Bulk actions on the Locations page apply one change to all selected locations — for example a new primary category, a logo, or "temporarily closed" before a holiday. This saves you from opening each location separately.
Before you start:
- Changes that affect Google listings are sent to Google, so the locations should be linked to a connected Google account.
- To change data that differs per location (addresses, phones, hours), use Import locations from a file instead.
Steps
- Open Locations in the sidebar.
- Narrow the list with the search field, the status, country and city filters, or the top-bar Filters.
- Tick the locations you want to change. The checkbox in the table header selects the whole page.
- In the bar that appears, click Bulk actions and choose an action (see below).
- Fill in the dialog and click Apply (or the action button shown in the dialog).
- A message confirms how many locations were updated. To start over, click Clear to drop the selection.
Available actions
| Action | What you enter |
|---|---|
| Rename locations | A Pattern for the new name. Placeholders: {n} sequence number, {store_code}, {city}, {name} current name. Example: Brooklyn Pizza — {city} #{n}. |
| Change category | The new primary Category; start typing to search the Google category catalog. |
| Location group → Add to group / Remove from group | The Group. See Location groups. |
| Change brand | The Brand, or No brand (clear) to detach the locations from their brand. |
| Upload logo / Upload cover | The image file. |
| Upload photos / videos | A media Category and the Files. The files are added to every selected location. |
| Update Wi-Fi name | The Wi-Fi name. |
| Action links | Pick the link type (for example APPOINTMENT or FOOD_ORDERING), enter the URL and optionally tick Mark as preferred provider. |
| Mark temporarily closed | Nothing — confirm. Locations are marked as temporarily closed and can be reopened later. |
| Reopen locations | Nothing — confirm. Locations are marked as open again. |
| Close permanently | Nothing — confirm. The locations are marked as permanently closed on Google. |
| Create post | Opens the post editor with the selected locations preselected. See Schedule a post. |
Important: Close permanently marks the business as closed for good on Google. Reopening such a location requires a manual review, so use Mark temporarily closed for temporary closures.
Result
The changes are applied to the selected locations in the cabinet right away and sent to Google after the usual short delay (about 5 minutes). Open any of the locations to check the new values.
Troubleshooting
- "Select at least one location". Tick at least one location before choosing an action.
- "Pick a category" / "Pick a brand" / "Pick a group" / "Pattern is required". The dialog needs a value before you can apply it.
- Large video files fail to upload. For files of 50 MB or more, use the import flow instead of the bulk upload dialog.
- Some locations show "Not synced". Their Google account is disconnected or they are not linked to Google, so the change stays in the cabinet. See Reconnect Google.