Bulk actions: edit a whole shopping list at once
Bulk actions let you act on a whole Listonic list instead of one item at a time. Uncheck everything in one tap to reuse last week’s list, check everything off to end a trip, delete the checked-off items to clear what is done, select a group and edit them together, or copy a selection into another list without retyping. Re-sorting the whole list works the same way.
Key takeaways
- One tap unchecks an entire list, which is how a finished list becomes next week’s list without going item by item.
- Selecting a group of items lets you edit or copy all of them in one move rather than opening each one.
- Deleting the checked-off items clears what is done and leaves what is not, which is the tidy-up most lists need mid-week.
- Bulk actions are the menu; checking off, copying, and sorting each have their own page explaining what they do.
Most list apps work one item at a time. That’s fine for adding things and painful for everything else: a finished list, a change of plan, twelve items that belong somewhere else. Bulk actions in Listonic act on a selection or on the whole list in one move.
What you can do to a whole list at once
Uncheck everything. One tap turns a finished list back into a fresh one. This is the action behind reusing a weekly list instead of rebuilding it.
Check everything off. The other direction, for ending a trip without tapping down the list.
Delete the checked-off items. Clears what you’ve bought and leaves what you haven’t, which is the mid-week tidy-up that keeps a rolling list readable.
Select a group and act on it
Not everything is all-or-nothing. Select several items and they move together: edit them, or copy them somewhere else in one action.
The change-of-plan case is the common one. Dinner moves to Thursday, four things are no longer needed this week, and dealing with four items is one action rather than four trips into the same menu.
Re-sorting is a bulk action too
Changing how the entire list is ordered, by category, alphabetically, or into your own arrangement, applies to everything at once by definition. It’s covered on the sorting page, because choosing an order is a bigger subject than applying one.
How this page relates to the others
Three pages in this section describe overlapping things, so here’s the split.
This page is the menu: acts that apply to many items or to all of them.
Check off all items is one of those acts, explained on its own because it’s the one people look for by name.
Tap or swipe to check off is the opposite end: one item, one gesture, while you’re walking the store.
Copying items covers where a selection goes when you copy it, including into a brand new list.
Where bulk actions work
| Platform | Bulk actions |
|---|---|
| Android | Yes |
| iPhone and iPad | Yes |
How it compares to other list apps
For how Listonic’s list-wide editing holds up against other apps, see our head-to-head comparisons of the main grocery list apps.
FAQ
How do I reuse a list I have already shopped?
Uncheck every item at once rather than tapping through them. One action resets the whole list, which is what makes a weekly routine list worth keeping instead of rebuilding.
Can I edit several items at the same time?
Selecting a group of items lets you act on all of them together, which beats opening each one separately after a change of plan.
Can I move part of a list somewhere else?
Select the items you want and copy them in one move, with no retyping and no switching between lists. That is useful when a long list holds a handful of things that belong somewhere else.
How do I clear the items I have already bought?
Deleting the checked-off items removes everything already bought and leaves the rest, so a list mid-week shows what is still outstanding rather than a history of what is not.
What is the difference between bulk actions and checking off all items?
Checking everything off is one of the bulk actions. Bulk actions is the wider set: unchecking, checking, deleting what is done, and editing or copying a selection.
