Add Question Bookmarking Feature

[Dhruvil135]

Description:
Users currently cannot save interesting questions to read later. Adding a bookmarking feature would improve user experience by allowing them to save questions for future reference.

Expected Behavior:

• "Bookmark" button on each question card
• "Bookmarks" page in user profile showing all saved questions
• Remove bookmark option (toggle)
• Bookmarks should persist in database (user's bookmarks array)

Tech Stack:

• Backend: Express.js, MongoDB (add bookmarks to User model)
• Frontend: React (new Bookmarks page)

Suggested Implementation:

1. Backend:

   • Add bookmarks array field to User model (Array of Question ObjectIds)
   • Create API endpoints:
     • POST /api/users/bookmark/:questionId - Add bookmark
     • DELETE /api/users/bookmark/:questionId - Remove bookmark
     • GET /api/users/bookmarks - Get all bookmarks (populate question data)

2. Frontend:

   • Add bookmark icon button to QuestionCard component
   • Create Bookmarks page at /bookmarks route
   • Add "Bookmarks" link in user navigation/menu
   • Show bookmark status (filled/empty icon) based on saved state

[Dhruvil135]

Hello @Ashmita1206 , I am working under GSSOC 2026 , assign me this issue
/assign gssoc

[Dhruvil135]

Hello @Ashmita1206 , could you please add the appropriate program labels (like gssoc / gssoc26 and a difficulty level) to this issue? I want to make sure the GSSoC activity tracker syncs it properly for points once assigned. Thank you!

[Sanjay-Hub-Dev]

Hi @Ashmita1206 👋

I would like to work on this issue under GSSoC 2026.

🧩 Issue Understanding

After reviewing the current question interaction flow and user engagement features, I found that StackIt currently lacks a bookmarking/saved questions functionality for users to revisit important discussions later.

Adding a bookmarking feature would significantly improve usability and user experience by enabling users to organize and access saved questions conveniently.

🔍 Implementation Plan

I’m planning to:

• Add bookmark/save functionality for questions
• Implement bookmark state handling within the question interaction flow
• Ensure users can save and unsave questions seamlessly
• Maintain UI consistency with the existing StackIt design system
• Integrate bookmarking behavior cleanly with the current backend/user architecture
• Preserve responsiveness across devices

📂 Files Likely Involved

• Question card/question detail components
• User interaction/state management files
• Backend bookmark/save related routes/models/controllers
• User profile or saved-content related sections

✅ Validation

• Test bookmarking and unbookmarking workflows
• Verify persistence and retrieval of saved questions
• Ensure responsive behavior and proper UI feedback
• Confirm no regression in existing question interaction functionality

I’ll keep the implementation clean, scalable, and aligned with the current full-stack architecture of StackIt.

Please assign this issue to me 🚀