# February 27, 2025 / 🐳 Share Database with Group or everyone, New Sidebar, Copy as Markdown, Timeline and required fields improvements

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354>\
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**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354 "2025-02-27T15:14:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ccollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@ccollins](https://community.fibery.io/u/ccollins)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354/61 "2025-05-07T16:57:07Z")

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The second use of the word “space” in your last quote was a typo, apologies. Folders are relatively new so my brain defaulted to the word spaces. That should read as “… but then they see nothing else within that folder”

In response to a space per department rather than a folder, that would fully depend on the complexity of the setup, no? If you have a situation where all of the databases for that department can’t be permissioned properly by entity permissions or a single space permission setup, then you may need to have multiple spaces so that all the relevant databases aren’t lumped into a single space permission setup. You definitely could still find workarounds for putting certain views under each of these relevant spaces, but I think my point is still valid.

I’d still love to see an example where an admin would want users to see a folder where that user can’t see any data. I can see why you would want a company intro folder for everyone to view basic wikis with a lot of documents or whiteboards, where the housed space permissions aren’t relevant. But in my mind that would happen less often than a mistaken visibility because a view was added to a folder. Maybe there is a setting on folders for “visible for all” vs “visible by spaces permissions”.

I think my examples are adequate to understand the issue, but if it’s not a priority for Fibery or isn’t a need from other users I understand. Just wanted to provide some feedback from my perspective.

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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354/62 "2025-05-07T18:35:54Z")

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> [@ccollins](#):
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> If you have a situation where all of the databases for that department can’t be permissioned properly by entity permissions or a single space permission setup, then you may need to have multiple spaces so that all the relevant databases aren’t lumped into a single space permission setup.

Given that permissions can be controlled at the space, **database** or entity level, I’m not sure what access control you are looking to achieve that can’t be done whilst still having all databases for a department in a single space.  
Maybe there’s a use case that isn’t covered by our current permissions model. We’d genuinely love to hear about it 🙏

> [@ccollins](#):
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> I’d still love to see an example where an admin would want users to see a folder where that user can’t see any data.

I agree 🙂 and that’s why folders are hidden from a user if they have no access to what’s inside them.

> [@ccollins](#):
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> I can see why you would want a company intro folder for everyone to view basic wikis with a lot of documents or whiteboards, where the housed space permissions aren’t relevant

Yes. This is exactly the use case for items in the ‘default space’ (= sidebar top level) - views/docs/whiteboards that you’re happy for everyone to see - whether in a folder or not.  
Basically, default space does not have access control, so everyone sees everything inside.

If you want some people to see a view/doc/wb, and others not to, then it needs to live in a space (and that would seem to match the use case you have in mind, no? 🤔 )

> [@ccollins](#):
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> Maybe there is a setting on folders for “visible for all” vs “visible by spaces permissions”.

Folders are great for creating groupings in the sidebar, but not for controlling who sees what’s inside them.  
Folders do not support access control, only spaces, databases and entities do.  
Folder contents inherit permissions from the space they are in, thus folder items in the ‘default space’ inherit ‘visible for all’ and other folders inherit permissions from whatever space they are in.

I hope I am making sense 🤞

To be clear, I promise I’m not trying to stubbornly refuse to agree with your perspective 🫶  
I’m just trying to fully understand what you’re hoping to do, and seeing if there’s something that’s currently missing from Fibery that prevents you from doing so 👂

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**Author:** ![nathan\_jay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/nathan_jay/32/11899_2.png) [@nathan\_jay](https://community.fibery.io/u/nathan_jay)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354/63 "2026-02-26T23:42:06Z")

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> [@njyo](#):
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> I would like to be able to create folders in `Favourites` to manage the chaos a bit more

I was just searching for this - needed badly please! Don’t need persmissions or anyting its just that every View and Report is scattered around the spaces I use my Favourites for “quick access” and need to organise them in folder hierarchies (they don’t match the Spaces/DBs its just my own personal sorting)

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**Author:** ![mdubakov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/mdubakov/32/10_2.png) [@mdubakov](https://community.fibery.io/u/mdubakov)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354/64 "2026-03-19T13:25:28Z")

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> [@njyo](#):
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> I would like to be able to create folders in `Favourites` to manage the chaos a bit more as I find myself not switching tabs that much.

Now you can

> [@March 19, 2026 / octopus Drag and drop text blocks, Fibery MCP Server 2.0, Folders in Favorites](https://community.fibery.io/t/march-19-2026-drag-and-drop-text-blocks-fibery-mcp-server-2-0-folders-in-favorites/10595):
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> This release focuses on quality of life improvements and Fibery MCP Server. Enjoy! honey_pot Reorder text blocks via drag and drop The wait is over. Hover over any block in the editor and a drag handle appears on the left. Grab it, move the block where it belongs, drop it. An insertion line shows exactly where it’ll land before you let go. A few details: Press Esc during a drag to cancel without making any changes. Hold Option / Alt while dragging to duplicate a block instead of movi…

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**Author:** ![njyo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/njyo/32/923_2.png) [@njyo](https://community.fibery.io/u/njyo)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/february-27-2025-share-database-with-group-or-everyone-new-sidebar-copy-as-markdown-timeline-and-required-fields-improvements/8354/65 "2026-03-21T00:45:12Z")

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Awesome, thanks!  
🥳

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