Bulk Editing Shifts

When you need to update multiple shifts at once — push all Saturday shifts back a week, change the start time for a block of sessions, or update capacity across the board — the bulk edit feature lets you apply a single change to many shifts in one action.

Selecting shifts

Open your volunteer campaign and go to the Jobs & Shifts tab.
Each shift row has a checkbox on the left side.
Check the individual shifts you want to update, or use the select all checkbox in the header to select every shift on the page.

As you select shifts, a bulk action bar appears showing how many shifts are selected and a dropdown to choose your action.

Available bulk actions

Choose one action from the dropdown to apply to all selected shifts:

Action	What it does	Example
Shift dates	Moves all selected shifts forward or backward by a number of days	Enter 7 to push every selected shift one week later. Enter -7 to pull them one week earlier.
Set time	Changes the start and/or end time for all selected shifts to a specific time	Set start to 9:00 AM and end to 12:00 PM to standardize a block of morning shifts.
Set capacity	Updates the volunteer capacity for all selected shifts to the same value	Set to 10 to allow up to 10 volunteers per shift across all selected rows.
Update status	Changes the status of all selected shifts (e.g., active, cancelled)	Cancel a block of shifts that were rained out without editing each one.

Applying the change

Select the action from the dropdown.
Fill in the value (number of days, time, capacity, or status).
Click Apply.
The change is applied to all selected shifts immediately. The grid refreshes to show the updated values.

Tips for effective bulk editing

Filter first, then select — If you only want to update shifts on certain days or for a certain job, use the filters on the shifts grid to narrow the list before selecting. This makes it easier to target exactly the right rows.
One action at a time — Bulk edit applies one type of change per action. If you need to shift dates and change the time, run two separate bulk edits.
Check your work — After applying, review the updated shifts in the grid to confirm the changes look right. If something went wrong, you can bulk edit again to correct it.
Capacity affects signups — Reducing capacity below the number of current signups won't remove anyone already signed up, but it will prevent new signups from registering for that shift.

Common scenarios

Postpone an event by one week

Select all shifts, choose Shift dates, enter 7. Every shift moves forward by 7 days. Volunteer signups stay attached to their shifted sessions.

Standardize morning shift times

Filter to show only morning shifts, select all, choose Set time, enter 8:00 AM start and 12:00 PM end.

Cancel a day due to weather

Filter shifts to the affected date, select all, choose Update status, set to Cancelled.

Increase capacity for a popular event

Select the shifts that need more volunteers, choose Set capacity, enter the new number.