Sections are the structural containers in Compendium. They form a collapsible tree in the left sidebar and organise documents into a logical hierarchy — chapters, topics, sub-topics, and so on. Every document lives inside a section. You can nest sections as deeply as your project needs.
The top of the tree is always the project root — named after your project. Everything else is a user-created section beneath it.
Click any section in the sidebar to select it and load its document in the content area. The breadcrumb trail at the top of the content area shows the full path from the project root to the current section — click any breadcrumb link to jump directly to that level.
Renaming a section does not affect the documents inside it. Changing the parent moves the section and all its children to the new location in the tree.
Drag a section row up or down within the same level to change its display order. A visual indicator shows where the section will be dropped. Release to confirm the new position. The tree saves the order automatically.
Drag-and-drop reorders within the same parent level only. To move a section to a different parent, use Edit Section → Change parent.
Deleting a section is permanent. All child sections and their documents are also deleted. This action cannot be undone from the UI.
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Add Sub-section | Creates a child section beneath the selected node. Available via the + icon on a section row. |
| Edit Section | Renames the section or changes its parent. Available via the pencil icon on hover. |
| Delete Section | Permanently removes the section and all its child content. Requires confirmation. |
| Reorder (drag) | Drag a section row up or down to change its position within the same level. |
The "Add Section" button is not visible
Section management requires edit access. Read-only users cannot add sections. If you have edit access and the button is still missing, ensure a project is selected and refresh the page.
I deleted a section by mistake
Section deletion is permanent. Contact your project admin — if the data still exists in a backup it may be restorable, but the platform does not have a built-in undo for section deletion.
I cannot move a section to a different parent
Use Edit Section to change the parent. Drag and drop only reorders within the same level — it does not change parent assignment.
The tree does not show my newly created section
The tree refreshes automatically after a section is created. If it does not appear, click the Refresh button in the sidebar or reload the page.
Archived sections are not visible in the tree
Archived documents are hidden by default. Open the Info Drawer (ⓘ icon) and toggle on "Show Archived Documents" to make them visible in the tree and search.