Batch edit to remove tags?

[kprtll]

Is there a way to remove a tag shared by a group of items (for example, items found through an advanced search) without deleting the tag completely if you still need it for other items on your site?

[DanieleB]

Not an easy task, as far as I know. What I would do, given a tag TAG that is shared by group A and group B of items:

1. search for Items tagged with TAG;
2. select only the Items belonging to group B (the ones you want to keep the tag TAG for);
3. add another similar tag, say TAG1, to group B;
4. go to the Tags page, remove the tag TAG;
5. still in the Tags page, rename TAG1 into TAG.

Not really straightforward, I know, but it could do the trick (depending on how many elements are in group B, as it might be tricky to select all of them).

If anybody has got a better way to do it, please share.