Forms to supply table entries #4637

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:08:54+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:08:54 +03:00

Originally created by @zertap on GitHub (Apr 14, 2024).

Describe the feature you'd like

A way to implement HTML-forms that would generate entries into a table.
Something like https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:bureaucracy

Imaginary example from DokuWiki:

<form>
action pagemod :data:table addreportederror
textbox "Name"
textbox "Year">1900 <2024
textbox "Description of the error"
submit "Report error"
</form>

^ Name     ^ Year   ^ Description of the error ^
| sausages | 2020   | the count is invalid     |
| aples    | 1997   | aples -> apples          |
| ...      | YYYY   | some  description        |

Anyone can add entries via the form.
Table part can be only edited by users with specific group.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Two use cases in our scenario:

Quicker/easier/validated way to add table entries
Limiting normal users to only adding data (can do without)

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

Could not find any.
#3208 request seemed to be slightly similar to this feature.

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?

Not using yet, just scoping

Additional context

No response

Originally created by @zertap on GitHub (Apr 14, 2024). ### Describe the feature you'd like A way to implement HTML-forms that would generate entries into a table. Something like https://www.dokuwiki.org/plugin:bureaucracy Imaginary example from DokuWiki: ``` <form> action pagemod :data:table addreportederror textbox "Name" textbox "Year">1900 <2024 textbox "Description of the error" submit "Report error" </form> ^ Name ^ Year ^ Description of the error ^ | sausages | 2020 | the count is invalid | | aples | 1997 | aples -> apples | | ... | YYYY | some description | ``` Anyone can add entries via the form. Table part can be only edited by users with specific group. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Two use cases in our scenario: * Quicker/easier/validated way to add table entries * Limiting normal users to only adding data (can do without) ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Could not find any. #3208 request seemed to be slightly similar to this feature. ### 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? Not using yet, just scoping ### Additional context _No response_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 09:08:54 +03:00

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4637