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Bulk Actions for Form Center Categories

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This article will show you how to utilize the category Bulk Actions. This allows you to modify multiple categories all at one time.

There are multiple Bulk Actions:

  • Publish: Makes categories publicly viewable

  • Unpublish: Makes the categories drafts, not viewable by the public

  • Delete: Removes categories from the system

  • Archive: Moves the category into the archives

  • Decline: Decline an author-submitted category

Who can use this feature?

System Administrator | Owner | Publisher

Instructions

  1. Sign in to your site

  2. Navigate to Modules, then Content, and then Form Center:A navigation menu highlighting the Form Center option in the Municipal Websites Central interface.

  3. Expand Bulk Actions:The Bulk Actions tab of the Form Center module is highlighted.

  4. View the options:The Bulk Action options for the Form Center, including Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Archive, and Decline.

    • Publish: Makes categories publicly viewable

    • Unpublish: Makes the categories drafts, which are not viewable by the public

    • Delete: Removes categories from the system

    • Archive: Moves the category into the archives

    • Decline: Decline an author-submitted category

  5. Select the categories you wish to apply your desired Bulk Action(s) to The Form Center with the checkboxes for selecting categories highlighted.

    Note:

    Click the checkbox next to All Categories to select all the calendar categories. The Form Center with the 'All Categories' checkbox highlighted and filled, and the individual categories checked as well.

  6. Select your Bulk Actions option:The Bulk Action options for the Form Center, including Publish, Unpublish, Delete, Archive, and Decline.

    Notes:

    If you delete, you must click OK on the pop-up that says Are you sure you want to delete the categories? Only unpublished categories with no items will be deleted:The delete categories confirmation pop-up message with the OK button highlighted.

    If you archive, you must click OK on the pop-up that says “Are you sure you want to archive the selected categories?” Please note that only published categories with no items will be archived. Archiving is a permanent action! You will not be able to edit, publish, unpublish, submit, reject, or move these categories out of the archive:The Form Center archive categories confirmation message pop-up with the OK button highlighted.