Hidden Articles #4979

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:30:38+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:30:38 +03:00

Originally created by @anaszak on GitHub (Sep 30, 2024).

Describe the feature you'd like

I would like to have hidden public articles that doesn't appear on the menu or when a user search for a keyword, the article only accessed by direct URL.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

Some public articles may contain information that we dont need everyone to read. For example, in a classroom, we want certain students to follow some instructions to install a program.

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

I was able to create a chapter and hide it from the public, but the articles inside the chapters are searchable. if a user search for a keyboard, they can see and access the hidden article.
Can we add a feature to exclude certain article from the search

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?

1 to 5 years

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No response

Originally created by @anaszak on GitHub (Sep 30, 2024). ### Describe the feature you'd like I would like to have hidden public articles that doesn't appear on the menu or when a user search for a keyword, the article only accessed by direct URL. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users Some public articles may contain information that we dont need everyone to read. For example, in a classroom, we want certain students to follow some instructions to install a program. ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? I was able to create a chapter and hide it from the public, but the articles inside the chapters are searchable. if a user search for a keyboard, they can see and access the hidden article. Can we add a feature to exclude certain article from the search ### 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? 1 to 5 years ### Additional context _No response_

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2026-02-05 09:30:39 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:30:41 +03:00

@anaszak commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2024):

Similar requests are:
https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/3917
https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/1691

@anaszak commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2024): Similar requests are: https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/3917 https://github.com/BookStackApp/BookStack/issues/1691

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:30:43 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024):

Thanks for the request @anaszak, but I'd consider the fundemental desire/request here to be similar enough to #1691 to be a duplicate, so I'm going to close this off as so.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Nov 28, 2024): Thanks for the request @anaszak, but I'd consider the fundemental desire/request here to be similar enough to #1691 to be a duplicate, so I'm going to close this off as so.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#4979