[Bug]: Playlists disappear from left navigation bar if no playlists exist #2201

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opened 2026-04-25 00:04:54 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024).

What happened?

One thing that I noticed is that if no playlists exist for a library, then the playlist button does not exist on the left navigation bar.

What did you expect to happen?

Like collections, playlists should always appear in the left navigation bar even if there are no playlists created

Steps to reproduce the issue

This is best replicated if you have at least two libraries created without any playlists.

  1. From Library A, add a single title to a Playlist. The Playlists button then appears.
  2. Click on Playlist to confirm that playlist appears.
  3. While on Playlist, switch to a different library without any playlists.

WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN: The Playlist button should always be present.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENS: The Playlist button disappears if there is no playlists present.

Recording of issue:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b521651d-11da-40ae-a477-f064a34ffed9

Audiobookshelf version

2.12.3

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Chrome

Logs

No logs.

Additional Notes

This may be a regression defect.

Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024). ### What happened? One thing that I noticed is that if no playlists exist for a library, then the playlist button does not exist on the left navigation bar. ### What did you expect to happen? Like collections, playlists should always appear in the left navigation bar even if there are no playlists created ### Steps to reproduce the issue This is best replicated if you have at least two libraries created without any playlists. 1. From Library A, add a single title to a Playlist. The Playlists button then appears. 2. Click on Playlist to confirm that playlist appears. 3. While on Playlist, switch to a different library without any playlists. WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN: The Playlist button should always be present. WHAT REALLY HAPPENS: The Playlist button disappears if there is no playlists present. Recording of issue: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b521651d-11da-40ae-a477-f064a34ffed9 ### Audiobookshelf version 2.12.3 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Chrome ### Logs ```shell No logs. ``` ### Additional Notes This may be a regression defect.
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:04:54 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:04:54 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024):

This is expected behavior. There is a feature request to hide other unused options (like Collections) https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/887

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024): This is expected behavior. There is a feature request to hide other unused options (like Collections) https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/887
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@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024):

Oh, okay. I was just kinda surprised. And I see the feature request was initially made in August, 2022. Anyways, it's upvoted.

@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Aug 21, 2024): Oh, okay. I was just kinda surprised. And I see the feature request was initially made in August, 2022. Anyways, it's upvoted.
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2201