# Bulk edit from playlist **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [July 31, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704 "2022-07-31T11:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leslienyc85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/leslienyc85/32/283137_2.png) [@leslienyc85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leslienyc85)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/1 "2022-07-31T11:37:04Z")
**Use case:** I have a playlist about biographies of brilliant people, I’d like to add a label/tag to all the items in that playlist so I could easily filter on that dimension. Currently when you bulk select items in a playlist, the only option is to remove them from the playlist, a bulk edit option in addition to that would be tremendously helpful. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/2 "2022-07-31T11:50:06Z")
There’s an existing feature suggestion asking for an option to edit multiple items from a playlist. > [@Ability to edit videos in a playlist // mod: multi-select action menu options](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-edit-videos-in-a-playlist/323063): > > Current: Selecting multiple items in a playlist only gives the option to remove from the playlist. Proposed: Selecting multiple items in a playlist gives access to the same editing features as exist in collection views, including Edit and Mark as Played. Why: Firstly, because playlist sharing is not a feature but collections do work across users/friends, this would be a way to share playlists without needing the full feature. Secondly, it seems logical that from any view you should be able … ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/3 "2022-07-31T11:52:22Z")
A collection might also be better suited to this use case than a playlist. [Collections | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/) ---
**Author:** ![leslienyc85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/leslienyc85/32/283137_2.png) [@leslienyc85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leslienyc85)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/4 "2022-07-31T16:18:51Z")
I considered collections but: 1. I like to have items in multiple playlists 2. I have my collections displayed as one item so it would either hide lots of movies if I turn my playlists into collections (if I keep that setting), or expand my current collections that are just fine being displayed the way they are (if I choose the setting that collections aren’t displayed “as one”) What I really need is the bulk edit from playlist at this point, going forward, my flow will be to assign labels/tags first, then use dynamic playlists to automatically keep playlists with that label. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/5 "2022-07-31T19:30:52Z")
You can have items in multiple collections. You can override the library default visibility option for collection on individual collections (e.g. hiding such a collection, in which case it’ll only show in the `Collections` tab). ---
**Author:** ![leslienyc85](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/leslienyc85/32/283137_2.png) [@leslienyc85](https://forums.plex.tv/u/leslienyc85)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/6 "2022-08-01T10:59:35Z")
Right but that’s a lot more work vs. being able to assign tags/labels and filter as a I see fit either as one-offs or in created dynamic collections and playlists. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2022, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bulk-edit-from-playlist/802704/7 "2022-10-30T11:00:01Z")
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