Edit title with single click #1656

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T01:31:23+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:31:23 +03:00

Originally created by @Smoin1 on GitHub (Apr 15, 2020).

Describe the feature you'd like
When a new page is create the title is "New Page". To change the title it needs to be selected, deleted and then text can be written. Instead it would be nice to click into the area and directly be able to write the new title.

Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users
Just a small convenience feature

Additional context
I hope it is somehow understandably what I mean :D

Originally created by @Smoin1 on GitHub (Apr 15, 2020). **Describe the feature you'd like** When a new page is create the title is "New Page". To change the title it needs to be selected, deleted and then text can be written. Instead it would be nice to click into the area and directly be able to write the new title. **Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users** Just a small convenience feature **Additional context** I hope it is somehow understandably what I mean :D

OVERLORD added the 🛠️ Enhancement 💆 UX labels 2026-02-05 01:31:23 +03:00

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2026-02-05 01:31:26 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:31:31 +03:00

@Smoin1 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2020):

as another improvement: the focus could already be on the title, so when I click on new page I am directly able to type. (maybe that would solve also this, thats why I am not creating another issue ^^)

@Smoin1 commented on GitHub (Apr 17, 2020): as another improvement: the focus could already be on the title, so when I click on new page I am directly able to type. (maybe that would solve also this, thats why I am not creating another issue ^^)

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:31:34 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2020):

Hi @Smoin1,
Thanks for the suggestion.

I have just made an update to the focus behaviour in 4ef362143b, following your suggestions.

If done things a little different, with the behaviour like so:

Upon edit, if the page title matches the default text for the current user's language then focus on the title element and pre-select all content for easy replacement.
Otherwise focus on the editor body instead.

Let me know if that doesn't suite, Otherwise I'll close this off and this behaviour will be part of the next patch release.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 27, 2020): Hi @Smoin1, Thanks for the suggestion. I have just made an update to the focus behaviour in 4ef362143bf9f2508b69da260e07ba0330ca6edf, following your suggestions. If done things a little different, with the behaviour like so: * Upon edit, if the page title matches the default text for the current user's language then focus on the title element and pre-select all content for easy replacement. * Otherwise focus on the editor body instead. Let me know if that doesn't suite, Otherwise I'll close this off and this behaviour will be part of the next patch release.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:31:37 +03:00

@Smoin1 commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2020):

yes, good addon! :)

@Smoin1 commented on GitHub (Apr 28, 2020): yes, good addon! :)

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Reference: starred/BookStack#1656