# Subtasks show on different pages **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug\ **Created:** [22 April 2024 07:24 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292 "2024-04-22T07:24:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3avxxx](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/3avxxx/32/1250_2.png) [@3avxxx](https://community.vikunja.io/u/3avxxx)\ **Post date:** [22 April 2024 07:24 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/1 "2024-04-22T07:24:47Z")
With more than 50 tasks, there’s a split into pages. But when I add subtasks, they show up on the next page, not under the parent, but as single tasks. ---
**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\ **Post date:** [22 April 2024 15:25 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/2 "2024-04-22T15:25:18Z")
Are the subtasks shown correctly under their parents on the main page? Or are they only shown on the next page? ---
**Author:** ![3avxxx](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/3avxxx/32/1250_2.png) [@3avxxx](https://community.vikunja.io/u/3avxxx)\ **Post date:** [22 April 2024 15:52 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/3 "2024-04-22T15:52:55Z")
I created a test project (see attachments) with 14 parent tasks and 5 subtasks each (from 1 to 10). Everything works fine - until the number of tasks in the project reaches 50. From then on, subtasks are not shown under their parent tasks any longer, but on the next page. As a quick fix, could you give an option in the settings to disable the pagination? ![Test-Vikunja](https://community.vikunja.io/uploads/default/original/2X/2/239373fdec7ff8d56cbcc3052cc333e6e3277292.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2024 21:40 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/4 "2024-04-23T21:40:04Z")
Disabling pagination is unfortunately not really easy, because it’s baked in deeply into the web handling framework. I’ll look into a fix. ---
**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\ **Post date:** [4 June 2024 10:28 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/5 "2024-06-04T10:28:11Z")
This should now be fixed in [#2345 - feat(tasks): expand subtasks - vikunja - Gitea](https://kolaente.dev/vikunja/vikunja/pulls/2345), please check with the next unstable build (should be ready for deployment in ~45min, also on [try](https://try.vikunja.io)). ---
**Author:** ![executed](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/executed/32/2775_2.png) [@executed](https://community.vikunja.io/u/executed)\ **Post date:** [7 February 2025 01:48 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/6 "2025-02-07T01:48:20Z")
@kolaente I believe this issue wasn’t fully resolved back in the day. ### **Environment** - **Setup:** Environment built on the latest `main` branch - **Also confirmed on:** “try” instance ### **Steps to Reproduce** 1. For better visibility, modify line **57** of `SingleTaskInProject.vue` as follows: `{{ task.title + ' ' + task.position }}` 2. Create an **empty project**. 3. Create **45 tasks** in this project. 4. **Drag** the **44th task** to the **last position (45th)**. 5. Observe the **significant position value increase**. 6. Repeat at least **5 times** : drag **44th task to last position (45th)**. 7. Make the **45th task a subtask** of the **5th task**. 8. Add a **few more tasks** as subtasks of the **5th task**. 9. Add more tasks to the project **until the pagination footer appears** , ensuring the next page has ~10 tasks. ### **Expected Result** - **Page 1** contains **53 tasks** : - **50 parent tasks** (including the **5th** ) - **3 subtasks** of the **5th task** - **Page 2** contains **some of the initially created tasks** , but **no subtasks**. - **New tasks push out older tasks** to the next page, but **subtasks of the 5th task remain with it on Page 1** , regardless of their order. ### **Actual Result** - **Page 1** contains **only 50 tasks** : - **48 parent tasks** (including the **5th** ) - **2 subtasks** of the **5th task** - **Page 2** contains: - The **3rd subtask** with bloated position (which did not stick with the 5th parent task). - The task used to **bloat its position value**. - Some of the initially created tasks. ### **Developer Details** A fix was introduced as part of [#2345](https://kolaente.dev/vikunja/vikunja/pulls/2345) to adjust **DB queries** so that: - The **50 parent tasks** per page would be **combined with their subtasks**. - This would allow the **List view** to display **more than 50 tasks** in total. However, an analysis of the **backend GET request** shows that **only 50 tasks** are still being returned. This suggests that: - Something **above the DB query layer** is still **limiting the result set to 50** tasks, despite the **DB returning more** (haven’t validated, but I assume DB query works as expected). Kind of obvious observations worth to mention: - Sorting is done based on **task.position**. - When a **task with a bloated position value becomes a subtask** , its **position remains unchanged** , regardless of its new hierarchy. ### **Possible Solutions** 1. **Allow more than 50 tasks to pass through** if the **DB query is working as expected**. 2. **Alternative approach:** - Load **all applicable parent tasks** for the List view. - For each parent, **fetch its applicable subtasks separately**. - Improve performance by **first fetching parent IDs** , then loading both **parent task objects and subtask objects in parallel**. - Not as fast as the current method, but likely **easier to maintain**. 1. **Another potential fix:** - Make **subtasks inherit the position** of their parent (or adjust with a **minor delta** ). - However, this could introduce ambiguity if a **subtask has two parents** and **those parents fall on different pages**. ---
**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\ **Post date:** [8 February 2025 17:24 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/7 "2025-02-08T17:24:00Z")
Thanks for reporting this, I’ll take a look. ---
**Author:** ![kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/user_avatar/community.vikunja.io/kolaente/32/5_2.png) [@kolaente](https://community.vikunja.io/u/kolaente)\ **Post date:** [21 March 2025 17:56 UTC](https://community.vikunja.io/t/subtasks-show-on-different-pages/2292/8 "2025-03-21T17:56:40Z")
@executed I’m unable to reproduce this with the latest demo. Does this only happen when you change the position of tasks?