doable, but not sure where to place such a checkbox in the current UI, maybe a header row would need to be introduced and the open/close buttons as well as the filters to be moved into it.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:12:22 -06:00

@michaeljtsai commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022):

I think a header row could work. Or, if you don't want to change the UI right now, the bulk-select could be triggered by alt-clicking a checkbox.

@michaeljtsai commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022): I think a header row could work. Or, if you don't want to change the UI right now, the bulk-select could be triggered by alt-clicking a checkbox.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:12:22 -06:00

@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022):

alt-clicking a checkbox

That would be quite unconventional and undiscoverable.

@silverwind commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2022): > alt-clicking a checkbox That would be quite unconventional and undiscoverable.

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-02 08:12:22 -06:00

@RafDevX commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2022):

If you don't want to go through all the trouble of adding a header row right now, I think it'd be fine to add a checkbox to bulk-select visible issues next to the existing issue filtering row, as such:

In the meantime/besides this, if you really don't want to change the UI, shift-clicking a checkbox after having already selected one is incredibly standard language for "select everything in between" (e.g., to select all visible issues, click the first row and then shift-click the last row). I was honestly surprised the first time I tried this and it wasn't a feature - that's how standard this keybind is, and I'm sure you'd agree.

Either way, having a way to bulk-select issues is a huge quality of life improvement and it should be permitted in some way.

@RafDevX commented on GitHub (Jun 10, 2022): If you don't want to go through all the trouble of adding a header row right now, I think it'd be fine to add a checkbox to bulk-select visible issues next to the existing issue filtering row, as such: ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/56204853/173159516-dbb1ad99-79f2-47c5-9f36-8d2a2691db75.png) In the meantime/besides this, if you really don't want to change the UI, shift-clicking a checkbox after having already selected one is incredibly standard language for "select everything in between" (e.g., to select all visible issues, click the first row and then shift-click the last row). I was honestly surprised the first time I tried this and it wasn't a feature - that's how standard this keybind is, and I'm sure you'd agree. Either way, having a way to bulk-select issues is a huge quality of life improvement and it should be permitted _in some way_.

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Reference: github-starred/gitea#8608