Photos app - Batch title change/add

In iPhoto one of the first things I'd do after importing was set the title of the images to the event name by batch rename, so I'd end up with pics by year, by event named and numbered. In Photos app how can you batch change the title or batch add a title? That ability seems to have been removed. (Also why on earth does clicking on the year bring up a map instead of the pics from that year....not my main question, just a gripe )

Batch changing is not yet supported in Photos for Mac.
You could try to do it using AppleScript and Automator.
I posted a few scripts on the Photos User Tips page:
See: Photos for Mac
Batch Changes in Photos for Mac: Change the titles to a Given String
Photos for Mac: Batch Change the Date and Time to a Fixed Date
Photos for Mac: Batch Change the Descriptions

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