To to bulk edit or update your content fields at the same time with the same value, you can use the Views Bulk Edit module https://www.drupal.org/project/views_bulk_edit

“Allows bulk updating of entity values via views bulk actions. By default it is configured for nodes but can be configured for other entity types.”

Step by step guide

  1. Install, then enable the Views Bulk Edit module: https://www.drupal.org/project/views_bulk_edit
  2. Go to /admin/content, select multiple contents that you need editing with same values/ of the same field/sDrupal-How-to-bulk-update-your-content-and-fields-simultaneously-Views-Bulk-Edit-module1
  3. At the bottom part of the content listing page, you will see an “Action” dropdown list, select “Edit Content“, click Apply to selected content
  4. Next screen will now list you field options that you need changing
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  5. Two options will be available:
    • Add a new value to the multi-valued field (for multi-value entries, retain any existing value/s, just add the new value entered )
    • Replace the current value (remove all current, and replace by new value entered)
  6. Select a field, click confirm to make the changes
  7. Check that each content now reflects the changes

YouTube tutorial

Watch the YouTube video tutorial from Jerome Esperanza, a Drupal web developer, designer, and trainer from here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoeHJ4q9oE. This may require you to change the playback quality to best or high to fully view and appreciate the details. Change the settings to your YouTube player.

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