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Filer: Quick Move Not Moving Multiple Tasks

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Description

Checks

  • I confirm I have restarted NotePlan and this problem still persists.
  • I confirm I have reinstalled the Plugin and this problem still persists.
  • Is this a repeatable problem?

System

  • Device OS: macOS 15.6
  • NotePlan Version: 3.17.3 (1387)
  • Plugin Name & Version: Filer v1.2.0

Describe the bug
When using the /quick move commands with a block of text highlighted, only the top line/task is moved.

What do you expect it to do instead?
According to the docs, it looks like it should move everything that is highlighted.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Highlight multiple tasks.
  2. Invoke the /quick move to Weekly note command.
  3. See that only the first/top task has moved.

Screenshots
Here's a screen recording showing the behavior:
https://share.cleanshot.com/VQQfy7Jz

Plugin Console Log
To provide us with more clues about where the bug/error is occurring...

  1. Open the Plugin's Preferences by going to NotePlan's menu > Preferences > Plugins and clicking the settings "cog" icon next to the plugin in question. Scroll to the bottom and set the logging level to "DEBUG" and click "Save & Close"
  2. Now open the Plugin Console by going to Noteplan > Help > Plugin Console (not the macOS Console app).
  3. Run the plugin command you're reporting
  4. Copy the output from the Plugin Console and paste it below
  5. Delete any output that has personal information you don't want in there
    Executing function 'moveParasToThisWeekly'
2025-08-04 08:33:49 | DEBUG | jgclark.Filer v1.2.0 :: moveParasToCalendarWeekly: move current para only
2025-08-04 08:33:49 | DEBUG | Filer/addParasAsText :: -> bottom of note, line 1
2025-08-04 08:33:49 | DEBUG | moveParasToCalendarWeekly :: - Removing 1 paras from original note (which had 11 paras)

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Research direction

Start with the Filer functions named in the console output: moveParasToThisWeekly, moveParasToCalendarWeekly, and addParasAsText. Reproduce the issue by highlighting multiple tasks and running /quick move to Weekly note, then trace why only one paragraph is selected or removed. Done means all highlighted tasks move to the target note and are removed from the original note.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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