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Why still no ability add subfolders?
It's been asked for a by a number of people, and each time you say you're discussing it. Apologies for sounding rude, but I don't really understand what there could be to discuss. Unless there are technical limitations with regard to adding sub-folders, why are you holding back on this feature?
If people don't want to use them, they don't have to, but I and many other do want them. I wish use PBWorks as a personal document storage and backup facility for my A levels, but there are a lot of different units within each of my subjects that need to be divided, sub-divided, etc. I can't use this service without the ability to categorise, or else I'll just end up with hundreds of pages and files under a single category of 'English' 'History' etc.
You may not think that’s the best use for a wiki or the best way for me to organise my files and notes, but that’s how it will work best for me. Why, a year after it was first asked for, can we still not create sub-folders?
If people don't want to use them, they don't have to, but I and many other do want them. I wish use PBWorks as a personal document storage and backup facility for my A levels, but there are a lot of different units within each of my subjects that need to be divided, sub-divided, etc. I can't use this service without the ability to categorise, or else I'll just end up with hundreds of pages and files under a single category of 'English' 'History' etc.
You may not think that’s the best use for a wiki or the best way for me to organise my files and notes, but that’s how it will work best for me. Why, a year after it was first asked for, can we still not create sub-folders?
I’m disappointed.
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Inappropriate?"Unless there are technical limitations with regard to adding sub-folders"
You've hit the nail on the head. There are a huge chunks of pbworks that assume a flat namespace for pages, folders, etc. Moving from that to nested folders is what we generally refer to as "not easy." Which must seem non-intuitive since other programs that have folders like Windows or Mac OS deal with nested folders easily.
I'd like to say that you're not alone, many people want this feature, on the team and in the community. What we really don't want to do is underestimate the amount of work this will take and make promises on a timeline we can't keep!
To pull back the curtain a bit we're overhauling how we model things like pages and files and folder in our system, which should be entirely invisible to you but when complete should improve the speed, scalability, and flexibility of the whole system. That last bit, flexibility, is what we need before taking on a project of the size of nested folders.
Thanks for sticking with us, there is strong support for this feature from many angles.
Ian
PBworks Head of Quality
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Thanks for the response, Ian - appreciated. I didn't realise there could be so much work in adding them. Good luck! -
Inappropriate?I requested this feature a few months ago. I too will be grateful if/when it is added. Keep up the great work.
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