Cancel button on new book page doesn't go back to bookshelf #1365

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T00:42:08+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 00:42:08 +03:00

Originally created by @ethanmdavidson on GitHub (Sep 13, 2019).

Describe the bug
If you are in a bookshelf and creating a new book, clicking the cancel button always brings you back to the "books" page, instead of back to the bookshelf you had open.

Steps To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Go to a bookshelf (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf)
Click "New Book" on the right hand side. This brings you to the create-book page within the bookshelf (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf/create-book)
Click the "Cancel" button.

Expected behavior
Upon clicking the cancel button, I would expect to be brought back to the bookshelf I had open (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf).

Actual behavior
You are redirected to the "Books" page (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/books).

Your Configuration (please complete the following information):

Exact BookStack Version (Found in settings): 0.27.4
PHP Version: 7.2.22
Hosting Method (Nginx/Apache/Docker): nginx/1.12.2 on CentOS 7

Additional context
The configuration info is for my install, but the steps to reproduce include URLs from the demo (which is running 0.27.3) for ease of use.
This is definitely not a huge deal, but it's a little annoying so I figured I would report it.

Originally created by @ethanmdavidson on GitHub (Sep 13, 2019). **Describe the bug** If you are in a bookshelf and creating a new book, clicking the cancel button always brings you back to the "books" page, instead of back to the bookshelf you had open. **Steps To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Go to a bookshelf (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf) 2. Click "New Book" on the right hand side. This brings you to the create-book page within the bookshelf (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf/create-book) 3. Click the "Cancel" button. **Expected behavior** Upon clicking the cancel button, I would expect to be brought back to the bookshelf I had open (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/shelves/an-example-bookshelf). **Actual behavior** You are redirected to the "Books" page (https://demo.bookstackapp.com/books). **Your Configuration (please complete the following information):** - Exact BookStack Version (Found in settings): 0.27.4 - PHP Version: 7.2.22 - Hosting Method (Nginx/Apache/Docker): nginx/1.12.2 on CentOS 7 **Additional context** The configuration info is for my install, but the steps to reproduce include URLs from the demo (which is running 0.27.3) for ease of use. This is definitely not a huge deal, but it's a little annoying so I figured I would report it.

OVERLORD added the 🛠️ Enhancement 💆 UX labels 2026-02-05 00:42:08 +03:00

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2026-02-05 00:42:10 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 00:42:13 +03:00

@cnfw commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2019):

Hey. I did some work a long time ago to add the new book button to shelves. This was an oversight on my part, so I felt the need to fix it with the above commit. PR on the way.
Thank you for reporting! :D

@cnfw commented on GitHub (Sep 27, 2019): Hey. I did some work a long time ago to add the new book button to shelves. This was an oversight on my part, so I felt the need to fix it with the above commit. PR on the way. Thank you for reporting! :D

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 00:42:17 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 27, 2019):

Fix applied in master, Will be part of the next feature release.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 27, 2019): Fix applied in `master`, Will be part of the next feature release.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#1365