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Currently, Cat-a-lot requires users to manually select files to batch-edit categories. This becomes inefficient when dealing with categories containing thousands of files. This task proposes adding support for QuickCategories integration using PetScan + PagePile for large-scale category edits, improving usability and performance for power users. **Features Currently Implemented** - A checkbox toggle appears in the Cat-a-lot UI only if the current category contains more than a defined threshold (currently set to 100 for easier testing). - If the toggle is checked: -- Clicking the + / → / − buttons will automatically generate a PagePile using PetScan for the entire category. -- It will then redirect to QuickCategories in a new tab for background processing. - If the user selects a large number of files manually (irrespective of the size of the current category), a confirmation dialog prompts whether to proceed with QuickCategories or Cat-a-lot's in-browser editing. **To test** Disable Cat-a-lot from your preferences and add the following to your [[ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/common.js | common.js ]]: ``` mw.loader.load('//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Adiba_anjum3/Gadget-Cat-a-lot-large-files.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); ``` This is a bare-bones working version of the feature (currently limited to commons). It still needs refinement so feedback is very much appreciated.

Currently, Cat-a-lot requires users to manually select files to batch-edit categories. This becomes inefficient when dealing with categories containing thousands of files. This task proposes adding support for QuickCategories integration using PetScan + PagePile for large-scale category edits, improving usability and performance for power users. **Features Currently Implemented** - A toggle appears in the Cat-a-lot UI only on category pages when the category contains more than a defined threshold of files (currently set to 100 for testing). - If the toggle is checked: -- The entire media section is visually highlighted. -- The counter updates to reflect the total number of files in the category (e.g., “1569 files selected”). -- Clicking any action (+ / → / −) redirects to QuickCategories, generating a PagePile for the category using PetScan. -- A descriptive title is generated for QuickCategories based on the action. -- A notification informs users when QuickCategories opens and suggests checking popup blockers if nothing happens. - If the user selects a large number of files manually (irrespective of the size of the current category), a confirmation dialog prompts whether to proceed with QuickCategories or Cat-a-lot's in-browser editing. Currently, the threshold is set low for ease of testing. **To test** Disable Cat-a-lot from your preferences and add the following to your [[ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/common.js | common.js ]]: ``` mw.loader.load('//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Adiba_anjum3/Gadget-Cat-a-lot-large-files.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); ``` **Video Demonstration** You can watch the following short video to better understand how the feature works. **[[ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uNrTIpITq-AufGMPUCV0pG4IjIOjnatw/view?usp=sharing | Video Link]]** - //The demo video was too large to embed here, so I’ve uploaded it to Google Drive.// This is a bare-bones working version of the feature (currently limited to commons). It still needs refinement so feedback is very much appreciated.

Currently, Cat-a-lot requires users to manually select files to batch-edit categories. This becomes inefficient when dealing with categories containing thousands of files. This task proposes adding support for QuickCategories integration using PetScan + PagePile for large-scale category edits, improving usability and performance for power users. **Features Currently Implemented** - A checkbox toggle appears in the Cat-a-lot UI only if the currenton category pages when the category contains more than a defined threshold of files (currently set to 100 for easier testing). - If the toggle is checked: -- Clicking the + / → / − buttons will automatically generate a PagePile using PetScan for the entire category-- The entire media section is visually highlighted. -- It will then redir-- The counter updates to reflect to QuickCategorihe total number of files in a new tab for background processingthe category (e.g., “1569 files selected”). -- Clicking any action (+ / → / −) redirects to QuickCategories, generating a PagePile for the category using PetScan. -- A descriptive title is generated for QuickCategories based on the action. -- A notification informs users when QuickCategories opens and suggests checking popup blockers if nothing happens. - If the user selects a large number of files manually (irrespective of the size of the current category), a confirmation dialog prompts whether to proceed with QuickCategories or Cat-a-lot's in-browser editing. Currently, a confirmation dialog prompts whether to proceed with QuickCategories or Cat-a-lot's in-browser edithe threshold is set low for ease of testing. **To test** Disable Cat-a-lot from your preferences and add the following to your [[ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/common.js | common.js ]]: ``` mw.loader.load('//commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Adiba_anjum3/Gadget-Cat-a-lot-large-files.js&action=raw&ctype=text/javascript'); ``` **Video Demonstration** You can watch the following short video to better understand how the feature works. **[[ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uNrTIpITq-AufGMPUCV0pG4IjIOjnatw/view?usp=sharing | Video Link]]** - //The demo video was too large to embed here, so I’ve uploaded it to Google Drive.// This is a bare-bones working version of the feature (currently limited to commons). It still needs refinement so feedback is very much appreciated.