PocketBase Category Add-on

A userscript that adds custom category management to the PocketBase admin sidebar.
Organize your collections into collapsible, draggable categories for a cleaner and more productive workflow.

This script was developed half by me and half by AI. I didn’t bother to set the styles myself or fine-tune some of the mutators, so some stuff may be a bit broken.

Features

• Create custom categories in the sidebar
• Drag and drop collections into categories
• Collapse/expand categories for better organization
• Remove categories easily
• Persistent: Categories are saved in your browser’s localStorage

Installation

1. Install a userscript manager like Violentmonkey or Tampermonkey.
2. Add this script to your userscript manager.
3. The script will automatically activate on PocketBase admin URLs.

Usage

• Click the "New category" button at the bottom of the sidebar to create a category.
• Drag collections from the sidebar into your categories.
• Expand/collapse categories by clicking their header.
• Remove a category by clicking the ✖ icon.

Technical Details

• Persistence: Categories and their contents are stored in localStorage under the key pb_customCategories.
• No server-side changes: All data is local to your browser.

Compatibility

• Tested with PocketBase admin UI.
• Should work with most recent browsers and PocketBase versions.

Issues

• Sometimes the drag and drop stops working.

Authors

• Major Tom & GPT 4.1