Indication of which books are assigned to a shelf #5204

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T09:48:06+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:48:06 +03:00

Originally created by @Extrapilot1 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025).

Describe the feature you'd like

Hi.

I would like to have some indicator at the 'Edit Shelf' level, and perhaps at the Book level, to show if a book has been assigned to a shelf. Ideally, there would be some indicator (perhaps a linked list etc) to any shelf/shelves it is referenced by.

Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users

I find it confusing that Bookstack permits the creation of multiple physical books of the same name, and that it will also permit any physical book to be assigned to multiple shelves. If I access the Book repository via the Root page->Books link, I may see that there are multiple books with the same name, and I dont have an easy way to determine if both are valid (and assigned to shelves) and need more precise naming- or if perhaps the books were combined and the legacy instance should be deleted etc. Likewise, I dont have an easy way to determine if a book is even assigned to a shelf.

It would be helpful if Bookstack could indicate the status of a book as regards shelves/memberships. Perhaps that could just be a small shelf icon with a count, and a click on that would bring up a list of memberships?

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

Im not aware of any setting I can enable, or any query I can run from the front end, that can tell me if a book has association with 1 or more shelves, and if so, which.

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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Originally created by @Extrapilot1 on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025). ### Describe the feature you'd like Hi. I would like to have some indicator at the 'Edit Shelf' level, and perhaps at the Book level, to show if a book has been assigned to a shelf. Ideally, there would be some indicator (perhaps a linked list etc) to any shelf/shelves it is referenced by. ### Describe the benefits this would bring to existing BookStack users I find it confusing that Bookstack permits the creation of multiple physical books of the same name, and that it will also permit any physical book to be assigned to multiple shelves. If I access the Book repository via the Root page->Books link, I may see that there are multiple books with the same name, and I dont have an easy way to determine if both are valid (and assigned to shelves) and need more precise naming- or if perhaps the books were combined and the legacy instance should be deleted etc. Likewise, I dont have an easy way to determine if a book is even assigned to a shelf. It would be helpful if Bookstack could indicate the status of a book as regards shelves/memberships. Perhaps that could just be a small shelf icon with a count, and a click on that would bring up a list of memberships? ### Can the goal of this request already be achieved via other means? Im not aware of any setting I can enable, or any query I can run from the front end, that can tell me if a book has association with 1 or more shelves, and if so, which. ### 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_

OVERLORD added the 🔨 Feature Request label 2026-02-05 09:48:06 +03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 09:48:09 +03:00

@Man-in-Black commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025):

I've done something similar and just documented it here for you:
https://bookstack.jelinek-rz.de/books/bookstack/page/regale-zu-denen-ein-buch-gehort-anzeigen
It's in german, so maybe you need to translate it for you.

@Man-in-Black commented on GitHub (Mar 2, 2025): I've done something similar and just documented it here for you: https://bookstack.jelinek-rz.de/books/bookstack/page/regale-zu-denen-ein-buch-gehort-anzeigen It's in german, so maybe you need to translate it for you.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#5204