diff --git a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
index 24638a59..708a2e50 100644
--- a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanel.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,9 @@
-'use client';
+import { getUniqueTagsCached } from '@/photo/cache';
+import AdminBatchEditPanelClient from './AdminBatchEditPanelClient';
 
-import Note from '@/components/Note';
-import LoaderButton from '@/components/primitives/LoaderButton';
-import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
-import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
-import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
-import { IoCloseSharp } from 'react-icons/io5';
-import DeleteButton from './DeleteButton';
-
-export default function AdminBatchEditPanel() {
-  const {
-    isUserSignedIn,
-    selectedPhotoIds,
-    setSelectedPhotoIds,
-  } = useAppState();
-
-  return isUserSignedIn && selectedPhotoIds !== undefined
-    ? <SiteGrid
-      className="sticky top-0 z-10 mb-5 -mt-2 pt-2"
-      contentMain={<Note
-        color="gray"
-        className={clsx(
-          'backdrop-blur-lg !border-transparent',
-          '!text-gray-900 dark:!text-gray-100',
-          '!bg-gray-100/90 dark:!bg-gray-900/70'
-        )}
-        cta={<div className="flex gap-2">
-          {selectedPhotoIds.length > 0 &&
-            <>
-              <LoaderButton>
-                Tag ...
-              </LoaderButton>
-              <DeleteButton />
-            </>}
-          <LoaderButton
-            icon={<IoCloseSharp size={20} className="translate-y-[-1.5px]" />}
-            onClick={() => setSelectedPhotoIds?.(undefined)}
-          />
-        </div>}
-        hideIcon
-      >
-        {selectedPhotoIds.length === 0
-          ? 'Select photos below'
-          : <>
-            {selectedPhotoIds.length}
-            {selectedPhotoIds.length === 1 ? ' photo' : ' photos'}
-            {' '}
-            selected
-          </>}
-      </Note>} />
-    : null;
+export default async function AdminBatchEditPanel() {
+  const existingTags = await getUniqueTagsCached();
+  return (
+    <AdminBatchEditPanelClient {...{ existingTags }} />
+  );
 }
diff --git a/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3b98b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/admin/AdminBatchEditPanelClient.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+'use client';
+
+import Note from '@/components/Note';
+import LoaderButton from '@/components/primitives/LoaderButton';
+import SiteGrid from '@/components/SiteGrid';
+import { useAppState } from '@/state/AppState';
+import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
+import { IoCloseSharp } from 'react-icons/io5';
+import DeleteButton from './DeleteButton';
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import TagInput from '@/components/TagInput';
+import { convertTagsForForm, Tags } from '@/tag';
+
+export default function AdminBatchEditPanelClient({
+  existingTags,
+}: {
+  existingTags: Tags
+}) {
+  const {
+    isUserSignedIn,
+    selectedPhotoIds,
+    setSelectedPhotoIds,
+  } = useAppState();
+
+  const [tags, setTags] = useState<string>();
+  const isTagging = tags !== undefined;
+
+  const photosPlural = selectedPhotoIds?.length === 1 ? 'photo' : 'photos';
+
+  const renderPhotoText = () => selectedPhotoIds?.length === 0
+    ? 'Select photos below'
+    : `${selectedPhotoIds?.length ?? 0} ${photosPlural} selected`;
+
+  const renderActions = () => isTagging
+    ? <>
+      <LoaderButton
+        className="min-h-[2.5rem]"
+        onClick={() => setTags(undefined)}
+      >
+        Cancel
+      </LoaderButton>
+      <LoaderButton
+        className="min-h-[2.5rem]"
+        // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+        confirmText={`Are you sure you want to apply tags to ${selectedPhotoIds?.length} ${photosPlural}? This action cannot be undone.`}
+        primary
+      >
+        Apply Tags
+      </LoaderButton>
+    </>
+    : <>
+      {(selectedPhotoIds?.length ?? 0) > 0 &&
+        <>
+          <LoaderButton onClick={() => setTags('')}>
+            Tag ...
