[Enhancement]: User menu including switching #813

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opened 2025-10-14 17:35:58 -06:00 by navan · 0 comments

navan commented

2025-10-14 17:35:58 -06:00

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Originally created by @k3davis on 1/9/2025

Type of Enhancement

Web Interface/Frontend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

I have a few family users that frequently switch "profiles" when using this app. I'd find it really useful if there were a quicker way to do this. My suggestion (fwiw) is to change the user link (that looks like it should open a menu to me anyway, but is just a link):

to more of an actual menu, that could include Profile (or Change Password) to link to the current page, Switch User, and Logout, for example.

"Switch user" would ideally have some kind of user select modal, or the signed in users to just switch to right on the menu itself. If the user signs out, they would be removed from this list, or would be prompted for just a password again, or something like that.

If this isn't widely useful, it may be a candidate for the proposed plugin design.

Why would this be helpful?

Fewer clicks to either log out or switch user, and (imho) a more intuitive use of the user link.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

(mockup to explain the notion only, not a proposed final solution)

Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.17.7

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

(see above)

*Originally created by @k3davis on 1/9/2025* ### Type of Enhancement Web Interface/Frontend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement I have a few family users that frequently switch "profiles" when using this app. I'd find it really useful if there were a quicker way to do this. My suggestion (fwiw) is to change the user link (that looks like it should open a menu to me anyway, but is just a link): ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4b9ce25a-926a-4550-aed7-dd71ae27815d) to more of an actual menu, that could include Profile (or Change Password) to link to the current page, Switch User, and Logout, for example. "Switch user" would ideally have some kind of user select modal, or the signed in users to just switch to right on the menu itself. If the user signs out, they would be removed from this list, or would be prompted for just a password again, or something like that. If this isn't widely useful, it may be a candidate for the proposed plugin design. ### Why would this be helpful? Fewer clicks to either log out or switch user, and (imho) a more intuitive use of the user link. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) (mockup to explain the notion only, not a proposed final solution) ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e716e346-41d0-4c3b-8740-43098b61d7f7) ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.17.7 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) (see above)