[Metadata Source Plugin] Kobo Metadata - Page 12

Mich06 · 01-12-2025, 07:28 PM

Hello,
I just updated Calibre to 7.24, and I've noticed than all books having an ISBN identifier in the Edit metadata window now display some sort of *phantom* identifier named "Kobo Metadata" appearing in the Book Details panel and duplicating the ISBN (but not appearing in the metadata window, neither in the Ids list navigator). When I click on it, it sends the isbn number to the Kobo (French) site (resulting in an error in Kobo site, although it's from a french book ISBN).

Deleting the Kobo Metadata plugin 1.10.0, and restarting Calibre fixed the problem.

So I guess there must be some kind of incompatibility bug between Kobo Metadata 1.10.0 and Calibre 7.24.

DNSB · 01-12-2025, 10:03 PM

Kobo Metadata uses the ISBN as the identifier when downloading metadata. Since it only shows in the Book Details view, I personally don't find it that annoying. The IDs list navigator if you mean the dropdown menu when you want to enter an ID in the Edit Metadata view was created by @davidfor long before Kobo Metadata was created.

When I click on Kobo Metadata in the Book Details page, it opens a Kobo page for that book in my web browser. Have you configured the Kobo Metadata plugin for country and language? When I set my copy to France and fr, it opens the book page on Kobo France if the ISBN exists there or it opens an error page if it doesn't. Images of sample page opened and Kobo Metadata configuration page attached.

Mich06 · 01-13-2025, 03:13 AM

By IDs list navigator, I meant the ID section of the Tag Browser.

I would assume that a normal behavior would be to let the user choose if he wants to display that link or not in the Details panel, like the amazon or google links. That's not possible, because you can't set an ISBN ID in the Edit Metadata without automatically trigging the Kobo ID.

josephyw · 01-27-2025, 07:20 AM

Hi folks, after experiencing days worth of Cloudflare-related errors, I installed docker and am successfully running a Flaresolverr container. However, I don't understand how to integrate it with this plugin in Calibre. The only mention I see of using Flaresolverr with Calibre online includes people stating they do use it, but the how never seems to be mentioned. Are they modifying the Python files in the plugin? I have reached the point where I am a little underwater, so to speak. Thank you for any help people can offer.

NotSimone · 01-27-2025, 07:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josephyw

Hi folks, after experiencing days worth of Cloudflare-related errors, I installed docker and am successfully running a Flaresolverr container. However, I don't understand how to integrate it with this plugin in Calibre. The only mention I see of using Flaresolverr with Calibre online includes people stating they do use it, but the how never seems to be mentioned. Are they modifying the Python files in the plugin? I have reached the point where I am a little underwater, so to speak. Thank you for any help people can offer.

This was an idea to implement but I haven't gotten around to it. I'm in the middle of moving right now so I haven't had time to look at it - but if someone wants to do it themselves, feel free to do a PR on the github :P

JSWolf · 01-27-2025, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotSimone

This was an idea to implement but I haven't gotten around to it. I'm in the middle of moving right now so I haven't had time to look at it - but if someone wants to do it themselves, feel free to do a PR on the github :P

Hope the move goes well.

NotSimone · 03-02-2025, 04:59 AM

Update: I am in strata hell right now so I haven't had much opportunity to work on this

But I have been using this off and on myself and it seems okay, though I have noticed that opening Kobo on my web browser (even just the front page), or changing region seems to improve the success rate. Or maybe it is a placebo - hard to tell with these things.

snowstone · 05-01-2025, 04:44 PM

I just saw that the original plugin was deprecated. I already have the plugin setup as I want, so my question is, if I install the new plugin will it take the setup I already have on the old one? If not, is there a way to easily set it up? I ask, because I set mine up years ago, never had to touch it.

Thank you for the help

Rellwood · 05-02-2025, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mich06

Hello,
I just updated Calibre to 7.24, and I've noticed than all books having an ISBN identifier in the Edit metadata window now display some sort of *phantom* identifier named "Kobo Metadata" appearing in the Book Details panel and duplicating the ISBN (but not appearing in the metadata window, neither in the Ids list navigator). When I click on it, it sends the isbn number to the Kobo (French) site (resulting in an error in Kobo site, although it's from a french book ISBN).

Deleting the Kobo Metadata plugin 1.10.0, and restarting Calibre fixed the problem.

So I guess there must be some kind of incompatibility bug between Kobo Metadata 1.10.0 and Calibre 7.24.

I don't want to keep seeing the "Kobo Metadata" Identifier for ISBN... can we please stop this? Its confusing and takes too much real estate in my details page.

Would really like the id name to just be KOBO.

NotSimone · 05-12-2025, 10:10 AM

I've just pushed a new version that fixes the synopsis parsing after Kobo changed the website layout a few days ago.

