🔍 Overview
If your project dashboard shows hundreds of OTTO suggestions, such as 300 or more link issues, going through them one by one is not practical. This article explains how to handle large volumes of suggestions, what to check when they look wrong, and how to get help with clearing them.
❓ Can I Bulk Delete OTTO Suggestions?
Many customers ask this when a large batch of suggestions looks incorrect. Whether you can select and remove several suggestions at once depends on the view and suggestion type you are working in. If you do not see a select-all option or checkboxes next to the suggestions, bulk deletion is not available there, and the options below will save you the most time.
Important: OTTO does not change anything on your website until you approve or deploy a suggestion. Unwanted suggestions are not live on your site, so you can take your time deciding what to do with them.
🧭 Step 1: Narrow Down the List
Before deleting anything, work out which suggestions are actually the problem. A large count is often caused by one or two repeated issues.
- Open your project from the dashboard.
- Go to the section that lists the suggestions or issues, such as link issues.
- Use any available filters or sorting to group suggestions by issue type, page, or status.
- Look at a few examples from the group to see whether they are wrong or just unexpected.
If most of the 300 suggestions share the same cause, fixing that one cause is faster than removing them individually.
🔗 Step 2: Check Why Link Suggestions May Look Incorrect
Link suggestions can appear incorrect for a few common reasons. Check these first:
- Redirected links: a link may point to a URL that redirects to another page. It can look broken but still work for visitors.
- Recently changed pages: if you updated or moved pages recently, the suggestions may reflect an older version of your site.
- Blocked or restricted pages: pages that require a login or block crawlers can be reported as problems when they are not.
- Dynamic or script-loaded links: links added by scripts may not be read the same way as standard links.
- Repeated site-wide elements: a single link in your menu, footer, or sidebar can create a suggestion for every page it appears on, which inflates the total.
If a link in your menu or footer is the cause, fixing it once can clear a large share of the suggestions.
✅ Step 3: Manage Suggestions Without Deleting Them One by One
If you are not ready to clear the list, you can still keep it under control:
- Do not approve or deploy the suggestions you believe are incorrect. They will not affect your site.
- Focus on a priority group. Handle the issue types most important to your goals first and leave the rest.
- Use bulk selection where available. If checkboxes or a select-all option appear in your view, select the suggestions you want to remove and apply the action to all of them.
- Re-check after fixing the cause. Once you correct the underlying problem, a fresh scan may update or remove outdated suggestions.
💡 Tips to Avoid This Next Time
- Review suggestions soon after your first scan, before the list grows.
- After a site redesign, migration, or URL change, check that your project settings still match your site.
- Fix site-wide issues, such as menu or footer links, first, because they affect the most pages.
- Keep notes on which suggestion types you consider incorrect so you can describe them clearly if you contact support.
🙋 Need Help Clearing a Large Batch?
If you have hundreds of suggestions that you believe are incorrect and cannot find a faster way to remove them, our team can review your project and advise on the best next step. To help them move quickly, have the following ready:
- The name or domain of your project
- The type of suggestion affected, such as link issues
- The approximate number of suggestions
- A couple of example pages where the suggestion looks wrong
If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type human teammate to be instantly connected with a member of our team.
📌 Quick Summary
- Unapproved suggestions do not change your website.
- Check whether one repeated cause is creating most of the suggestions.
- Use bulk selection if it is available in your view.
- Fix underlying causes, then re-check your project.
- For large batches, chat with a human teammate for help.