Kovah/LinkAce

Support for starring/favourite bookmarks

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#430 opened on Apr 4, 2022

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EnhancementHelp wanted

Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Coming from Pinboard, the ability to star/favourite a boomark is missing

Describe the solution you'd like

  • star/favourite function

Describe alternatives you've considered

  • Pinboard

More info

  • I don't know if/how Pinboard embeds this metadata in the exported HTML, I couldn't see them at a quick glance

Contributor guide

Tech stack
laravel
Domain
full stackdatabase
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Laravel basicsDatabase migrationsFrontend development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Start by examining the existing Bookmark model and its database migration files to understand the current schema. Look for a 'favorited' or 'starred' field and add a boolean column if missing. Review the frontend components that render bookmarks (likely in resources/js) to plan a UI toggle for starring. Check the issue comments for any proposed design or alternative approaches discussed by the community. If the import/export feature supports Pinboard, inspect how (or if) favorite metadata is handled to ensure compatibility.