+          </LoaderButton>
+          <DeleteButton />
+        </>}
+      <LoaderButton
+        icon={<IoCloseSharp size={20} className="translate-y-[-1.5px]" />}
+        onClick={() => setSelectedPhotoIds?.(undefined)}
+      />
+    </>;
+
+  return isUserSignedIn && selectedPhotoIds !== undefined
+    ? <SiteGrid
+      className="sticky top-0 z-10 mb-5 -mt-2 pt-2"
+      contentMain={<Note
+        color="gray"
+        className={clsx(
+          'min-h-[3.5rem]',
+          'backdrop-blur-lg !border-transparent',
+          '!text-gray-900 dark:!text-gray-100',
+          '!bg-gray-100/90 dark:!bg-gray-900/70',
+        )}
+        padding={isTagging ? 'tight-cta-right-left' : 'tight-cta-right'}
+        cta={<div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+          {renderActions()}
+        </div>}
+        spaceChildren={false}
+        hideIcon
+      >
+        {isTagging
+          ? <TagInput
+            name="tags"
+            value={tags}
+            options={convertTagsForForm(existingTags)}
+            onChange={setTags}
+            placeholder={`Tag ${selectedPhotoIds?.length} ${photosPlural} ...`}
+          />
+          : <div className="text-base">
+            {renderPhotoText()}
+          </div>}
+      </Note>} />
+    : null;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Container.tsx b/src/components/Container.tsx
index 4dad11b4..54d640f1 100644
--- a/src/components/Container.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Container.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ export default function Container({
   children: ReactNode
   className?: string
   color?: 'gray' | 'blue' | 'red' | 'yellow'
-  padding?: 'loose' | 'normal' | 'tight'
+  padding?:
+    'loose' |
+    'normal' |
+    'tight' |
+    'tight-cta-right' |
+    'tight-cta-right-left'
   centered?: boolean
   spaceChildren?: boolean
 } ) {
@@ -46,6 +51,8 @@ export default function Container({
     case 'loose': return 'p-4 md:p-24';
     case 'normal': return 'p-4 md:p-8';
     case 'tight': return 'py-1.5 px-2.5';
+    case 'tight-cta-right': return 'py-1.5 pl-2.5 pr-1.5';
+    case 'tight-cta-right-left': return 'py-1.5 px-1.5';
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/src/components/Note.tsx b/src/components/Note.tsx
index 719b5897..500313f7 100644
--- a/src/components/Note.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Note.tsx
@@ -4,32 +4,34 @@ import AnimateItems from './AnimateItems';
 import { IoInformationCircleOutline } from 'react-icons/io5';
 import { clsx } from 'clsx/lite';
 
-export default function Note({
-  children,
-  className,
-  color = 'blue',
-  icon,
-  animate,
-  cta,
-  hideIcon,
-}: {
+export default function Note(props: {
   icon?: ReactNode
   animate?: boolean
   cta?: ReactNode
   hideIcon?: boolean
 } & ComponentProps<typeof Container>) {
+  const {
+    icon,
+    animate,
+    cta,
+    hideIcon,
+    color = 'blue',
+    padding,
+    children,
+    ...rest
+  } = props;
+
   return (
     <AnimateItems
       type={animate ? 'bottom' : 'none'}
       items={[
         <Container
           key="Banner"
-          className={className}
-          centered={false}
-          padding="tight"
           color={color}
+          padding={padding ?? (cta ? 'tight-cta-right' : 'tight')}
+          {...rest}
         >
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 pb-[1px]">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 w-full">
             {!hideIcon &&
               <span className={clsx(
                 'w-5 flex justify-center shrink-0',
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ export default function Note({
               {children}
             </span>
             {cta &&
-              <span className="translate-x-1">
+              <span>
                 {cta}
               </span>}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/components/TagInput.tsx b/src/components/TagInput.tsx
index 6303b776..910cf948 100644
--- a/src/components/TagInput.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TagInput.tsx
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ export default function TagInput({
           className={clsx(
             'grow !min-w-0 !p-0 -my-2 text-xl',
             '!border-none !ring-transparent',
-            'placeholder:text-dim',
+            'placeholder:text-dim placeholder:text-[15px]',
+            'placeholder:translate-y-[-1.5px]',
           )}
           size={10}
           value={inputText}
diff --git a/src/components/primitives/LoaderButton.tsx b/src/components/primitives/LoaderButton.tsx
index 002a26c5..c63683cf 100644
--- a/src/components/primitives/LoaderButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/primitives/LoaderButton.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default function LoaderButton(props: {
   spinnerColor?: SpinnerColor
   styleAs?: 'button' | 'link' | 'link-without-hover'
   hideTextOnMobile?: boolean
+  confirmText?: string
   shouldPreventDefault?: boolean
   primary?: boolean
 } & ButtonHTMLAttributes<HTMLButtonElement>) {
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export default function LoaderButton(props: {
     spinnerColor,
     styleAs = 'button',
     hideTextOnMobile = true,
+    confirmText,
     shouldPreventDefault,
     primary,
     type = 'button',
@@ -35,7 +37,9 @@ export default function LoaderButton(props: {
       type={type}
       onClick={e => {
         if (shouldPreventDefault) { e.preventDefault(); }
-        onClick?.(e);
+        if (!confirmText || confirm(confirmText)) {
+          onClick?.(e);
+        }
       }}
       className={clsx(
         ...(styleAs !== 'button'