Permission for Viewing Revisions #4164

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T08:11:45+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:11:45 +03:00

Originally created by @2devs1code on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023).

Describe the feature you'd like

I would like to have the possibility to remove the ability for anyone in the world to view the revisions of a page. Put another way, I would like for revision viewing to be a specific permission, rather than tied to the blanket ability to view a page at all.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Sometimes mistakes are made to previous revisions or directions are given that may prove dangerous necessitating the updating of the pages to correct the mistake or remove the dangerous information.

While I can remove revisions now, I must do it by hand or scripting with PHP artisan and I don't necessarily want to do a blanket removal of revisions. While I want my admins and documentation people to be able to see and use revisions, I can't see a good reason for the general public to see the old revisions.

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

Unknown. Hiding the links would be sufficient too, though permissions are preferred. The old -and now unavailable- behavior of requiring edit to view revisions was also sufficient.

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?

6 months to 1 year

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @2devs1code on GitHub (Sep 9, 2023). ### Describe the feature you'd like I would like to have the possibility to remove the ability for anyone in the world to view the revisions of a page. Put another way, I would like for revision viewing to be a specific permission, rather than tied to the blanket ability to view a page at all. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Sometimes mistakes are made to previous revisions or directions are given that may prove dangerous necessitating the updating of the pages to correct the mistake or remove the dangerous information. While I can remove revisions now, I must do it by hand or scripting with PHP artisan and I don't necessarily want to do a blanket removal of revisions. While I want my admins and documentation people to be able to see and use revisions, I can't see a good reason for the general public to see the old revisions. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Unknown. Hiding the links would be sufficient too, though permissions are preferred. The old -and now unavailable- behavior of requiring edit to view revisions was also sufficient. ### 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? 6 months to 1 year ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 08:11:45 +03:00

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4164