Table with a column of toggles and the ability to select or deselect all at once

Question

I have a a table with a column represent with a toggle. I need to let the customer an ability to select or deselect them all at once. Did someone tackle this use case?

I try some ideas, like toggle with 3 states or a dropdown with 2 radio button and clear option but nothing feel correct.

Thanks for any answer

Answer 1

The most common option is a "toggle all" switch, as shown in the figure below:

Nonetheless, I'd consider a checkbox with a "select / deselect all". Toggles have some usability issues, especially when they're a lot like in your case. Something like the following image

Remember that with multiple selection scenarios, you've an indeterminate state (some options are selected, others aren't).

In this case, you shouldn't use a toggle switch, because a toggle switch is for binary options (true/false), while checkboxes allow for tri-state scenarios.

Answer 2

You can improve your search and filter options. If users want to deactivate and activate some profiles, allow them to search for those profiles instead of scrolling a lot in a list view. In the filter option, you can add a status filter where the user can see only active and deactive profiles. If a user wants to active or deactive multiple profiles, allow them to select multiple lists from the row and let them take the action.