[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[ficfangirl]

Originally Posted by KJS

Hey, my normal method of keeping track of AO3 fics I need to add to calibre is to add them to my "mark for later" list, and then use the "get story URLs from webpage" option to collect them quickly. I just ran the latest update, and although I can add individual fics just fine, or use the buttons to get several URLs from a series or author page, the mark for later page gives me this error:


calibre, version 8.13.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>KeyError</b>:'href'

calibre 8.13 Portable embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.26200-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.26200')
Python 3.11.14
Windows: ('10', '10.0.26200', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Calibre Portable\Calibre\calibre.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 5, 0) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 12, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 50, 0) && Find Duplicates (1, 10, 9) && Library Splitter (1, 0, 7) && Reading List (1, 15, 6)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 712, in get_urls_from_page_menu
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 735, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\geturls .py", line 44, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\base_adapter.py", line 504, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\base_otw_adapter.py", line 688, in get_series_from_page
File "C:\Users\username\OneDrive\Calibre Portable\Calibre Settings\plugins\FanFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapter s\base_otw_adapter.py", line 688, in <listcomp>
File "bs4\element.py", line 1573, in __getitem__
KeyError: 'href'






Blind googling has gotten me nowhere, any suggestions?

I started to get the same error code on AO3 about an hour ago. I'm using use_archive_transformativeworks_org:true

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by KJS

Successfully initialized third party plugins: Diaps Editing Toolbag (0, 5, 0) && EpubMerge (3, 2, 0) && EpubSplit (3, 12, 0) && FanFicFare (4, 50, 0)
...
File "bs4\element.py", line 1573, in __getitem__
KeyError: 'href'

You're on the last released version. Current test version is fixed for this.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-11-02
- writer_epub: Only do svg check for epub3

So people using epub2 (the default) don't pay the extra processing penalty.

[ficfangirl]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

You're on the last released version. Current test version is fixed for this.

The href error started for me last night. I have the most recent version of FFF and am using transformative works. Here's the detail I'm getting for the error:

calibre 8.13 embedded-python: True
Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '10', '10.0.26100')
Python 3.11.14
Windows: ('10', '10.0.26100', 'SP0', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
EXE path: C:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre.exe
Successfully initialized third party plugins: FanFicFare (4, 50, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 712, in get_urls_from_page_menu
File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin" , line 735, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\Robin\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\Fa nFicFare.zip\fanficfare\geturls.py", line 44, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\Robin\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\Fa nFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapters\base_adapter.py", line 504, in get_urls_from_page
File "C:\Users\Robin\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\Fa nFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapters\base_otw_adapter. py", line 688, in get_series_from_page
File "C:\Users\Robin\AppData\Roaming\calibre\plugins\Fa nFicFare.zip\fanficfare\adapters\base_otw_adapter. py", line 688, in <listcomp>
File "bs4\element.py", line 1573, in __getitem__
KeyError: 'href'

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by ficfangirl

The href error started for me last night. I have the most recent version of FFF and am using transformative works. Here's the detail I'm getting for the error:

Successfully initialized third party plugins: FanFicFare (4, 50, 0)

Again, you are on the last released version.

The posted test version, 4.50.4, has that fix already. See link in my signature or see the second post of the thread.

If you are unable or unwilling to download and install the test version, you will have to wait until the next release.

We're a little off the regular schedule right now, so that may be a bit yet. I want to give the epub output changes some time for testing before releasing again.

[ficfangirl]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

Again, you are on the last released version.

The posted test version, 4.50.4, has that fix already. See link in my signature or see the second post of the thread.

If you are unable or unwilling to download and install the test version, you will have to wait until the next release.

We're a little off the regular schedule right now, so that may be a bit yet. I want to give the epub output changes some time for testing before releasing again.

Eureka! I successfully installed the new test version and it worked! Thanks!

[slimcat]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

I want to give the epub output changes some time for testing before releasing again.

