The Recommendation Blocks list supports multi-select so you can publish, pause, duplicate, or remove many blocks in a single action. This is useful for campaign launches, seasonal swaps, and end-of-sale cleanup. You can also toggle a single block’s status from its row actions menu without entering selection mode.
Toggle status from the row actions
- Go to Recommendation Blocks.
- Find the block you want to publish or unpublish.
- Click the actions menu on its row.
- Select Publish if the block is currently a draft, or Unpublish if it is currently active.
The change applies immediately and the status badge updates.
Steps
- Go to Recommendation Blocks.
- Click Select in the actions column header to enter selection mode.
- Tick the checkbox on each block you want to act on. To select a range, click the first checkbox, then hold Shift and click the last one. Every row in between is selected automatically.
- (Optional) Open the selected dropdown next to the row count and click Select all results to extend your selection to every block that matches the current search and filters, including blocks on other pages. If no filters are active, the option becomes Select all in this store and selects every block your store has.
- Open the Actions dropdown and select one of the following:
- Publish — Activates every selected draft block so it starts returning results.
- Unpublish — Moves selected active blocks back to draft. Configuration is preserved and the block can be republished at any time.
- Duplicate — Creates a draft copy of each selected block named
<title> (Copy). Duplicates always start as drafts.
- Delete — Permanently removes the selected blocks. A confirmation dialog appears before the deletion runs.
- When you’re done, click Actions → Done selecting to exit selection mode.
Selection scope
The dropdown next to the selection count shows how many blocks are currently selected and lets you switch between two scopes:
- Page selection (default) — Only the rows you ticked are included. The count matches the number of checked checkboxes.
- All results — Every block matching your current search, filters, and sort is included, even rows on other pages. The count shows the full filtered total.
To narrow an All results selection, click Unselect all from the same dropdown and re-tick individual rows.
Background processing for large selections
When you run an action against All results, Layers queues the work in the background instead of processing it inline. A progress toast appears with a title such as Publishing blocks, a progress bar, and a running count of processed blocks.
This keeps the dashboard responsive when you act on thousands of blocks at once. You can continue working while the job runs.
- Cancel — While the job is running, click Cancel on the toast to stop it. Blocks already processed keep the change; the rest are left untouched.
- Finished — When the job completes, the toast reads “Finished. The list reflects the change on your next refresh.” Refresh the page to see the updated list.
- Failed — If the job can’t finish, the toast turns into an error. Blocks already processed were saved. Run the action again, and contact Customer Care if it keeps happening.
Use Shift+click to flip a long range of blocks between published and draft for a campaign, such as unpublishing every clearance block when a sale ends.
Combine filters with Select all results to act on a precise slice of your library. For example, filter by status Active and tag Seasonal, then unpublish the entire match in one click.
Delete is permanent. If you only want to pause a block, use Unpublish instead so you can republish later without rebuilding the configuration.
Troubleshooting
- The queued action hasn’t finished. Background jobs process in the order they’re received. Watch the progress toast for the running count; very large selections (tens of thousands of rows) can take longer. Refresh the page once the toast reads Finished.
- My filters disappeared after the action ran. The Blocks list always returns to its default view once a queued action completes. Re-apply your filters from the toolbar to continue.
- The “Select all results” option isn’t visible. It only appears when at least one row is checked and there are more matching rows than fit on the current page.
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