<p>You can't do this from the CP (although P&amp;T mention <a href="https://github.com/craftcms/cms/discussions/8132#discussioncomment-6479823" rel="nofollow noreferrer">here</a> that it might be in Craft 5), but for the time being you can likely accomplish what you need with a single CLI command. See here: <a href="https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/bulk-resaving-elements#resaving-with-specific-field-values" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/bulk-resaving-elements#resaving-with-specific-field-values</a></p>
<p>For a lightswitch field, you'd need to set it to 1 (on) or 0 (off). So for example, to turn them on for all entries in a blog section:</p>
<pre><code>php craft resave/entries --set myLightSwitchFieldHandle --to 1 --section blog
</code></pre>

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<p>In Craft CMS I can see views of my my entries through singles, structures, or channels.</p>
<p>I can see a lightswitch checkbox have a green check in the view.  I'd like to be able to edit the view directly without opening up the form.</p>
<p>If I have 50 entries and I need to quickly check or uncheck them, I don't want to do it 50 times.  Does this feature exist?  If not, is there a custom plugin to do it?  If not, any idea how I myself can make the custom plugin?</p>

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How can I edit a view entry from the view, such as a lightswitch check, without opening up the form?
# How can I edit a view entry from the view, such as a lightswitch check, without opening up the form?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-09-18)

In Craft CMS I can see views of my my entries through singles, structures, or channels.

I can see a lightswitch checkbox have a green check in the view. I'd like to be able to edit the view directly without opening up the form.

If I have 50 entries and I need to quickly check or uncheck them, I don't want to do it 50 times. Does this feature exist? If not, is there a custom plugin to do it? If not, any idea how I myself can make the custom plugin?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-09-18. Score: 1

You can't do this from the CP (although P&T mention here that it might be in Craft 5), but for the time being you can likely accomplish what you need with a single CLI command. See here: https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/bulk-resaving-elements#resaving-with-specific-field-values
For a lightswitch field, you'd need to set it to 1 (on) or 0 (off). So for example, to turn them on for all entries in a blog section:
php craft resave/entries --set myLightSwitchFieldHandle --to 1 --section blog


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