Batch mode

Batch mode lets you fill multiple text nodes simultaneously with different values, without processing them one by one.

How it works

When multiple text nodes are selected and a category is chosen in the plugin, each node receives an independent value drawn randomly from the same category.

For example, if you select 5 name rows in a contact list and click First + Last name, each row gets a different name — no repeated values.

How to use batch mode

Selecting multiple nodes

Method 1 — Shift+click

1. Click the first text node
2. Hold Shift and click each additional node
3. Selected nodes appear highlighted in blue in Figma

Method 2 — Frame selection (Ctrl+A / Cmd+A)

1. Click the frame or component containing your text nodes
2. Press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Cmd+A (Mac) to select all child elements
3. The plugin automatically detects text nodes among the selection and ignores other node types (rectangles, images, etc.)

Method 3 — Drag to select

1. Click and drag to create a selection area encompassing multiple text nodes
2. Release — all nodes within the area are selected

Apply a category

Once multiple nodes are selected:

1. Open the Données FR plugin (if not already open)
2. Click the desired category (e.g. Full address)
3. All selected text nodes are instantly filled with different values

Free plan limit: 10 nodes maximum

Free plan — batch limit

On the Free plan, batch mode is limited to 10 text nodes per action. If your selection contains more, only the first 10 are processed.

To remove this limit, upgrade to the Premium plan.

Plan	Batch limit
Free	10 nodes per action
Premium	Unlimited

Typical use cases

Contact lists

You have a table with 8 rows with columns “First name”, “Last name”, “Email”, “Phone”:

1. Select all cells in the “First name” column (8 nodes)
2. Click First name → 8 different first names are inserted
3. Repeat for each column

Profile cards

You have 6 identical cards each with a name and email:

1. Select the 6 “name” nodes (Shift+click in the layers panel)
2. Click First + Last name → 6 different names
3. Select the 6 “email” nodes
4. Click Email → 6 different emails

Combine with person coherence

For the names and emails to match the same fictional character on each card, enable Person coherence before applying categories.

Demo forms

You have a SEPA prototype form with IBAN and SIRET fields to fill for the demo:

1. Select the IBAN fields (multiple component instances)
2. Click French IBAN → each field gets a different fictitious IBAN

Behavior on components

Batch mode works on component instances: if a component contains a text node named “name”, you can select multiple instances and the plugin will fill each one’s “name” node with a different value.

Non-text nodes are ignored

If your selection includes rectangles, images, or groups, the plugin silently ignores them and only processes text-type nodes.