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowstone

I just saw that the original plugin was deprecated. I already have the plugin setup as I want, so my question is, if I install the new plugin will it take the setup I already have on the old one? If not, is there a way to easily set it up? I ask, because I set mine up years ago, never had to touch it.

Thank you for the help

There shouldn't be much to it - it should more or less just work. I guess if you want non-english, then it may be worth fiddling around with the localisation settings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rellwood

I don't want to keep seeing the "Kobo Metadata" Identifier for ISBN... can we please stop this? Its confusing and takes too much real estate in my details page.

Would really like the id name to just be KOBO.

Tbh I don't really see that as a problem, and the amount of work to fix this isn't small so I'm not interested in spending the time to fix what I think is a non-issue. You're more than welcome to make a PR with the change yourself though.

gbm · 05-12-2025, 10:45 AM

While you may not see it as a problem getting the KOBO Identifier not the ISBN is the main reason for Myself to use a Plugin "named Kobo Metadata". So this plugin is of no use for me.

bernie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rellwood

I don't want to keep seeing the "Kobo Metadata" Identifier for ISBN... can we please stop this? Its confusing and takes too much real estate in my details page.

Would really like the id name to just be KOBO.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NotSimone

Tbh I don't really see that as a problem, and the amount of work to fix this isn't small so I'm not interested in spending the time to fix what I think is a non-issue. You're more than welcome to make a PR with the change yourself though.

ownedbycats · 05-12-2025, 04:00 PM

Custom identifiers exist. Don't need a whole bloody plugin.

01-12-2025, 10:03 PM	#167
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 45,523 Karma: 168929301 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Kobo Metadata uses the ISBN as the identifier when downloading metadata. Since it only shows in the Book Details view, I personally don't find it that annoying. The IDs list navigator if you mean the dropdown menu when you want to enter an ID in the Edit Metadata view was created by @davidfor long before Kobo Metadata was created. When I click on Kobo Metadata in the Book Details page, it opens a Kobo page for that book in my web browser. Have you configured the Kobo Metadata plugin for country and language? When I set my copy to France and fr, it opens the book page on Kobo France if the ISBN exists there or it opens an error page if it doesn't. Images of sample page opened and Kobo Metadata configuration page attached. Attached Thumbnails

01-13-2025, 03:13 AM	#168
Mich06 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 32 GB	By IDs list navigator, I meant the ID section of the Tag Browser. I would assume that a normal behavior would be to let the user choose if he wants to display that link or not in the Details panel, like the amazon or google links. That's not possible, because you can't set an ISBN ID in the Edit Metadata without automatically trigging the Kobo ID. Last edited by Mich06; 01-13-2025 at 03:22 AM.

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01-12-2025, 07:28 PM	#166
Mich06 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2020 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 32 GB	Hello, I just updated Calibre to 7.24, and I've noticed than all books having an ISBN identifier in the Edit metadata window now display some sort of phantom identifier named "Kobo Metadata" appearing in the Book Details panel and duplicating the ISBN (but not appearing in the metadata window, neither in the Ids list navigator). When I click on it, it sends the isbn number to the Kobo (French) site (resulting in an error in Kobo site, although it's from a french book ISBN). Deleting the Kobo Metadata plugin 1.10.0, and restarting Calibre fixed the problem. So I guess there must be some kind of incompatibility bug between Kobo Metadata 1.10.0 and Calibre 7.24.

01-27-2025, 07:20 AM	#169
josephyw Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2021 Device: Kobo Libra H2O	Hi folks, after experiencing days worth of Cloudflare-related errors, I installed docker and am successfully running a Flaresolverr container. However, I don't understand how to integrate it with this plugin in Calibre. The only mention I see of using Flaresolverr with Calibre online includes people stating they do use it, but the how never seems to be mentioned. Are they modifying the Python files in the plugin? I have reached the point where I am a little underwater, so to speak. Thank you for any help people can offer.

03-02-2025, 04:59 AM	#172
NotSimone Book Enjoyer Posts: 68 Karma: 704770 Join Date: Sep 2023 Device: Kobo Libra 2	Update: I am in strata hell right now so I haven't had much opportunity to work on this But I have been using this off and on myself and it seems okay, though I have noticed that opening Kobo on my web browser (even just the front page), or changing region seems to improve the success rate. Or maybe it is a placebo - hard to tell with these things.

05-01-2025, 04:44 PM	#173
snowstone Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 102 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Kobo Aura edition 2	I just saw that the original plugin was deprecated. I already have the plugin setup as I want, so my question is, if I install the new plugin will it take the setup I already have on the old one? If not, is there a way to easily set it up? I ask, because I set mine up years ago, never had to touch it. Thank you for the help

05-12-2025, 04:00 PM	#177
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,829 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Custom identifiers exist. Don't need a whole bloody plugin.