Selection Bar — Bulk VIP / Favorite Options

Five layouts for adding bulk VIP / Favorite to the selection bar without it becoming a 7-button mess. All assume 2 covers selected. Dropdowns are shown "open" inline so you can see their content.

Current — for reference

5 buttons. No way to bulk Mark / Favorite.

Current
2 selected
📋 All (26) 👁 Watched 🚫 Unwatched 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear

Option A — Just add two more buttons

Straightforward: VIP and Favorite chips alongside Watched/Unwatched. Quick and obvious; bar gets crowded.

A · 7 buttons
2 selected
📋 All (26) 👁 Watched 🚫 Unwatched 💎 VIP ★ Favorite 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear
Pros
  • One click for everything
  • All actions visible
Cons
  • 7 buttons — visually busy
  • Doesn't scale to more bulk actions

Option B — Collapse all toggles into one Set ▾ menu (my recommendation)

Single "Set ▾" dropdown houses Watched/Unwatched and VIP/Favorite/Unmark. Bar drops to 4 buttons.

B · 4 buttons + 1 menu
2 selected
📋 All (26) ⚙ Set ▾
👁 Watched
🚫 Unwatched
💎 VIP
★ Favorite
⊘ Unmark
 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear
Pros
  • Cleanest bar
  • Scales to more actions (e.g. "Add to Collection…", "Tag…")
  • Consistent with FilterBar's dropdown pattern
Cons
  • 2 clicks for Watched (was 1)
  • Bulk Watched is your most-frequent action — extra click hurts

Option C — Keep Watched/Unwatched, add only Mark ▾

Preserves one-click Watched. Adds a single "Mark ▾" dropdown for VIP / Favorite / Unmark. 6 buttons.

C · 5 buttons + 1 menu
2 selected
📋 All (26) 👁 Watched 🚫 Unwatched 🔖 Mark ▾
💎 VIP
★ Favorite
⊘ Unmark
 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear
Pros
  • One-click Watched preserved (your most-used)
  • Mark grouped logically (VIP/Favorite are one axis)
Cons
  • Still 6 visible buttons — middle ground
  • Two click-patterns: direct vs dropdown

Option D — Single Actions ▾ kebab

Hide everything except Delete behind one "Actions" menu. Most minimal but loses quick-access to Watched.

D · 3 buttons + 1 menu
2 selected
📋 All (26) ⋯ Actions ▾
👁 Mark Watched
🚫 Mark Unwatched
💎 Set VIP
★ Set Favorite
⊘ Unmark
 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear
Pros
  • Smallest bar — 4 visible items
  • Easy to add more actions (Add to Collection, Tag, Export, …)
Cons
  • 2 clicks for any state-change action
  • Discoverability hit — new users won't know the menu's there

Option E — Icon-only Watched buttons + Mark ▾

Trim Watched/Unwatched to bare icons (with tooltip), add Mark ▾. Saves horizontal space without hiding actions.

E · 6 buttons (compact) + 1 menu
2 selected
📋 All (26) 👁 🚫 🔖 Mark ▾
💎 VIP
★ Favorite
⊘ Unmark
 🗑 Delete ✕ Clear
Pros
  • One-click Watched preserved, takes less space
  • Mark dropdown adds bulk VIP/Favorite cleanly
Cons
  • Icons less discoverable than labels
  • Mixed style (label + icon-only on the same row)

Pick based on what you do most: B if you mark covers more than you watch, C/E if you watch more than mark.