Allow pages to be directly assigned to shelves #835

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-04T22:26:10+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 22:26:10 +03:00

Originally created by @aljawaid on GitHub (Sep 29, 2018).

Just a quick one, I was looking into the new Bookshelves implementation today and had a question:

Is it a wrong way of doing, or how would we go about assigning certain pages of a book to a bookshelf?

Before I make a mess of my new bookshelf and chopping my books about, I thought I would get everyone's opinion, or at least @ssddanbrown :)

Example: One book is called IT Manual and it contains a page called Public Sharing Links. The rest of the book is all about IT support articles etc. My new bookshelf is called Marketing. So I thought, how would I go about just the public links page into that bookshelf, or should I create a book (single page) just for that topic and then I will be able to add it to different shelves?

Any suggestions?

Originally created by @aljawaid on GitHub (Sep 29, 2018). Just a quick one, I was looking into the new Bookshelves implementation today and had a question: Is it a wrong way of doing, or how would we go about assigning certain pages of a book to a bookshelf? Before I make a mess of my new bookshelf and chopping my books about, I thought I would get everyone's opinion, or at least @ssddanbrown :) Example: One book is called `IT Manual` and it contains a page called `Public Sharing Links`. The rest of the book is all about IT support articles etc. My new bookshelf is called `Marketing`. So I thought, how would I go about just the public links page into that bookshelf, or should I create a book (single page) just for that topic and then I will be able to add it to different shelves? Any suggestions?

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2026-02-04 22:26:14 +03:00

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2026-02-04 22:26:19 +03:00

@Rubizzle commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2018):

I don't think there's a way to assign pages to a bookshelf - though that would be interesting! Since BookStack doesn't support sub chapters, I basically turned my chapters into books and put them all into relevant bookshelves to have that extra "sublevel."

In your situation, I'd probably create a book with just the single page and add it to different shelves. Or you can have a bookshelf and change the permissions where different groups can access?

@Rubizzle commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2018): I don't think there's a way to assign pages to a bookshelf - though that would be interesting! Since BookStack doesn't support sub chapters, I basically turned my chapters into books and put them all into relevant bookshelves to have that extra "sublevel." In your situation, I'd probably create a book with just the single page and add it to different shelves. Or you can have a bookshelf and change the permissions where different groups can access?

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 22:26:27 +03:00

@aljawaid commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2018):

I can see too many single-page books being created I think.... maybe if a book had a 'special page' like an appendix or reference page and then that 'special page' could be shared across books/bookshelves.

@aljawaid commented on GitHub (Sep 30, 2018): I can see too many single-page books being created I think.... maybe if a book had a 'special page' like an appendix or reference page and then that 'special page' could be shared across books/bookshelves.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 22:26:29 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2018):

Just to confirm, Yeah, This is not currently possible but I'll leave this open to discussion to see if it gains support.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Oct 13, 2018): Just to confirm, Yeah, This is not currently possible but I'll leave this open to discussion to see if it gains support.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 22:26:34 +03:00

@ezzra commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2018):

I would like it, because this would make the shelve system more attractive to use.

@ezzra commented on GitHub (Dec 11, 2018): I would like it, because this would make the shelve system more attractive to use.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-04 22:26:41 +03:00

@Bolthier commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2019):

With this feature implemented for pages and chapters I could really make use of the Shelves.

Right now I have one book for a roleplay system and one book for the the roleplay universe with the lore and the stories of each group.

Universe (Book)

General (Chapter)
i. Empires (Page)
Group A
i. Characters
ii. Prologue
iii. Short story

System

Vanilla
i. Base rules
Setting A
i. Special Rules

Adding chapters I could just add the chapters with the lore relevant for this group of players and the group chapter. After that I could choose the base rule chapter and the special rules made for this universe from book B and I would be done with it.

@Bolthier commented on GitHub (Jan 19, 2019): With this feature implemented for pages and chapters I could really make use of the Shelves. Right now I have one book for a roleplay system and one book for the the roleplay universe with the lore and the stories of each group. Universe (Book) 1. General (Chapter) i. Empires (Page) 2. Group A i. Characters ii. Prologue iii. Short story System 1. Vanilla i. Base rules 2. Setting A i. Special Rules Adding chapters I could just add the chapters with the lore relevant for this group of players and the group chapter. After that I could choose the base rule chapter and the special rules made for this universe from book B and I would be done with it.

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