Ability to turn off "Books on multiple shelves" feature #3014

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T05:57:41+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 05:57:41 +03:00

Originally created by @BloodyIron on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022).

Describe the feature you'd like

From a security perspective, it is concerning to me that Books can exist on multiple shelves, and I think it would be nice to have this feature turned off.

There are times where sensitive information needs to exist only one one shelf (for example, the IT Security shelf) and the ability to conclusively block books from being visible from other Shelves with different permissions is desirable.

It would be nice to be able to disable this feature system-wide so that it doesn't get intentionally/accidentally used and lead to security problems that can be challenging to prove exist.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Add certainty as to where the content exists and who has access to it, such that it can satisfy conclusively IT Security concerns (where needed).

Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means?

Not that I am aware of.

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundemental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

Not using yet, just scoping

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @BloodyIron on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022). ### Describe the feature you'd like From a security perspective, it is concerning to me that Books can exist on multiple shelves, and I think it would be nice to have this feature turned off. There are times where sensitive information needs to exist only one one shelf (for example, the IT Security shelf) and the ability to conclusively block books from being visible from other Shelves with different permissions is desirable. It would be nice to be able to disable this feature system-wide so that it doesn't get intentionally/accidentally used and lead to security problems that can be challenging to prove exist. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Add certainty as to where the content exists and who has access to it, such that it can satisfy conclusively IT Security concerns (where needed). ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Not that I am aware of. ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [X] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundemental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? Not using yet, just scoping ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 05:57:41 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 05:57:44 +03:00

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Reference: starred/BookStack#3014