Quick Actions in Dapple are one-click buttons at the top of every submission detail page that move the submission to a different stage instantly. They mirror the stages you've set up for the project — so a contest project might show Quick Actions for Shortlist, Selected, and Not Selected. Use Quick Actions to move single submissions through the pipeline without leaving the submission view.
Where do Quick Actions appear?
Quick Actions sit along the top of every submission detail page. Each button represents one of the stages configured for the project. Click any button to move the submission to that stage instantly. Stage automations on the destination stage fire as normal — messages send, tags apply, reviewers get notified.
What's the difference between Quick Actions and bulk-moving?
| Quick Actions | Bulk Move |
What it moves | One submission at a time | Many submissions at once |
Where you do it | On the submission detail page | From the Submissions list or Stages board |
When to use | Reading and deciding on a single submission as you review | Advancing batches at the end of a review cycle |
Fires automations | Yes — the destination stage's automations fire | Yes — the destination stage's automations fire for every moved submission |
How do Quick Actions get their buttons?
Every Quick Action mirrors a stage you've set up in Project Settings → Stages. Add a new stage and a new Quick Action button appears. Remove a stage and the button disappears. The order of buttons matches the order of stages in your project configuration.
Default Quick Actions
New projects come with three default stages, each appearing as a Quick Action: In Progress, Rejected, and Completed. These cover the basic pipeline; customise by adding more stages (Longlist, Shortlist, etc.) and they automatically become Quick Action buttons.
Best practice
Keep your stage count manageable — too many stages mean too many Quick Action buttons cluttering the submission view.
Pair Quick Actions with Stage Automations — moving to Shortlist via Quick Action should also tag the submission and trigger a message.
Use Quick Actions during single-submission review. Switch to bulk-move when working through batches after the review.
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