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Description
This pull request introduces functionality to persist the collapsed/expanded state of the chat sidebar sections using the browser's local storage. This ensures that a user's preferences for which sections are open or closed are remembered across page reloads and closing/reopening the chats sidebar, improving the user experience.
Added
The sidebar sections (e.g., "Chats", "Folders", "Pinned") now remember their collapsed or expanded state between sessions.
Changed
Modified src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte to save its open state to localStorage and restore it when the component is mounted.
Refactored src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte to use the new generic state persistence from the Folder component.
Removed
Removed the specific and now-redundant localStorage handling for the "Pinned" chats section from src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte.
Additional Information
This implementation enhances the user interface by making the sidebar layout stateful and personalized to the user's last interaction.
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18257
**Author:** [@silentoplayz](https://github.com/silentoplayz)
**Created:** 10/12/2025
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `dev` ← **Head:** `persist-sidebar-state`
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### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`af327d9`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/af327d9da716df3769dd28460dcddfde1926b398) feat: persist sidebar state expanded/collapsed sections
### 📊 Changes
**2 files changed** (+14 additions, -5 deletions)
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📝 `src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte` (+14 -0)
📝 `src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte` (+0 -5)
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### 📄 Description
# Pull Request Checklist
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- [X] **Documentation:** If necessary, update relevant documentation [Open WebUI Docs](https://github.com/open-webui/docs) like environment variables, the tutorials, or other documentation sources.
- [X] **Dependencies:** Are there any new dependencies? Have you updated the dependency versions in the documentation?
- [x] **Testing:** Perform manual tests to verify the implemented fix/feature works as intended AND does not break any other functionality. Take this as an opportunity to make screenshots of the feature/fix and include it in the PR description.
- [X] **Agentic AI Code:**: Confirm this Pull Request is **not written by any AI Agent** or has at least gone through additional human review **and** manual testing. If any AI Agent is the co-author of this PR, it may lead to immediate closure of the PR.
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- [X] **Title Prefix:** To clearly categorize this pull request, prefix the pull request title using one of the following:
- **BREAKING CHANGE**: Significant changes that may affect compatibility
- **build**: Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies
- **ci**: Changes to our continuous integration processes or workflows
- **chore**: Refactor, cleanup, or other non-functional code changes
- **docs**: Documentation update or addition
- **feat**: Introduces a new feature or enhancement to the codebase
- **fix**: Bug fix or error correction
- **i18n**: Internationalization or localization changes
- **perf**: Performance improvement
- **refactor**: Code restructuring for better maintainability, readability, or scalability
- **style**: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc.)
- **test**: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests
- **WIP**: Work in progress, a temporary label for incomplete or ongoing work
# Changelog Entry
### Description
This pull request introduces functionality to persist the collapsed/expanded state of the chat sidebar sections using the browser's local storage. This ensures that a user's preferences for which sections are open or closed are remembered across page reloads and closing/reopening the chats sidebar, improving the user experience.
### Added
- The sidebar sections (e.g., "Chats", "Folders", "Pinned") now remember their collapsed or expanded state between sessions.
### Changed
- Modified `src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte` to save its `open` state to `localStorage` and restore it when the component is mounted.
- Refactored `src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte` to use the new generic state persistence from the `Folder` component.
### Removed
- Removed the specific and now-redundant `localStorage` handling for the "Pinned" chats section from `src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte`.
### Additional Information
- This implementation enhances the user interface by making the sidebar layout stateful and personalized to the user's last interaction.
### Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/blob/main/CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18257
Author: @silentoplayz
Created: 10/12/2025
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
dev← Head:persist-sidebar-state📝 Commits (1)
af327d9feat: persist sidebar state expanded/collapsed sections📊 Changes
2 files changed (+14 additions, -5 deletions)
View changed files
📝
src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelte(+14 -0)📝
src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte(+0 -5)📄 Description
Pull Request Checklist
Before submitting, make sure you've checked the following:
devbranch. Not targeting thedevbranch may lead to immediate closure of the PR.Changelog Entry
Description
This pull request introduces functionality to persist the collapsed/expanded state of the chat sidebar sections using the browser's local storage. This ensures that a user's preferences for which sections are open or closed are remembered across page reloads and closing/reopening the chats sidebar, improving the user experience.
Added
Changed
src/lib/components/common/Folder.svelteto save itsopenstate tolocalStorageand restore it when the component is mounted.src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelteto use the new generic state persistence from theFoldercomponent.Removed
localStoragehandling for the "Pinned" chats section fromsrc/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte.Additional Information
Contributor License Agreement
By submitting this pull request, I confirm that I have read and fully agree to the Contributor License Agreement (CLA), and I am providing my contributions under its terms.
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.