Private book checkbox on manual entry form does not work

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Private book checkbox on manual entry form does not work

1ltji_test
Mar 14, 2021, 4:53 pm

Steps to reproduce:
1. Navigate to Add books > Manual entry
2. Enter a title
3. Scroll down to the "Make a private book" checkbox and enable it
4. Click "Save"
5. Navigate to the book details of the newly created book

Expected behavior:
* New book shows Private: Yes

Actual behavior:
* New book shows Private: No

2MarthaJeanne
Mar 14, 2021, 5:20 pm

Private book is a beta function that has never worked properly. It has a tendency to make the book private to the member owning it.

3gilroy
Mar 15, 2021, 5:55 am

>1 ltji_test: This is actually a GOOD thing because that functionality in totality is broken. Has been since it appeared.

4lilithcat
Mar 15, 2021, 8:55 am

Honestly, I wish they'd either fix that so it does work, or eliminate the option.

5Nicole_VanK
Mar 15, 2021, 9:04 am

>4 lilithcat: Seconding

6SandraArdnas
Mar 15, 2021, 9:22 am

Yes, I was also wondering why it's not simply removed until it's actually functional

7MarthaJeanne
Mar 15, 2021, 9:38 am

They waste so much time helping people get access back to their private books. Removing it would make sense.