Title: Bulk Edit / Quick Edit fields not clickable when using Modern sorting engine
Last modified: June 3, 2026

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

 *  [stilografico](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stilografico/)
 * (@stilografico)
 * [4 days, 12 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-edit-quick-edit-fields-not-clickable-when-using-modern-sorting-engine/)
 * 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:
 *     ```wp-block-code
         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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tedmw/)
 * (@tedmw)
 * [4 days, 8 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-edit-quick-edit-fields-not-clickable-when-using-modern-sorting-engine/#post-18927862)
 * 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](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silkalns/)
 * (@silkalns)
 * [3 days, 17 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bulk-edit-quick-edit-fields-not-clickable-when-using-modern-sorting-engine/#post-18928333)
 * 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 WordPress.org — 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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