The Guardian recipe issues

csaavedra · 11-09-2025, 01:47 PM

I usually read The Guardian in my Kindle fetched via Calibre. There are a few issues with the recipe, that otherwise works great.

1. The article date is poorly formatted. It currently shows like this:

"Fri 7 Nov 2025 15.13 CETFirst published on Fri 7 Nov 2025 13.29 CET"

2. There is a newsletter promotion text that appears in most articles, interrupting the flow of the text. Its contents are:

"skip past newsletter promotion

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after newsletter promotion"

3. Some articles show a listing of The Guardian's website sections. For example, I fetched a week's worth of news. In the "climate crisis & environment" section, there is an article titled "‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals". Its online URL is https://www.theguardian.com/environm...t-school-meals . This article in the calibre generated file has the following in the first few pages:

"1/2

Print subscriptions

Search jobs

Sign in

Eur

Europe edition
UK edition
US edition
Australia edition
International edition
The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian

News
Opinion
Sport"

etc etc, it goes on listing all sections of The Guardian and it takes about 2 1/2 pages.

Thank you for Calibre and maintaining the recipes!

kovidgoyal · 11-13-2025, 10:50 PM

https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...b4b7072e929b96

Amplesamples · 11-20-2025, 03:43 PM

I came here because for some reason the Guardian recipes have been huge for the last week. I am getting file sizes of 30mb+. Is there any way to fix this? I did try the updated recipe but I'm still getting the same issue.

I like to email the file, so it must be less than 25mb I think. Thanks!

PeterT · 11-20-2025, 07:08 PM

It looks as if the issue is caused by all the images for the article "305 best Christmas gifts for 2025: truly brilliant presents tried, tested and handpicked by the Filter UK".

So what would be needed is to exclude https://www.theguardian.com/uk/thefilter from being processed.

kovidgoyal · 11-21-2025, 12:43 AM

Customize the recipe and add

compress_news_images = True

PeterT · 11-21-2025, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Customize the recipe and add

compress_news_images = True

Tried that; didn't help. 300+ images each 100 to 200kb in size

kovidgoyal · 11-22-2025, 12:24 AM

In any case the email size limit in kindles is 50MB not 25MB

11-09-2025, 01:47 PM	#1
csaavedra Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2025 Device: Kindle paperwhite	The Guardian recipe issues I usually read The Guardian in my Kindle fetched via Calibre. There are a few issues with the recipe, that otherwise works great. 1. The article date is poorly formatted. It currently shows like this: "Fri 7 Nov 2025 15.13 CETFirst published on Fri 7 Nov 2025 13.29 CET" 2. There is a newsletter promotion text that appears in most articles, interrupting the flow of the text. Its contents are: "skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Headlines UK Free newsletter Get the day’s headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning Enter your email address Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. You can complete full registration at any time. For more information about how we use your data see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. after newsletter promotion" 3. Some articles show a listing of The Guardian's website sections. For example, I fetched a week's worth of news. In the "climate crisis & environment" section, there is an article titled "‘If there’s a free alternative, I’ll eat healthily’: how Sweden devised brilliant school meals". Its online URL is https://www.theguardian.com/environm...t-school-meals . This article in the calibre generated file has the following in the first few pages: "1/2 Print subscriptions Search jobs Sign in Eur Europe edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian News Opinion Sport" etc etc, it goes on listing all sections of The Guardian and it takes about 2 1/2 pages. Thank you for Calibre and maintaining the recipes!

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11-13-2025, 10:50 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,654 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	https://github.com/kovidgoyal/calibr...b4b7072e929b96

11-20-2025, 03:43 PM	#3
Amplesamples Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2025 Device: Kindle	I came here because for some reason the Guardian recipes have been huge for the last week. I am getting file sizes of 30mb+. Is there any way to fix this? I did try the updated recipe but I'm still getting the same issue. I like to email the file, so it must be less than 25mb I think. Thanks!

11-20-2025, 07:08 PM	#4
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,735 Karma: 80104526 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	It looks as if the issue is caused by all the images for the article "305 best Christmas gifts for 2025: truly brilliant presents tried, tested and handpicked by the Filter UK". So what would be needed is to exclude https://www.theguardian.com/uk/thefilter from being processed.

11-21-2025, 12:43 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,654 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Customize the recipe and add compress_news_images = True

11-22-2025, 12:24 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,654 Karma: 28549046 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	In any case the email size limit in kindles is 50MB not 25MB

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