docs(nav): Administration section lives in docs/admin/; sidebar ordered by usability

Two structural changes, one owner-approved plan:

- Move the admin guides out of docs/user/ into their own docs/admin/
  area — admin-guide.md becomes the Administration section landing page
  (pinned first), and the 32-line admin-library-management.md stub
  becomes admin/libraries.md, which the admin-docs build-out rebuilds
  into the real Libraries page next. Retired URLs 301 via a new
  docRedirects map in the docs HTTP handler (checked before .md
  canonicalization so even .md spellings one-hop to the new clean URL);
  the two inbound links (docs index, user-guide front door) updated.

- Sidebar direct items now sort by usabilityOrder — an explicit,
  per-section display order — instead of alphabetically: User Guide
  mirrors the 'Where to go' table on user-guide.md, Devices orders
  Android → KOReader → Kobo (alphabetically Kobo used to sort ahead of
  KOReader), and Administration pre-lists its planned pages so each
  lands in place as the admin build writes it. Unlisted docs fall back
  to alphabetical after the listed ones. Display-order only by
  construction: the URL-driven expand/highlight machinery keys on
  containsURL membership and never sees sort order — nav tests updated
  to pin the new orders plus a real-tree test
  (TestBuildNavigationUsabilityOrder) guarding all three sections.

docs/admin/libraries.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Admin Library Management
+# Libraries
 
 ## Adding Library Folders
 

docs/index.md

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Complete guide to Bookhoard documentation. Find what you need quickly.
   - [Themes](user/themes.md)
   - [Calibre Integration](user/calibre-integration.md)
   - [Profile Guide](user/profile-guide.md)
-  - [Admin Guide](user/admin-guide.md)
+  - [Admin Guide](admin/admin-guide.md)
 
 ### 👨‍💻 For Developers
 

docs/user/user-guide.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ comes when you add a [device](devices/android-app.md).
 ## A note on admins
 
 Some screens (user management, server settings, library folders) are admin
-territory; [Admin Guide](admin-guide.md) is the door, and the admin docs are
+territory; [Admin Guide](../admin/admin-guide.md) is the door, and the admin docs are
 being expanded separately.
 
 **Looking for developer documentation?** See the

internal/docs/http_handler.go

@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@ type HTTPHandler struct {
 	docs *DocsHandler
 }
 
+// docRedirects maps retired doc paths (as passed to ShowDocumentation —
+// no leading /docs, .md suffix optional) to their current paths. Docs move
+// rarely; when one moves, add it here so old links 301 to the new home
+// instead of 404ing. Checked BEFORE .md canonicalization so a moved page's
+// .md spelling also one-hops straight to the new clean URL.
+// 2026-11-02: admin guides moved from docs/user/ to docs/admin/, and
+// admin-library-management.md became admin/libraries.md (it will be
+// rebuilt as the Libraries page).
+var docRedirects = map[string]string{
+	"user/admin-guide":              "admin/admin-guide",
+	"user/admin-library-management": "admin/libraries",
+}
+
 // NewHTTPHandler creates a new docs HTTP handler
 func NewHTTPHandler(docsPath string) *HTTPHandler {
 	return &HTTPHandler{
@@ -76,6 +89,16 @@ func (h *HTTPHandler) ShowDocumentation(c *echo.Context) error {
 	// Get the document path from URL parameter
 	docPath := c.Param("*")
 
+	// Retired doc paths 301 to their current homes (see docRedirects)
+	// before any load attempt.
+	if target, moved := docRedirects[strings.TrimSuffix(docPath, ".md")]; moved {
+		loc := "/docs/" + target
+		if c.Request().URL.RawQuery != "" {
+			loc += "?" + c.Request().URL.RawQuery
+		}
+		return c.Redirect(http.StatusMovedPermanently, loc)
+	}
+
 	// Canonicalize ".md" URLs to the clean form. Markdown links across the
 	// docs tree point at `area/file.md`; the handler loads them fine, but
 	// the sidebar logic keys on the URL path (contains-URL expansion, the

internal/docs/navigation.go

@@ -28,6 +28,47 @@ var sectionOrder = []struct {
 	{Title: "Contributing", Icon: "heart"},
 }
 
