Permalink in details of a page view #2380

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T03:53:01+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:53:01 +03:00

Originally created by @jhrdt on GitHub (Sep 8, 2021).

Describe the feature you'd like
Permalink link inside the details panel of a page view. A action button would be also a solution (something like the Code button on GitHub where you get the ssh or http links).

Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users
This would be an easy way for get a permalink for a page.
The BookStack way of getting a permalink is the select content pop-up, but this context menu is a unknown mechanism (and somehow un-intuitive) for non IT users.

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https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/user/reusing-page-content/

Originally created by @jhrdt on GitHub (Sep 8, 2021). **Describe the feature you'd like** Permalink link inside the details panel of a page view. A action button would be also a solution (something like the *Code* button on GitHub where you get the ssh or http links). **Describe the benefits this feature would bring to BookStack users** This would be an easy way for get a permalink for a page. The BookStack way of getting a permalink is the select content pop-up, but this context menu is a unknown mechanism (and somehow un-intuitive) for non IT users. **Ref** * https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/user/reusing-page-content/

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2026-02-05 03:53:02 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:53:13 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2021):

Thanks for the request @jhrdt but I'm going to close this off since this is just over the line of what I'd like to show the user by default within the interface. The old /link/# permalink feature is intended for power users and hence currently not shown in the default UI (Until a selection is made to get the popup to appear).

I see it as a failing of the system if you'd even have to guide users to copy a permalink from under the details, or via a button, as is proposed, instead of simply using the current webpage URL. I eventually want to move to a different URL scheme that acts as a better permalink but that move needs to be a slower and considered process.

If this feature was important to you right now you could make use of our visual theme system to override the view that holds the item details, to add the url as desired. The view you'd be overriding would be this one:
55af22b487/resources/views/entities/meta.blade.php

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 15, 2021): Thanks for the request @jhrdt but I'm going to close this off since this is just over the line of what I'd like to show the user by default within the interface. The old `/link/#` permalink feature is intended for power users and hence currently not shown in the default UI (Until a selection is made to get the popup to appear). I see it as a failing of the system if you'd even have to guide users to copy a permalink from under the details, or via a button, as is proposed, instead of simply using the current webpage URL. I eventually want to move to a different URL scheme that acts as a better permalink but that move needs to be a slower and considered process. If this feature was important to you right now you could make use of [our visual theme system](https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/blob/development/dev/docs/visual-theme-system.md) to override the view that holds the item details, to add the url as desired. The view you'd be overriding would be this one: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/blob/55af22b487f10c9efbeb0a2444da45016ac537d0/resources/views/entities/meta.blade.php

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Reference: starred/BookStack#2380