ep_pads_view

A ready-made HTML page that lists all pads with their creator and last-edited date. It's a thin UI layer on top of ep_pads_api — install both, open the page, done. No frontend coding required.

If instead you want to build your own dashboard/site, you don't need this plugin at all — just use the JSON from ep_pads_api directly.

Screenshots

The page shows who you're logged in as, the total pad count, and a searchable, sortable table of every pad with its creator and last-edited date.

Filter by creator as well as by pad name:

Type a few letters to instantly narrow the list (here 4 of 25 match), with the Last edited column sorted:

Requirements

This plugin reuses the data layers of two sibling plugins in-process, so they must be installed alongside it:

• ep_pads_api — provides the pad list.
• ep_current_user — provides the logged-in user shown in the header.

Install

Install all three together:

cd /path/to/etherpad
pnpm run plugins i ep_pads_api ep_current_user ep_pads_view

Usage

Open the page (default URL):

https://your-etherpad/pads-view

Each pad links to /p/<padId>.

Features

• Live filter — type in the search box to filter by pad name or creator; a counter shows how many of the total are matched.
• Sortable columns — click any column header (Pad / Creator / Last edited) to sort; click again to reverse. Empty values sort to the bottom.
• Progressive enhancement — sorting/filtering is plain client-side JavaScript with no dependencies; with JS disabled the plain table still works.

Configuration

All optional. In settings.json:

"ep_pads_view": {
  "requireAuth": true,
  "path": "/pads-view"
}

| Option | Default | Meaning | |---------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| | requireAuth | true | Only logged-in users may open the page. Set false to open it. | | path | /pads-view | URL of the page. |

The data itself (creator, dates, whoami) is produced by ep_pads_api; see its README for how it reads pads and the logged-in user.

License: Apache-2.0.