nextcloud / nextcloud/server

Provide access to the Details sidebar for the current folder when inside it

Open
#53,342 1 comment 3 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

0. Needs triage enhancement
Dominant language
PHP
Stars
36.9k
Forks
5.2k
Avg merge
2d 3h
Merged PRs (30d)
713

Description

🚩 Problem

For many of my users, copying an internal URL or checking the sharing status of a directory is part of their daily workflow.

Currently, when viewing the contents of a directory in the Files app, there is no way to open the Details sidebar for that very directory.
The only workaround is to navigate one level up, locate the folder again, open the three-dots menu, and click "Details" — which is inconvenient and unintuitive.

💡 Proposed Solution

There are several ways to make the Details sidebar more accessible from within a directory:

  • ⭐⭐⭐ Add a right-click context menu to the breadcrumb element, including actions like "Copy internal link" and "Open Details".
  • ⭐⭐ Add an option to automatically open the Details sidebar whenever a directory is opened. (#10673)
  • ⭐⭐ Show the current folder name above the file list, directly beneath the breadcrumb navigation, and attach a right-click menu with sharing/actions.
  • ⭐⭐ Add a clickable icon in the top-right corner to open the (currently hidden) sidebar — similar to the existing left sidebar toggle (burger menu + arrow).
  • ⭐ Add a "Details sidebar" icon next to the current "List view / Tile view" toggle buttons.
🖼️ Additional Context

These improvements would streamline a daily-use workflow and make Nextcloud more user-friendly, especially for less technical users.
If helpful, I can provide UI sketches or walk through example use cases.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue does not identify specific files, tests, or entry points. First review the Files app's existing breadcrumb, sidebar, and view-toggle UI, then agree on one proposed interaction and define completion around opening the current folder's Details sidebar from within that folder.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, php
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.