Make chapters collapsible when sorting a book #4205

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opened 2026-02-05 08:13:55 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Man-in-Black on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023).

Describe the feature you'd like

I've notived that the sorting of a book always show everything, including chapters and pages of this chapters.
I have a chapter with over 50 pages and below of this another 2 chaphters.
If I want to move a page from the big chapter to the bottom most chapter I have to aim for the small spot on the bottom of page to activate the scrolling.
Or if I want to move a page from the top to a chapter on the bottom or simply move a small chapter over the chapter with the many pages.
In this case collapsible chapters would be very nice because I can hide the pages which I won't need.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

faster sorting of big books with chapters

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

no

Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue?

  • I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request

How long have you been using BookStack?

3 months to 1 year

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Originally created by @Man-in-Black on GitHub (Sep 13, 2023). ### Describe the feature you'd like I've notived that the sorting of a book always show everything, including chapters and pages of this chapters. I have a chapter with over 50 pages and below of this another 2 chaphters. If I want to move a page from the big chapter to the bottom most chapter I have to aim for the small spot on the bottom of page to activate the scrolling. Or if I want to move a page from the top to a chapter on the bottom or simply move a small chapter over the chapter with the many pages. In this case collapsible chapters would be very nice because I can hide the pages which I won't need. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users faster sorting of big books with chapters ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? no ### Have you searched for an existing open/closed issue? - [X] I have searched for existing issues and none cover my fundamental request ### How long have you been using BookStack? 3 months to 1 year ### Additional context _No response_
OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 08:13:55 +03:00
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@Wookbert commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025):

I would go a step further: Chapters could be closed by default and spring-open when hovering while dragging. When not dragging, a triangular icon left to the chapter can be flipped to open and take a look inside. For full, fast oversight a toggle button "Open/Close Chapters".

@Wookbert commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025): I would go a step further: Chapters could be closed by default and spring-open when hovering while dragging. When not dragging, a triangular icon left to the chapter can be flipped to open and take a look inside. For full, fast oversight a toggle button "Open/Close Chapters".
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Reference: starred/BookStack#4205