Better Sort #439

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opened 2026-02-04 20:01:29 +03:00 by OVERLORD · 4 comments
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Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017).

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Desired Feature: Sorting is quite difficult in Bookstack for a couple of reasons--

When I go to sort, It lists all chapters and pages. If I have a book with 10 chapters and 20 pages, sorting it is an exercise in patience. The dragging is nice but it's not auto scrolling. But there are a couple of other problems, like if I want to sort topics in alphabetical order I need to do it manually.

It would be nice to have automatic sorting options, even if they were applied manually by users in the sort screen.

  • Sort Chapters and/or Pages by criteria separately
  • Sort by Alphabetical title
  • Sort by Date Created (asc/desc)
  • Sort by most viewed

Automatic sorting options could be defined, either updating sort when items are added or as a housekeeping in the database Event Scheduler.

Originally created by @ghost on GitHub (Sep 20, 2017). ### For Feature Requests Desired Feature: Sorting is quite difficult in Bookstack for a couple of reasons-- When I go to sort, It lists all chapters and pages. If I have a book with 10 chapters and 20 pages, sorting it is an exercise in patience. The dragging is nice but it's not auto scrolling. But there are a couple of other problems, like if I want to sort topics in alphabetical order I need to do it manually. It would be nice to have automatic sorting options, even if they were applied manually by users in the sort screen. - Sort Chapters and/or Pages by criteria separately - Sort by Alphabetical title - Sort by Date Created (asc/desc) - Sort by most viewed Automatic sorting options could be defined, either updating sort when items are added or as a housekeeping in the database Event Scheduler.
OVERLORD added the 🛠️ Enhancement label 2026-02-04 20:01:29 +03:00
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@galaxyfeeder commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2017):

I like this idea, just having this kindof automatic sorting option inside the sort page.

@galaxyfeeder commented on GitHub (Nov 8, 2017): I like this idea, just having this kindof automatic sorting option inside the sort page.
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@tmikaeld commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2018):

Would like the same to be applied to Books as well, it's a big issue when you have many books to find the one you need.

@tmikaeld commented on GitHub (Mar 8, 2018): Would like the same to be applied to Books as well, it's a big issue when you have many books to find the one you need.
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@Nebucatnetzer commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2019):

This would be a great help with organising content.

@Nebucatnetzer commented on GitHub (Feb 3, 2019): This would be a great help with organising content.
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@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (May 7, 2019):

As of the latest release, sort helpers have been added to the book sort screen:
https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/beta-release-v0-26-0/#book-sort-helpers

I'm going to close this now due to the above mentioned change, and since the original issue was fairly broad. If there are remaining improvements you'd like to see please open a new issue.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (May 7, 2019): As of the latest release, sort helpers have been added to the book sort screen: https://www.bookstackapp.com/blog/beta-release-v0-26-0/#book-sort-helpers I'm going to close this now due to the above mentioned change, and since the original issue was fairly broad. If there are remaining improvements you'd like to see please open a new issue.
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Reference: starred/BookStack#439