+// usabilityOrder pins an explicit, usability-first display order for a
+// section's direct nav items, overriding the alphabetical fallback (owner
+// request 2026-11-02: order the menu by how people work, not by letter —
+// the User Guide list mirrors the "Where to go" table on user-guide.md).
+// Values are doc paths without the .md suffix; anything in the section not
+// listed sorts alphabetically AFTER the listed items. Display-only: the
+// open/highlight machinery keys on URL membership (containsURL) and is
+// order-blind, so URL-driven expansion is unaffected. Administration lists
+// its planned pages up front so each lands in place as it is written.
+var usabilityOrder = map[string][]string{
+	"User Guide": {
+		"user/dashboard",
+		"user/library-browsing",
+		"user/collections",
+		"user/searching-and-filtering",
+		"user/podcasts",
+		"user/reader-guide",
+		"user/themes",
+		"user/profile-guide",
+		"user/sync-guide",
+		"user/calibre-integration",
+	},
+	"Devices": {
+		"user/devices/android-app",
+		"user/devices/koreader-setup",
+		"user/devices/kobo-setup",
+	},
+	"Administration": {
+		"admin/admin-guide",
+		"admin/dashboard",
+		"admin/libraries",
+		"admin/library-processing-issues",
+		"admin/archived-items",
+		"admin/podcasts",
+		"admin/hash-conflicts",
+		"admin/users",
+		"admin/settings",
+		"admin/scanning",
+	},
+}
+
 // groupTitleOverrides fixes casing that naive title-casing gets wrong.
 var groupTitleOverrides = map[string]string{
 	"admin":     "Admin",
@@ -104,12 +145,16 @@ func placeDoc(docPath string) navPlacement {
 		if rest == "user-guide.md" {
 			return navPlacement{section: "User Guide", pin: -50}
 		}
-		// Admin-facing guides are their own top-level section too.
-		if strings.HasPrefix(rest, "admin-") {
-			return navPlacement{section: "Administration"}
-		}
 		return navPlacement{section: "User Guide"}
 
+	case strings.HasPrefix(docPath, "admin/"):
+		// Admin docs live in their own area (docs/admin/); the guide is
+		// the section landing page.
+		if docPath == "admin/admin-guide.md" {
+			return navPlacement{section: "Administration", pin: -50}
+		}
+		return navPlacement{section: "Administration"}
+
 	case strings.HasPrefix(docPath, "developer/api/"):
 		rest := strings.TrimPrefix(docPath, "developer/api/")
 		if dir, _, ok := strings.Cut(rest, "/"); ok {
@@ -256,14 +301,27 @@ func (h *DocsHandler) BuildNavigation(currentPath string) *templates.Navigation
 		build := builds[spec.Title]
 		section := templates.NavSection{Title: spec.Title, Icon: spec.Icon}
 
-		// Direct items: pinned landing pages lead, then alphabetical
+		// Direct items: pinned landing pages lead, then usability order
-		// (case-insensitive — KOReader must not sort before Kobo).
+		// (see usabilityOrder), then alphabetical among anything unlisted.
+		order := usabilityOrder[spec.Title]
+		rankOf := func(url string) int {
+			for i, p := range order {
+				if docURL(p) == url {
+					return i
+				}
+			}
+			return len(order)
+		}
 		items := append([]templates.NavItem(nil), build.items...)
 		sort.SliceStable(items, func(i, j int) bool {
 			pi, pj := build.pinned[items[i].URL], build.pinned[items[j].URL]
 			if pi != pj {
 				return pi
 			}
+			ri, rj := rankOf(items[i].URL), rankOf(items[j].URL)
+			if ri != rj {
+				return ri < rj
+			}
 			return strings.ToLower(items[i].Title) < strings.ToLower(items[j].Title)
 		})
 		section.Items = items

