Hi, I know there’s been a fair number of requests for a more robust undo feature from folks like me who have inadvertently selected dozens or hundreds of records, often losing data in the process. Just yesterday, I accidentally wiped out the correct details from hundreds of items. Fortunately I have a backup, but I’d live in daily fear that one of my team members is going to completely wipe out one of our core boards through an inadvertent batch update.
I know devs have responded that an undo feature would be complicated and cause issues.
Could we get at least a batch confirmation step that would require interaction before changing multiple records? It could be something that users could toggle on and off or customize (eg ask for more than 5 records or 100 records, etc). Just a confirmation that says “hey, you’ve selected 300 items, did you mean to do that” and requires a yes click to proceed would save a lot of headaches.
I can’t imagine that such an addition would be that difficult to implement.
You’re absolutely right that a confirmation step should exist. That undo window is just not enough time to even realize what happened, let alone react.
What I’ve found from 15 years in operations is that confirmation alone doesn’t fully solve it because sometimes the bulk change is intentional and you just got one filter wrong or didn’t notice a column was off. The real safety net is being able to see exactly what’s going to change and undo it after the fact.
That’s the core reason I started building TaskLoops. Every bulk operation goes through three stages: filter your items, preview exactly what’s going to change (before/after side by side for every affected item), and then confirm with an explicit checkbox before anything executes. And if something still goes wrong, there’s a 24-48 hour rollback window — one click restores everything.
So you actually get both layers: the confirmation step you’re asking for, plus the safety net of preview and rollback underneath it.
Still going through marketplace review, but if you want to try it, sign up at taskloops.com and I’ll send you an install link. Would love your feedback — especially on whether that kind of setup gives your team enough confidence to stop living in fear of the “select all” moment.
