chore: Support creating articles from category view (#14406)

# Pull Request Template ## Description This PR adds support for creating articles directly from the category view. Previously, articles could only be created from the main articles page. With this change, users can now create a new article while browsing a specific category, making the workflow faster and more convenient. Fixes https://linear.app/chatwoot/issue/CW-7050/create-an-article-when-inside-a-category ## Type of change - [x] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality) ## How Has This Been Tested? ### Screencast https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e5a72a85-676e-4747-948a-6b1a19d2089f ## Checklist: - [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project - [x] I have performed a self-review of my code - [ ] I have commented on my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas - [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation - [x] My changes generate no new warnings - [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works - [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes - [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
2026-05-18 18:09:53 +05:30
parent 7f0d5caca4
commit bcb66cdcc0
6 changed files with 64 additions and 25 deletions
@@ -84,28 +84,20 @@ const findCategoryFromSlug = slug => {
  return categories.value?.find(category => category.slug === slug);
 };

-const assignCategoryFromSlug = slug => {
-  const categoryFromSlug = findCategoryFromSlug(slug);
-  if (categoryFromSlug) {
-    selectedCategoryId.value = categoryFromSlug.id;
-    return categoryFromSlug;
-  }
-  return null;
-};
-
 const selectedCategory = computed(() => {
  if (isNewArticle.value) {
+    if (selectedCategoryId.value) {
+      return (
+        categories.value?.find(c => c.id === selectedCategoryId.value) || null
+      );
+    }
    if (categorySlugFromRoute.value) {
-      const categoryFromSlug = assignCategoryFromSlug(
+      const categoryFromSlug = findCategoryFromSlug(
        categorySlugFromRoute.value
      );
      if (categoryFromSlug) return categoryFromSlug;
    }
-    return selectedCategoryId.value
-      ? categories.value.find(
-          category => category.id === selectedCategoryId.value
-        )
-      : categories.value[0] || null;
+    return categories.value?.[0] || null;
  }
  return categories.value.find(
    category => category.id === props.article?.category?.id
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ const handlePageChange = page => emit('pageChange', page);
 const navigateToNewArticlePage = () => {
  const { categorySlug, locale } = route.params;
  router.push({
-    name: 'portals_articles_new',
+    name: props.isCategoryArticles
+      ? 'portals_categories_articles_new'
+      : 'portals_articles_new',
    params: { categorySlug, locale },
  });
 };
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ watch(
          :categories="categories"
          :allowed-locales="allowedLocales"
          :has-selected-category="isCategoryArticles"
+          @new-article="navigateToNewArticlePage"
        />
      </div>
    </template>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ const props = defineProps({
  },
 });

-const emit = defineEmits(['localeChange']);
+const emit = defineEmits(['localeChange', 'newArticle']);

 const route = useRoute();
 const router = useRouter();
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const handleBreadcrumbClick = () => {
        />
      </OnClickOutside>
    </div>
-    <div v-else class="relative">
+    <div v-else class="relative flex items-center gap-2">
      <OnClickOutside @trigger="isEditCategoryDialogOpen = false">
        <Button
          :label="t('HELP_CENTER.CATEGORY_PAGE.CATEGORY_HEADER.EDIT_CATEGORY')"
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ const handleBreadcrumbClick = () => {
          @close="isEditCategoryDialogOpen = false"
        />
      </OnClickOutside>
+      <Button
+        :label="t('HELP_CENTER.ARTICLES_PAGE.ARTICLES_HEADER.NEW_ARTICLE')"
+        icon="i-lucide-plus"
+        size="sm"
+        @click="emit('newArticle')"
+      />
    </div>
  </div>
 </template>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const DEFAULT_ROUTE = 'portals_articles_index';
 const CATEGORY_ROUTE = 'portals_categories_index';
 const CATEGORY_SUB_ROUTES = [
  'portals_categories_articles_index',
+  'portals_categories_articles_new',
  'portals_categories_articles_edit',
 ];

@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ const portalRoutes = [
    meta,
    component: PortalsArticlesIndexPage,
  },
+  {
+    path: getPortalRoute(
+      ':portalSlug/:locale/categories/:categorySlug/articles/new'
+    ),
+    name: 'portals_categories_articles_new',
+    meta,
+    component: PortalsArticlesNewPage,
+  },
  {
    path: getPortalRoute(
      ':portalSlug/:locale/categories/:categorySlug/articles/:articleSlug'
@@ -21,7 +21,18 @@ const selectedCategoryId = ref(null);
 const currentUserId = useMapGetter('getCurrentUserID');
 const categories = useMapGetter('categories/allCategories');

-const categoryId = computed(() => categories.value[0]?.id || null);
+const categoryId = computed(() => {
+  const { categorySlug } = route.params;
+  if (categorySlug) {
+    const matched = categories.value?.find(c => c.slug === categorySlug);
+    if (matched) return matched.id;
+  }
+  return categories.value[0]?.id || null;
+});
+
+const isCategoryArticles = computed(
+  () => route.name === 'portals_categories_articles_new'
+);

 const article = ref({});
 const isUpdating = ref(false);
@@ -44,23 +55,34 @@ const createNewArticle = async ({ title, content }) => {
  isUpdating.value = true;
  try {
    const { locale } = route.params;
+    const resolvedCategoryId = selectedCategoryId.value || categoryId.value;
    const articleId = await store.dispatch('articles/create', {
      portalSlug,
      content: article.value.content,
      title: article.value.title,
      locale: locale,
      authorId: selectedAuthorId.value || currentUserId.value,
-      categoryId: selectedCategoryId.value || categoryId.value,
+      categoryId: resolvedCategoryId,
    });

    useTrack(PORTALS_EVENTS.CREATE_ARTICLE, { locale });

+    const resolvedSlug = categories.value?.find(
+      c => c.id === resolvedCategoryId
+    )?.slug;
+    const startedFromCategorySlug = route.params.categorySlug;
+
    router.replace({
-      name: 'portals_articles_edit',
+      name: isCategoryArticles.value
+        ? 'portals_categories_articles_edit'
+        : 'portals_articles_edit',
      params: {
        articleSlug: articleId,
        portalSlug,
        locale,
+        ...(startedFromCategorySlug
+          ? { categorySlug: resolvedSlug || startedFromCategorySlug }
+          : {}),
      },
    });
  } catch (error) {
@@ -74,10 +96,17 @@ const createNewArticle = async ({ title, content }) => {

 const goBackToArticles = () => {
  const { tab, categorySlug, locale } = route.params;
-  router.push({
-    name: 'portals_articles_index',
-    params: { tab, categorySlug, locale },
-  });
+  if (isCategoryArticles.value) {
+    router.push({
+      name: 'portals_categories_articles_index',
+      params: { categorySlug, locale },
+    });
+  } else {
+    router.push({
+      name: 'portals_articles_index',
+      params: { tab, categorySlug, locale },
+    });
+  }
 };
 </script>