Users are not shown any templates

[Tealk]

Describe the Bug

I have specified a template for a book, but when users with editor rights create a new page in the book, they are not offered the template.

Steps to Reproduce

1. create book
2. create template
3. insert template in book

Expected Behaviour

That users are shown the template when they create a new page so that they can fill it in.

Screenshots or Additional Context

No response

Browser Details

Firefox

Exact BookStack Version

v24.05

[ssddanbrown]

Hi @Tealk,

• Do users have view access to the original template page (if they go to it directly via link)?
• Do users see the template in the templates part of the sidebar toolbox when editing/creating a page?
• Is this the same if you create a new page within a book, and within a chapter of that book?

[Tealk]

Do users have view access to the original template page (if they go to it directly via link)?

No, I thought I could hide the templates from the users so they wouldn't be confused by them.

[ssddanbrown]

@Tealk That'll be the issue then. You can instead add them to a permission limited book, but within a chapter that has view access (or specifically set permissions per-template), which should limit discoverability a little while allowing access to the template.

[Tealk]

So I could create a book that only the administration can view and edit access, with templates with view access for everyone and then nobody could see the templates on the shelf?

[ssddanbrown]

@Tealk They'd still be able to see the original template pages via lists or search etc..., but they won't be discoverable by walking down the heirachy (looking into a book/shelf then navigating down etc...)

[Tealk]

I think that would be a compromise.

[ssddanbrown]

Alrighty, I'll therefore close this off since the reported behaviour is as expected and as described within the UI.