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howto:tag scripts (Version 11)

From peto -

Quick tag script tip that's easy to miss: set a tag script, click and hold on an image, and drag the mouse across other thumbs. You can selectively tag many nearby images quickly, without giving yourself a finger cramp clicking over and over. If you add to a pool this way, posts are added in the order you drag over them. You can use this to set ratings, unhold several posts together, etc.

Combine with a search and a higher limit (eg. pool:100 limit:100) for batch editing.

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Aurelia's Tag Script Guide for Dummies

Very simply, this feature tags a bunch of posts with the same set of tags. You must have the "Advanced Editing" option checked in your settings to access this feature. To start off, go to the index page or any tag search, and select "apply tag script" in the Mode drop down menu on the left side.

Type the tags you want to add or remove in the box that pops up in the top right corner, and then click on the thumbnails of the posts you want to add those tags to. Save yourself time by clicking on one thumbnail and dragging the cursor over other thumbnails. Even better, you can apply that script to all the posts on that page by clicking "apply tag script to all of these posts".

It's just like using the tag box on any post page, so use underscores to connect different words of a tag, and separate different tags with spaces. You don't need to prefix anything if you're adding, but if you want to remove tags use a "-" in front (ex. -tagme). You can create new tags in the tag script or change the type (ex. "artist:kantoku").

Example tag scripts:
Say you've just uploaded 50 posts by the same artist (with the hold metatag of course), with tagme.
Search for user:name holds:only limit:50.

  • Easiest would be something along the lines of "-tagme artist:artist_name copy:copyright char:character_name circle:circle_name rating:s".
  • Change the rating on several posts with rating:s, rating:q or rating:e.
  • parent:none - will remove the parent on all of the posts that have a parent.
  • pool:123 - will add all the posts in that search to pool #123.
    • Usually people upload the first pages first. However, if you use the "apply all", the tag script will start adding posts in the reverse order. Therefore, add order:id to your search and apply the "pool:nnn" script.
  • hide - hides the post from the index.
  • Some conditional features are listed at help:tag scripts.
Picture tutorial
1. You have to be on a page where you can search posts to access this tag script options. So the main post page will suffice for this example.
2. Click the drop down menu on the "Mode" and drag down to "Apply Tag Script".
3. The tag script apparatus will appear at the top right portion of the screen. From here any tags can be added to any post.
4. Simply hover your mouse pointer over the thumbnail image you wish to apply the tag script to and click the the left mouse button.
  • With this feature, you can ease the necessity of mass editing along with simple tagging.
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Updated by Aurelia over 13 years ago