Way to delete all tasks? Shopping List Use Case

[BrianVB]

Hello, my use case here is that I am trying to create a shopping list that I can share with my partner so we can both add to it and access it. I have read these two feature requests and what I’m interested in is the same end goal:

Reset all tasks in a list

I’d like to have a way to reset all my tasks on the list. When I go shopping, I don’t want to add all regular items I buy every week again or reset their done state. So a big ‘reset all’ would be great.

Quick delete a task in a list

I would like to second this. A selection option to select multiple tasks for movement or deletion would be awesome. I use one list as a shopping list. After running my errands I need to go back and delete all the “done” tasks one by one or else my system gets cluttered with notes. I understand that this might not be an intended use case but I don’t want to use another app or self hosted application just for my shopping needs.

I tried to do a quick ‘work around’ of this by duplicating the project, and deleting the original; but I realized that when I did this, it also duplicated all of the completed tasks.

I can delete the project each week, and create a new one, but then that means I also need to re-configure it by sharing it with the team, etc.

Off the top of my head, the ways to accomplish this is to either:

1. Delete, re-create and re-configure the project OR
2. Change the filter to ‘Show Done Tasks’, un-check each one, and delete them one by one. The un-checking of each one is because the filter does not save, and if I don’t do that I’d need to redo the ‘Show Done Tasks’

I’ve only been using the app for a week, so I’m wondering whether I’m unaware of a better way to accomplish my goal, or if one of the above two ways is the best one.

[kolaente]

Currently, there’s no way to do this. We have project templates on the roadmap which seem to be doing what you need.

@BrianVB

Change the filter to ‘Show Done Tasks’, un-check each one, and delete them one by one. The un-checking of each one is because the filter does not save, and if I don’t do that I’d need to redo the ‘Show Done Tasks’

You could use a saved filter for this (go to “Projects” in the sidebar, then “new saved filter”).

[BrianVB]

Thanks for your suggestion! Project templates do seem like it would accomplish that purpose as well.