Need plugin / custom script for renaming artboards with numbering suffixes

[V0ID_GUY]

Hello Everyone,

I basically need to rename artboards in bulk to save time...just mostly adding numbers as suffixes to artboards.For instance,

With the attached example, the resulting artboard names would be:
1- Layer 1_Gk01
2- Layer 2_Gk02
3- Layer 3_Gk03

I need to rename the selected artboard with consecutive numbering suffixes from the previous artboard (not always starting from _10). I am not sure if this is possible. So I am seeking the help of photoshop wizrads here to find a fix😅. Thanks in advance.

[Stephen Marsh]

Presuming that the layers have the correct digits in them to "borrow" for the numbering... The quickest way is to leverage an existing script, without having to create a custom script.

https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Name%20Edit.jsx

I changed line 20 from:

var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.99, 0.99, 0.99, 1]);

To:

var myBrush = g.newBrush(g.BrushType.SOLID_COLOR, [0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 1]);

For a dark interface.

The regular expression find/replace can be hard-coded into the script so that you don't have to type it in each time.

Find:

(Layer )(\d+)

Replace:

Layer $2_Gk0$2

You would need to manually account for including/excluding the leading zero padding character.

[V0ID_GUY]

I appreciate your instant response, however I am a complete noob to Photoshop scripts. I was unable to grasp what you were attempting to say. Could you please assist me in detail.

[Stephen Marsh]

Info on saving and running scripts here:

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

[V0ID_GUY]

But I dont want to always have the same number in artboard name.....will give you an example

If I select the top artboard (here the one with "_GK01" at the end) and run the script, it must automatically rename the below artboards as:

1. Image_GK01

2. File_GK02

3. Folder_GK03

So I am expecting a script to take the last part of the slected artboard name & rename below artboards by adding consecutive numbers to it....Hope this helps. 

[Stephen Marsh]

OK, as mentioned the previous find/replace method relied of the layers having the correct numbers.

You have mentioned renaming/numbering in bulk. You have also mentioned selected artboards, however, one screenshot had no artboards selected and the other only 1 of 3 selected... So, is this only for selected artboards, or for all artboards in the doc?

Is the expectation to only run the script once and all artboards are then renamed/sequentially numbered? Or would you need to run this multiple times in the documents life? If multiple times, would all layers simply be renamed/renumbered again, or do you need only new artboards renamed that don't match the current numbering and therefore require the numbers to start where the previous one finished?

[V0ID_GUY]

I mean that based on the selected artboards final numbering part ( _0GK1), all other artboards under the selected one in the document must be numbered sequentially/consecutively ( _0GK2, _0GK3,......so on)

I think that my last post explains my requirements a bit clear than the first one...So I am expecting a single script  that would work on every document (ran once per document)...I would do the renaming of the first artboard myself...the script must just start renaming consecutively after mine.

[Stephen Marsh]

Thanks, I think that I can (mostly) meet these requirements.

[Stephen Marsh · Accepted solution]

@V0ID_GUY 

The following script isn’t perfect, however, it is the best that I can do for now.

Perhaps a better script writer than me can fix the code as it also indiscriminately processes layer groups and frames (as these are all layerSets)... The isArtboard function that I hacked works when used on a single layer outside of a for loop, but doesn't work when used in a for loop?

Edit: 23rd Februray 2023: Code updated, it should now only rename top-level artboards, not groups or frames.

/*
Rename artboards with custom prefix and sequential numbers.jsx
v1.1 - 23rd February 2023, Stephen Marsh
*/

var sequencePartTwo = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/(^.+)(_\D+)(0*)(\d+)/, "$2");
var sequenceSuffixLength = 2;
var sequencePartFour = activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/(^.+)(_\D+)(0*)(\d+)/, "$4");
// Backward loop - bottom to top
// for (var i = activeDocument.layerSets.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
// Forward loop - top to bottom
for (var i = 0; i < activeDocument.layers.length; i++) {
    try {
        activeDocument.activeLayer = activeDocument.layers[i];
        if (activeDocument.activeLayer.typename === "LayerSet" && isArtboard() === true) {
            var sequencePartOne = activeDocument.layers[i].name.replace(/(^.+)(_\D+)(0*)(\d+)/, "$1");
            activeDocument.layers[i].name = sequencePartOne + sequencePartTwo + sequenceSuffix(sequencePartFour, sequenceSuffixLength);
            sequencePartFour++;
        }
    } catch (e) {
        alert("Error!" + "\r" + e + ' ' + e.line);
    }
}


///// Functions /////

function sequenceSuffix(num, digit) {
    var tmp = num.toString();
    while (tmp.length < digit) {
        tmp = "0" + tmp;
    }
    return tmp;
}

function isArtboard() {
    // modified from a script by greless with hints from jazz-y!
    // returns true or false
    try {
        var d = new ActionDescriptor();
        var r = new ActionReference();
        r.putEnumerated(stringIDToTypeID('layer'), stringIDToTypeID('ordinal'), stringIDToTypeID('targetEnum'));
        var options = executeActionGet(r);
        return options.hasKey(stringIDToTypeID('artboard')); // test for the required key
    } catch (e) {
        //alert(e);
    }
}

[V0ID_GUY]

Thank you so much😍...tested it...works goood...gonna save much of your time.

[Stephen Marsh]

You're welcome! As long as you don't have any top-level layer groups or frames which are not contained in artboards, you should be OK.

[Stephen Marsh]

I have overcome the issue with differentiating between the 3 different kinds of layerSets, so now only artboards are renamed, not groups or frames.

[Greg von Neulich]

we made a Photoshop plug-in that can do this. The unlimited version is 12$. 

Full Version (12$):
https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/c36e02fb/swift

Trial Version (Limited to 5 Actions):
https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/412c1dcd/swift-trial-version

Its also a big help with getting the layers selected to rename them.

[Todd_Morgan]

This worked like a charm!!!! https://exchange.adobe.com/apps/cc/096e3394?pluginId=096e3394 LayerRename+ | Adobe Exchange