Excessive Row Padding in Tables #3236

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T06:11:15+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 06:11:15 +03:00

Originally created by @david-burleigh on GitHub (Oct 2, 2022).

Describe the Bug

I have a large table -- two columns but many rows -- and no matter what I do BookStack adds enormous amounts of padding below the cell contents. There must be a way to make it minimize the row height to just accommodate the contents of the cells.

Steps to Reproduce

Create a table (mine is 2 x many)
Add a little text to each cell
Save
Edit and add more rows, with a little text in each cell
Keep repeating steps 3 and 4.
Rows will start getting excessively padded.

Expected Behaviour

Just make a table (mine is 2 x many) and add a little text in each cell. Then save it and edit it again and add more rows with a little text in them, and keep doing that. The cells will grow way beyond the text within them.

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Browser Details

Firefox 102.3.0esr (64-bit)

Exact BookStack Version

v22.09.1

PHP Version

No response

Hosting Environment

Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon

Originally created by @david-burleigh on GitHub (Oct 2, 2022). ### Describe the Bug I have a large table -- two columns but many rows -- and no matter what I do BookStack adds enormous amounts of padding below the cell contents. There must be a way to make it minimize the row height to just accommodate the contents of the cells. ### Steps to Reproduce 1. Create a table (mine is 2 x many) 2. Add a little text to each cell 3. Save 4. Edit and add more rows, with a little text in each cell 5. Keep repeating steps 3 and 4. 6. Rows will start getting excessively padded. ### Expected Behaviour Just make a table (mine is 2 x many) and add a little text in each cell. Then save it and edit it again and add more rows with a little text in them, and keep doing that. The cells will grow way beyond the text within them. ### Screenshots or Additional Context ![Screenshot from 2022-10-02 15-43-08](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5530825/193473172-adb57a4e-72e4-4a32-914e-223c27e927fd.png) ### Browser Details Firefox 102.3.0esr (64-bit) ### Exact BookStack Version v22.09.1 ### PHP Version _No response_ ### Hosting Environment Linux Mint 21 Cinnamon

OVERLORD added the 🐛 Bug label 2026-02-05 06:11:15 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 06:11:18 +03:00

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Reference: starred/BookStack#3236