How to batch untrack topics?

[halogen2]

To untrack a topic, I can enter the topic, click the bell button, and change the selection from “Tracking” to “Normal”. This works for individual topics. But how to untrack topics in batch?

Asking because I have changed my tracking status of a category from “Tracking” to “Normal” and would like to also change all topics I’m currently “Tracking” in that category to be “Normal” as well.

Thanks

[irihapeti]

Try the following.

Go to your profile, select Activity and then Topics. You should see a list of your recent postings.

Then click on the Topic icon (circled) and you’ll get check boxes alongside your topics.

Select the ones you want to change. Under Bulk Actions there should be one called Update Notifications.

This should do what you want, but I’ve never actually used it myself. Please let us know if it works.

[halogen2]

@irihapeti

Then click on the Topic icon (circled)

Not seeing that icon here?

[rubi1200]

@halogen2 Unfortunately, there is no such option for TL3 and below.

According to the people over at Meta, the suggestion was to do like this:

@JammyDodger

There is the Bulk Action button on the unread and new views for everyone, where you can select specific new/unread topics and use the Dismiss button to mark them as read. That also has an optional ‘stop tracking’ checkbox to reset them to Normal at the same time.

Source:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-actions-for-users-to-change-notifications/369408

Of course, this is only good for new topics not older ones as I believe you wanted.

[irihapeti]

Sorry, I got ahead of myself and didn’t realise that it’s only available to mods and others at that level.

No harm caused, I hope…