Users should be able to sort tags

[ClamsyHub]

Describe the bug

In the Bookmarks app, the tags list is currently unsorted and static.

While the bookmarks themselves support multiple sort orders (e.g. by title, creation date, click count, or manual order), tags cannot be sorted in any way – neither alphabetically nor by usage frequency or creation date.

This leads to a poor user experience, especially for users with many tags. It’s hard to find or reuse existing tags efficiently.

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To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open the Bookmarks app 2. Add several bookmarks and assign various tags 3. Open the tag list (sidebar or tag filter view) 4. Observe that tags appear in an unorganized order (seemingly the internal ID or creation order) 5. Try to find a way to sort the tags alphabetically or by another method → not possible

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Expected behavior

Users should be able to sort tags, just like bookmarks. Ideally, the same sorting options should be available for tags: • Alphabetically (A–Z) • By number of assigned bookmarks (usage frequency) • By creation date • By last edit • By manual order (drag & drop)

This would bring consistency and make large tag collections much easier to manage.

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Screenshots

N/A – tag list is visible in sidebar and not sortable

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Desktop (please complete the following information): • OS: macOS Sequoia 15.5 • Browser: Safari 18.5 (20621.2.5.11.8)

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Server (please complete the following information): • OS: Synology DSM via Docker (Linux 4.4.302+ x86_64) • HTTP server: nginx • Database: MariaDB 11.4 • PHP version: 8.3.20 • Nextcloud version: 31.0.4 • Bookmarks app version: 15.1.0 • Activated Nextcloud Apps: (available if needed) • Nextcloud configuration: (available if needed) • External user backend: none

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Additional context

This issue impacts usability, especially in larger bookmark collections. As the tags are not sorted, users are more likely to create duplicate tags or lose track of existing ones.

The Bookmarks app is otherwise fantastic – thanks for maintaining it!

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Web server error log

No errors relevant to this issue.

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Nextcloud log (nextcloud/data/nextcloud.log)

No errors related to tags or Bookmarks app.

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Browser log

No JavaScript errors observed in console.

[github-actions[bot]]

Hello :wave:

Thank you for taking the time to open this issue with the bookmarks app. I know it's frustrating when software causes problems. You have made the right choice to come here and open an issue to make sure your problem gets looked at and if possible solved. I'm Marcel and have been maintaining this software the last few years. I currently work for Nextcloud but maintain this app in my free time, because it is not an official Nextcloud product. My day job at Nextcloud is pretty awesome but sadly leaves me with less time for side projects like this one than I used to have. I still try to answer all issues and if possible fix all bugs here, but it sometimes takes a while until I get to it. Until then, please be patient. Note also that GitHub is a place where people meet to make software better together. Nobody here is under any obligation to help you, solve your problems or deliver on any expectations or demands you may have, but if enough people come together we can collaborate to make this software better. For everyone. Thus, if you can, you could also look at other issues to see whether you can help other people with your knowledge and experience. If you have coding experience it would also be awesome if you could step up to dive into the code and try to fix the odd bug yourself. Everyone will be thankful for extra helping hands! One last word: If you feel, at any point, like you need to vent, this is not the place for it; you can go to the forum, to twitter or somewhere else. But this is a technical issue tracker, so please make sure to focus on the tech and keep your opinions to yourself. (Also see our Code of Conduct. Really.)

I look forward to working with you on this issue Cheers :blue_heart: