Optional tag inheritance #4338

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T08:35:29+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:35:29 +03:00

Originally created by @bjinthahouse on GitHub (Nov 27, 2023).

Describe the feature you'd like

When adding a tag to a book (or shelve), I want to be able to flag a tag as inheritable. So this flagged tag will be inherited by all pages in the book (or all books and thus pages in this shelve).

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

In my company, we use Bookstack for documentation of our customer's IT systems. We have a book per customer and then a page per topic or project. Every customer has e.g. a network page. So when searching I want to search "[customer-tag] network" to find the network page for the exact customer I'm looking for, without having to go through the list of all customers when just searching for "network"

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

Yes, by manually adding the tags to all pages. This is somewhat cumbersome and only works if the responsible employee explicitly sets the tag on the new page.

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

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @bjinthahouse on GitHub (Nov 27, 2023). ### Describe the feature you'd like When adding a tag to a book (or shelve), I want to be able to flag a tag as inheritable. So this flagged tag will be inherited by all pages in the book (or all books and thus pages in this shelve). ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users In my company, we use Bookstack for documentation of our customer's IT systems. We have a book per customer and then a page per topic or project. Every customer has e.g. a network page. So when searching I want to search "[customer-tag] network" to find the network page for the exact customer I'm looking for, without having to go through the list of all customers when just searching for "network" ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Yes, by manually adding the tags to all pages. This is somewhat cumbersome and only works if the responsible employee explicitly sets the tag on the new page. ### 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 08:35:29 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:35:34 +03:00

@TimGalloo commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2024):

Good idea

@TimGalloo commented on GitHub (Jan 15, 2024): Good idea

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 08:35:37 +03:00

@schoenm1 commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2025):

Would be great.

@schoenm1 commented on GitHub (Sep 17, 2025): Would be great.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4338