Bulk Edit / Quick Edit fields not clickable when using Modern sorting engine

  • stilografico

    (@stilografico)


    2 days ago

    Hello,

    I found a compatibility issue with the plugin when using the sorting engine:

    Modern — smooth animation, touch & keyboard support, save feedback (recommended)

    On the WordPress admin post/product list page (wp-admin/edit.php), when opening the Bulk Edit row or Quick Edit row, form fields such as <input> and <select> do not respond to a normal left mouse click.

    The symptoms are:

    • Text inputs cannot be focused with left click.
    • Select dropdowns do not open with left click.
    • The same fields still react to right click.
    • Keyboard interaction may still work once focus is somehow obtained.
    • Disabling SCPOrder, or switching away from the Modern sorting engine, fixes the issue immediately.

    This happens in the standard WordPress list table interface, especially with Bulk Edit / Quick Edit rows.

    It looks like the Modern sorting engine may be attaching mouse / pointer / drag handlers too broadly on the admin list table, possibly intercepting click, mousedown, pointerdown, or preventing default behavior on interactive fields inside inline edit rows.

    Expected behavior:
    Interactive fields inside WordPress Bulk Edit / Quick Edit should remain fully clickable and usable, even when custom post ordering is enabled.

    Suggested areas to check:

    • Event handlers bound to document, body, .wp-list-table, tbody, tr, or list table rows.
    • Generic preventDefault() / stopPropagation() calls during drag initialization.
    • Excluding native interactive controls from sortable handling, such as:
      input, select, textarea, button, a, label, option, .inline-edit-row, .bulk-edit-row
    • Making sure drag/sort behavior is not initialized on WordPress inline edit rows.

    Environment:

    • WordPress admin page: wp-admin/edit.php
    • Feature affected: Bulk Edit / Quick Edit
    • Plugin setting causing the issue: Modern — smooth animation, touch & keyboard support, save feedback (recommended)
    • Workaround: switch to another sorting engine or disable SCPOrder.

    Could you please check whether the Modern engine can ignore WordPress inline edit / bulk edit fields?

    Thank you.

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  • tedmw

    (@tedmw)

    1 day, 21 hours ago

    Can confirm, I’m having the same issue in WP 7 with SCPO 2.7.2. Switching to the “classic” sorting engine fixed it.

    Plugin Author Silkalns

    (@silkalns)

    1 day, 5 hours ago

    Thanks both for the clear report — you nailed the cause. The Modern engine was excluding the Quick Edit / Bulk Edit rows from dragging, but a leftover preventDefault() on those rows was still swallowing left-clicks on the inputs and dropdowns inside them (which is why right-click and the Classic engine were unaffected).

    This is fixed in 2.7.3, just released on ww.wp.xz.cn — please update and the fields will be fully clickable again on the Modern engine. You no longer need the Classic-engine workaround. Thanks for your patience!

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