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# Manage ranking rules in bulk

> Publish, unpublish, or delete multiple ranking rules at once from the Ranking Rules list using bulk select and the table toolbar actions.

The **Ranking Rules** list supports multi-select so you can publish, pause, or remove many rules in a single action. This is useful when iterating on ranking experiments, rolling out tuned weights across surfaces, or reverting changes after a test. You can also toggle a single rule's status from its row actions menu without entering selection mode.

## Toggle status from the row actions

1. Go to **Ranking Relevancy** → **Ranking Rules**.
2. Find the rule you want to publish or unpublish.
3. Click the actions menu on its row.
4. Select **Publish** if the rule is currently unpublished, or **Unpublish** if it is currently live.

The change applies immediately and the status badge updates.

## Steps

1. Go to **Ranking Relevancy** → **Ranking Rules**.
2. Use the search box or any column filter to narrow the list to the rules you want to act on.
3. Click **Select** in the actions column header to enter selection mode.
4. Tick the checkbox on each rule. To select a range, click the first checkbox, then hold **Shift** and click the last one — every row in between is selected automatically.
5. (Optional) Open the **selected** dropdown next to the row count and click **Select all results** to extend your selection to every rule that matches the current filters, including rules on other pages.
6. Open the **Actions** dropdown and select one of the following:
   * **Publish** — Activates every selected rule so its signal weights apply to ranking on the storefront.
   * **Unpublish** — Pauses selected rules without deleting them. Signal weights and targeting are preserved and rules can be republished at any time.
   * **Delete** — Permanently removes the selected rules. A confirmation dialog appears before the deletion runs.
7. When you're done, click **Actions** → **Done selecting** to exit selection mode.

## Selection scope

The dropdown next to the selection count shows how many rules are currently selected and lets you switch between two scopes:

* **Page selection** (default) — Only the rows you ticked are included.
* **All results** — Every rule matching your current search, filters, and sort is included, even rules 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.

<Tip>
  Pause an entire ranking experiment by selecting its rules and clicking **Unpublish**. Republish later to resume — no need to rebuild the weights.
</Tip>

<Warning>
  **Delete** is permanent. If you only want to pause a rule, use **Unpublish** so you can republish later without rebuilding the signal weights or conditions.
</Warning>

## Next steps

* [Create a ranking rule](/help/ranking-relevancy/create-ranking-rule)
* [Tune signal weights](/help/ranking-relevancy/tune-signal-weights)