Bulk Changes to Product Layout

[David@MPL]

Is there a way of mass changing the layout setting on all products in a section?

I know that you can use "Use Parent" for the layout for each product and then just change the section layout, but is there a way to change all the layout settings of all the products in a section at once?

I tried highlighting all the products and then changing the layout but that only changed the last selected product (which has a dotted box around it as well as being highlighted).

[garyhay]

In the product tab of a section you can define a layout to use. Or you can set it for undividual products

[David@MPL]

I know that, but at the moment we have products with different layouts in the same section. I want to know if their is a quick and easy way to change all the individual product layout settings (ie to "Use Parent") without having to access each product individually to make the change.

[jont]

If you have different layouts for products within a section there is no simple way to set them all to the same without accessing each product - although you could cheat and re-name the default layout template you wish to use to have the same name as the template you wish to replace - this would be very messy but a quick fix if you don't have the time. Obviously make a copy of the product template you are replacing just in case!

[David@MPL]

Errrr, I think we'll do it the slow way . . . sounds safer.

Thanks for the advice

[garyhay]

You could do it in Access with a filter/find and replace. Only of any use if you know what you are doing

[David@MPL]

I haven't used Access enough to be confident doing that . . . thanks anyway.