users mention and task manager #3463

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T06:48:15+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 06:48:15 +03:00

Originally created by @eoli3n on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023).

Describe the feature you'd like

I would like to be able to mention a user in the way of : "@user"
This is the minimal feature.

The complete feature would be to be able to detect if mentions are on a checkbox line, then create a menu in each user account, to list "checked" tasks as finish, and "unchecked" tasks as todo.

Even better, possibility to add a entire module which creates a table with task status tracking.
Like that one : https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:task

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Possibility to manage tasks in a wiki is a killer feature.
You could then follow project roadmap like

@user read that feature request : 21-01-2023
@user code that feature request : 21-01-2023

or

Who	When	What	State
@user	21-01-2023	read that feature request	done
@user	21-01-2023	code that feature request	todo

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

Not really.

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 @eoli3n on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023). ### Describe the feature you'd like I would like to be able to mention a user in the way of : "@user" This is the minimal feature. The complete feature would be to be able to detect if mentions are on a checkbox line, then create a menu in each user account, to list "checked" tasks as finish, and "unchecked" tasks as todo. Even better, possibility to add a entire module which creates a table with task status tracking. Like that one : https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:task ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Possibility to manage tasks in a wiki is a killer feature. You could then follow project roadmap like - [x] @user read that feature request : 21-01-2023 - [ ] @user code that feature request : 21-01-2023 or | Who | When | What | State | |---|---|---|---| | @user | 21-01-2023 | read that feature request | done | | @user | 21-01-2023 | code that feature request | todo | ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Not really. ### 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 06:48:15 +03:00

OVERLORD closed this issue

2026-02-05 06:48:19 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 06:48:23 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023):

Thanks for the request @eoli3n.
I'm going to close this off though for the following reasons:

Issues already exist to cover the functionality of mentioning users (#953, #560).
Two-part/request issues are hard to manage.
The secondary task manager part is something I'd probably view as out of scope really as I don't want to spread our focus into what really is are todo or project management responsibilities.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Jan 21, 2023): Thanks for the request @eoli3n. I'm going to close this off though for the following reasons: - Issues already exist to cover the functionality of mentioning users (#953, #560). - Two-part/request issues are hard to manage. - The secondary task manager part is something I'd probably view as out of scope really as I don't want to spread our focus into what really is are todo or project management responsibilities.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#3463