internal/docs/navigation_test.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package docs
 import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
 	"bookhoard/templates"
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ func TestPlaceDoc(t *testing.T) {
 		{"index.md", "Getting Started", "", true},
 		{"user/user-guide.md", "User Guide", "", true},
 		{"user/dashboard.md", "User Guide", "", false},
-		{"user/admin-guide.md", "Administration", "", false},
+		{"admin/admin-guide.md", "Administration", "", true},
+		{"admin/libraries.md", "Administration", "", false},
 		{"user/devices/kobo-setup.md", "Devices", "", false},
 		{"developer/api/api-reference.md", "API Reference", "", true},
 		{"developer/api/dashboard.md", "API Reference", "", false},
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ func TestDocTitle(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := map[string]string{
 		"index.md":                                 "Overview",
 		"user/user-guide.md":                       "User Guide",
+		"admin/admin-guide.md":                     "Admin Guide",
 		"user/searching-and-filtering.md":          "Searching and Filtering",
 		"user/devices/koreader-setup.md":           "KOReader Setup",
 		"developer/development.md":                 "Developer Portal",
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ func buildTestDocs(t *testing.T) *DocsHandler {
 		"index.md",
 		"user/user-guide.md",
 		"user/dashboard.md",
-		"user/admin-guide.md",
+		"admin/admin-guide.md",
 		"user/devices/kobo-setup.md",
 		"user/devices/koreader-setup.md",
 		"developer/api/api-reference.md",
@@ -148,8 +151,11 @@ func TestBuildNavigation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("User Guide direct items = %+v, want User Guide pinned first", userGuide.Items)
 	}
 
-	// Devices: own top-level section, expanded, no groups. (Administration
+	// Devices: own top-level section, expanded, no groups. KOReader sorts
-	// sits above it in the order; covered by the collapsed sweep below.)
+	// ahead of Kobo because usabilityOrder ranks the device guides by how
+	// the docs front door presents them (Android → KOReader → Kobo), not
+	// alphabetically. (Administration sits above it in the section order;
+	// covered by the collapsed sweep below.)
 	devices := nav.Sections[3]
 	if devices.Collapsed {
 		t.Error("Devices section should be expanded: it contains the current page")
@@ -157,8 +163,8 @@ func TestBuildNavigation(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(devices.Groups) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Devices groups = %+v, want none", devices.Groups)
 	}
-	if len(devices.Items) != 2 || devices.Items[0].Title != "Kobo Setup" {
+	if len(devices.Items) != 2 || devices.Items[0].Title != "KOReader Setup" {
-		t.Errorf("Devices items = %+v, want Kobo Setup + KOReader Setup", devices.Items)
+		t.Errorf("Devices items = %+v, want KOReader Setup before Kobo Setup (usability order)", devices.Items)
 	}
 
 	// Everything else starts collapsed (Administration included).
@@ -194,6 +200,56 @@ func TestBuildNavigation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestBuildNavigationUsabilityOrder (2026-11-02): the REAL docs tree must
+// present its direct nav items in usability order (usabilityOrder), not
+// alphabetically — User Guide mirrors the "Where to go" table on
+// user-guide.md, Devices orders Android → KOReader → Kobo, Administration
+// mirrors the app's own admin sidebar. Display-order only: expansion and
+// highlighting stay URL-driven (order-blind) by construction.
+func TestBuildNavigationUsabilityOrder(t *testing.T) {
+	handler := NewDocsHandler("../../docs")
+	nav := handler.BuildNavigation("/docs")
+
+	find := func(title string) *templates.NavSection {
+		for i := range nav.Sections {
+			if nav.Sections[i].Title == title {
+				return &nav.Sections[i]
+			}
+		}
+		t.Fatalf("section %q missing", title)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	titles := func(s *templates.NavSection) []string {
+		out := make([]string, 0, len(s.Items))
+		for _, item := range s.Items {
+			out = append(out, item.Title)
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	wantUserGuide := []string{
+		"User Guide", "Dashboard", "Library Browsing", "Collections",
+		"Searching and Filtering", "Podcasts", "Reader Guide", "Themes",
+		"Profile Guide", "Sync Guide", "Calibre Integration",
+	}
+	if got := titles(find("User Guide")); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantUserGuide) {
+		t.Errorf("User Guide order = %v, want %v", got, wantUserGuide)
+	}
+
+	wantDevices := []string{"Android App", "KOReader Setup", "Kobo Setup"}
+	if got := titles(find("Devices")); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantDevices) {
+		t.Errorf("Devices order = %v, want %v", got, wantDevices)
+	}
+
+	// Administration grows as its pages are written; pin what exists today:
+	// the guide leads (pinned landing), Libraries follows.
+	wantAdmin := []string{"Admin Guide", "Libraries"}
+	if got := titles(find("Administration")); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantAdmin) {
+		t.Errorf("Administration order = %v, want %v", got, wantAdmin)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBuildNavigationNothingCurrent(t *testing.T) {
 	h := buildTestDocs(t)
 	nav := h.BuildNavigation("/docs/nonexistent")