Recycle bin feature #1786

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T01:52:31+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:52:31 +03:00

Originally created by @Rumcajsev on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020).

Adding this again since #1017 was closed.

Books/pages, when deleted, should go into the recycle bin, from which they could be either completly removed or brought back into the bookstack.

I think this should be a priority feature, since without this function it's hard to recommend bookstack, especially for bigger teams.

Originally created by @Rumcajsev on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020). Adding this again since #1017 was closed. Books/pages, when deleted, should go into the recycle bin, from which they could be either completly removed or brought back into the bookstack. I think this should be a priority feature, since without this function it's hard to recommend bookstack, especially for bigger teams.

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2026-02-05 01:52:33 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:52:37 +03:00

@DavidLeutgeb commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020):

Can't upvote this enough! At the moment our workaround is to not allow anybody to delete anything expect some content admins. If users want something to be deleted they have to move it to a Deprecated chapter where a content admin delete it after some time.

@DavidLeutgeb commented on GitHub (Jul 10, 2020): Can't upvote this enough! At the moment our workaround is to not allow anybody to delete anything expect some content admins. If users want something to be deleted they have to move it to a Deprecated chapter where a content admin delete it after some time.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:52:41 +03:00

@b-zurg commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020):

Should we set out a set of clear requirements? Let me give it a shot.

When a user deletes a page the confirmation page indicates that it will go to their recycle bin.
A user can click on their account, and one of the options would be the recycle bin.
If they click on the recycle bin it will take them to a page that shows a list of all of their deleted pages/chapters/books and their details. If they click restore then everything would be reverted as is.
Deleting a book will also delete all child chapters and children. Deleting a chapter will delete all sub-pages. Deleting a page would only delete the page.
An admin can view the same recycle bin as the user, but would be able to manage all deleted entities for all users.

Any thoughts?

@b-zurg commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020): Should we set out a set of clear requirements? Let me give it a shot. * When a user deletes a page the confirmation page indicates that it will go to their recycle bin. * A user can click on their account, and one of the options would be the recycle bin. * If they click on the recycle bin it will take them to a page that shows a list of all of their deleted pages/chapters/books and their details. If they click restore then everything would be reverted as is. * Deleting a book will also delete all child chapters and children. Deleting a chapter will delete all sub-pages. Deleting a page would only delete the page. * An admin can view the same recycle bin as the user, but would be able to manage all deleted entities for all users. Any thoughts?

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:52:45 +03:00

@Rumcajsev commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020):

@b-zurg I would prefer another approach - which would be about page - book relation, rather than page - user as you proposed.

Users, depending on the permissions, can:

Delete their pages/chapters
Delete all pages/chapters (within the book)
Cannot delete any pages/chapters

Once the page/chapter is deleted, it is moved to the recycle bin, which could be an option in the sidebar.

Admin and users with correct book permissions can browse through the recycle bin and remove the pages for good or revert them back into the book.

@Rumcajsev commented on GitHub (Jul 12, 2020): @b-zurg I would prefer another approach - which would be about page - book relation, rather than page - user as you proposed. Users, depending on the permissions, can: - Delete their pages/chapters - Delete all pages/chapters (within the book) - Cannot delete any pages/chapters Once the page/chapter is deleted, it is moved to the recycle bin, which could be an option in the sidebar. Admin and users with correct book permissions can browse through the recycle bin and remove the pages for good or revert them back into the book.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 01:52:51 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2020):

A recycle bin implementation has been added in #2283. This will be part of the next feature release, v0.31.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 7, 2020): A recycle bin implementation has been added in #2283. This will be part of the next feature release, v0.31.

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