Quick follow up on this. I've done more testing and the epub 3 cover retention is working great (thank you again, you are a saint among men ).

I did notice one small issue: the manifest item for the actual cover image loses properties="cover-image" during update. This happens with both SVG and non-SVG covers.

Since epub 2 fallbacks are being added (which is a bonus as far as I'm concerned!), thumbnails are still showing fine. But I’m worried that without the epub 3 cover property they might be a little flaky. I think Apple Books in particular suffers from the curse of the disappearing thumbnail (ask me how I know).

Would it be possible for FFF to keep or re-add properties="cover-image" on the cover image item during update?

*Minor technical note: I also noticed that the update process removes the calibre prefix from the package header. This triggers an 'Undeclared prefix' error in EPUBCheck. From my understanding, there's no real functional impact, but just wanted to mention it.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2025-11-02
- writer_epub: Only do svg check for epub3
- writer_epub: More epub3 - prefix & prop cover-image
- Don't include default_cover_image with use_old_cover with a different name.

Originally Posted by slimcat

I did notice one small issue: the manifest item for the actual cover image loses properties="cover-image" during update. This happens with both SVG and non-SVG covers.

That wasn't losing on update, so much as FFF never wrote it at all. Added.

Originally Posted by slimcat

*Minor technical note: I also noticed that the update process removes the calibre prefix from the package header. This triggers an 'Undeclared prefix' error in EPUBCheck. From my understanding, there's no real functional impact, but just wanted to mention it.

Added.

While testing these changes, I also found that if you had both default_cover_image and use_old_cover set, and injected a cover (changing the cover name), FFF was still downloading and including the default_cover_image, just without anything referring to it.

[balgor]

Hi,

first off, thank you a LOT for your work on this. It's fantastic!

So, for the past... at least four days, I've been getting consistent 403 errors whenever I tried to update or download anything from AO3 via the plugin. Doesn't matter if the story is adult, locked, or publicly accessible, or even whether it's an update or an entirely new download that's not in my library yet.

I've been on version 4.50.0 for the most of that. Installed 4.50.5 just now and am still seeing the same response. The funny thing is, I installed the CLI via pip, and that has been just fine (at least downloading fresh, since I don't think that integrates with Calibre?) with one of the story URLs from AO3. Which is telling me it's version 4.50.0, btw. I copied the personal.ini from Calibre to test the CLI, so I know that part is all the same.

I've also run Calibre in debug mode, will drop the stack trace from that down here along with the salient bits from my personal.ini. Any help or advice you could provide would be great!

personal.ini:

[defaults]
is_adult:true

[epub]
include_images:true
make_firstimage_cover:false

[archiveofourown.org]
always_login:true
username:XXXXXXXX
password:XXXXXXXX
collect_series:true

debug log (just for privacy's sake, I've edited my home folder out of the stack trace, replaced with $HOME):

FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:14,677: configurable.py(643): config site:test1.com
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,366: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin(1163): FanFicFare v4.50.0
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,469: configurable.py(643): config site:archiveofourown.org
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,484: configurable.py(1110): use_browser_cache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,485: configurable.py(1131): use_basic_cache:False
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,485: base_otw_adapter.py(193): url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,485: base_otw_adapter.py(194): metaurl: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,486: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,588: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:403
FFF: ERROR: 2025-11-03 10:18:23,589: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.dialogs(791): Exception: {'title': 'Ionic Bonds', 'author_sort': 'Tales_of_Reqine', 'author': ['Tales_of_Reqine'], 'comments': '', 'good': False, 'status': 'Error', 'showerror': True, 'calibre_id': 693, 'begin': None, 'end': None, 'comment': "HTTP Error in FFF '403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true'(403)", 'url': 'https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856', 'site': 'archiveofourown.org', 'series': '', 'added': False, 'pubdate': None, 'publisher': 'archiveofourown.org', 'listorder': 0, 'collision': 'Update EPUB if New Chapters'}:HTTP Error in FFF '403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true'(403)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/fetcher_requests.py", line 128, in request
    resp.raise_for_status() # raises RequestsHTTPError if error code.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/requests/models.py", line 1021, in raise_for_status
    raise HTTPError(http_error_msg, response=self)
requests.exceptions.HTTPError: 403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.dialogs", line 778, in do_loop
    self.foreach_function(book)
  File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin", line 1376, in prep_download_loop
    story = self.get_story_metadata_only(adapter)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.fff_plugin", line 1249, in get_story_metadata_only
    adapter.getStoryMetadataOnly(get_cover=False)
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py", line 368, in getStoryMetadataOnly
    self.doExtractChapterUrlsAndMetadata(get_cover=get_cover)
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/adapters/base_adapter.py", line 472, in doExtractChapterUrlsAndMetadata
    return self.extractChapterUrlsAndMetadata()
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/adapters/base_otw_adapter.py", line 196, in extractChapterUrlsAndMetadata
    data = self.get_request(url)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/requestable.py", line 122, in get_request
    return self.get_request_redirected(self.mod_url_request(url),
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/requestable.py", line 114, in get_request_redirected
    (data,rurl) = self.configuration.get_fetcher().get_request_redirected(
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/base_fetcher.py", line 137, in get_request_redirected
    fetchresp = self.do_request('GET',
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/decorators.py", line 107, in fetcher_do_request
    fetchresp = chainfn(
                ^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/base_fetcher.py", line 109, in do_request
    fetchresp = self.request(method,url,
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/fetcher_requests.py", line 149, in request
    raise exceptions.HTTPErrorFFF(
fanficfare.exceptions.HTTPErrorFFF: HTTP Error in FFF '403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true'(403)

From all of that, it kind of looks like the plugin might be failing to log in at all, or to be falsely assuming I am logged in if something around the login detection changed recently?

Also, just for the heck of it, I tried to downgrade to calibre plugin 4.49.0, but got the same 403.

For comparison, here's the debug output using the FFF CLI version 4.50.0:

FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,368: cli.py(230):     OS Version:Linux-6.8.0-86-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,368: cli.py(231): Python Version:3.14.0 (main, Oct  7 2025, 09:34:52) [GCC 12.3.0]
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,368: cli.py(232):    FFF Version:4.50.0
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,368: configurable.py(643): config site:archiveofourown.org
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,396: configurable.py(1110): use_browser_cache:
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:46,396: configurable.py(1131): use_basic_cache:true
You have include_images enabled, but PIL/Pillow (Python Image Library) isn't found.
Images will be included full size in original format.
Continue? (y/n)?
y
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,600: base_otw_adapter.py(193): url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,600: base_otw_adapter.py(194): metaurl: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,602: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,602: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,845: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,845: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:52,846: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):3.13
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:55,976: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:55,977: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:55,978: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:56,143: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:56,143: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:56,144: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):2.92
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,064: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,066: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/token_dispenser.json
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,066: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/token_dispenser.json
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,138: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,138: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:43:59,139: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):2.43
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:01,573: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:44:01,574: base_otw_adapter.py(138): Will now login to URL (https://archiveofourown.org/users/login) as (XXXXXXX)
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:01,574: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (POST) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/users/login
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:01,575: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (POST) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/users/login
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:03,178: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:03,178: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:03,179: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):4.45
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,626: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,627: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,628: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,735: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,735: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:07,736: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):5.87
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,608: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,610: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,610: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,907: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,907: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:13,907: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):5.41
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,320: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,432: base_otw_adapter.py(324): numChapters: (3)
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,561: base_writer.py(194): Save directly to file: Ionic Bonds-ao3_71694856.epub
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,562: base_otw_adapter.py(486): Getting chapter text for: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/chapters/186628311 index: 0
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,563: base_otw_adapter.py(500): USE view_full_work
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,564: cache_basic.py(117):
========== MISS (GET) BasicCache
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,564: fetcher_requests.py(114):
---------- REQ (GET) RequestsFetcher
https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856?view_full_work=true&view_adult=true
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,798: fetcher_requests.py(127): response code:200
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,798: decorators.py(118): fromcache:False
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:19,798: decorators.py(129): random sleep(2.00-6.00):4.38
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,184: requestable.py(55): Encoding:utf8
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,319: base_otw_adapter.py(486): Getting chapter text for: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/chapters/189126896 index: 1
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,320: base_otw_adapter.py(500): USE view_full_work
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,354: base_otw_adapter.py(486): Getting chapter text for: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/chapters/191625151 index: 2
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,356: base_otw_adapter.py(500): USE view_full_work
FFF: INFO: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,404: writer_epub.py(395): Saving EPUB Version 2.0
FFF: DEBUG: 2025-11-03 10:44:24,488: cli.py(63): Successfully wrote 'Ionic Bonds-ao3_71694856.epub'

