Thread: Custom Column Help!!
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Old 07-01-2021, 11:56 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by lcarlton1102 View Post
The problem: I have since noticed I somehow "marked" books with my name that I did not yet read. I just deselect my name and left it blank, BUT the numbering is now off. I don't know how to fix this, Example it starts when I sort with my name Lisa I get all the books marked with my name but it starts at [9] (I obviously deselected 1-8).Is there a way to fix this or do I have to delete the column and start over manually? (having palpitations thinking about having to do that )
There is a tweak for handling the series number. The default is to take the next number after the highest current number. You can change this to taking the first free, which is the lowest number not used. That will fill in the missing numbers over time.

If that doesn't work, there is the Manage Series plugin. It can renumber all the books in a series. Or reorder them. I can see wanting to keep the order to show the order the books were read in.

But, overall, I'm not sure if I like using a series column for this. What if you both read the same book? How do you show that? I would have used a tag-like column and put your names in that. Then you can add both names if you both read a book. Or just use the existing tags column. If you use a tag-like column, you can also have a fixed set of values so that you don't make a typo when setting it.

Though, if I was doing this, I would probably use the Reading List plugin. With that, I can create lists of books. You can have a read list for each of you, plus any other lists you want. The lists can also update columns when you add or remove them from a list. The lists also have an order for the books. It is the order the books are added to the list, but can be changed.
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