Fairly obvious that the CLI manages to correctly log in while the plugin does not under otherwise (outwardly) identical conditions. Prompt for Pillow/continue aside, it's basically the same until the cache miss in both cases, but here it diverges with the plugin getting me 403, while the CLI happily goes on.
(Side note: in the plugin log above, I had basic cache turned off explicitly during one of my attempts, but it was the same behavior with it on.)

All requests are coming from the same machine, no VPN or other shenanigans involved. I can log in to AO3 just fine from my browser using the same account, so I'm not inclined to believe that I've been blocked due to excessive traffic. Haven't even downloaded masses of stories recently, so I don't know why that would be the case.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by balgor

 File "$HOME/.config/calibre/plugins/FanFicFare.zip/fanficfare/fetchers/fetcher_requests.py", line 149, in request
    raise exceptions.HTTPErrorFFF(
fanficfare.exceptions.HTTPErrorFFF: HTTP Error in FFF '403 Client Error: Forbidden for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/71694856/navigate?view_adult=true'(403)

403 errors from AO3 are not universal these days--some users will see them sometimes, others will not. And while the fact you see a difference between Calibre plugin and CLI is interesting, unless I'm the one seeing it, it's not something I can easily poke at.

I suggest reading the FFF ProblematicSites wiki page for the workarounds we've found. I'd try the use_archiveofourown_gay:true setting first.

[balgor]

Yeah, I’ve been through those as well. Only tried using the .gay mirror because the other one doesn’t allow logging in anyway, and I follow more than a few locked stories, so one that wouldn’t let me access those isn’t a viable workaround. Is there some kind of cache folder that might have a faulty login stored on my disk for the plugin that I could try to clear? The 403 response is near instantaneous when it attempts to download the first round of metadata. I’ve also tried to play with the user agent to no avail, setting that to a more common chrome-like value in my personal.ini.
Browser cache would probably work, but be a bit of a pain tbh. I’ve had success with that on ffnet, since that’s the only viable solution there and most of the stories I read have migrated to ao3, so doing that every now and then for one story is okay, but would be annoying to do long term for everything.
That said, it worked with Firefox, but not in a chromium derivative that I’ve been using more recently. For some reason, that one doesn’t seem to be caching to disk, but that’s not an issue for this thread… lol

[slimcat]

Originally Posted by JimmXinu

- writer_epub: More epub3 - prefix & prop cover-image

Just tested the new test version and both fixes are working perfectly for me. Thanks again!

[balgor]

Grr. Just had the thought to try it from a different machine... and wouldn't you know? It works there. Which is nice, I can sync that, but it also makes me a little mad that something seems to be up on my primary machine. Whatever that may be... It's macOS vs Linux, apparently Calibre 8 (on Mac) vs 7 (on Linux).

Thanks for trying anyway, we'll see if it magically clears up on its own.

[balgor]

Welp... I can confirm that this is not an issue with FFF but with an outdated version of Calibre (thanks, Ubuntu). Manually installed the latest version and now it works just peachy.