How to make plugboard update existing titles?

stasiana · 06-20-2026, 11:58 AM

I have the follow plugboard defined. I want to chop off the part of titles after a colon character:

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The title field has the template

Code:

{title:re(\s*:.*$,)}

It's the right format as far as I can tell, but it doesn't work after I disconnect/reconnect a device and let it sync. I also have automatic metadata management enabled so it should update existing entries.

What am I missing?

theducks · 06-20-2026, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by stasiana

I have the follow plugboard defined. I want to chop off the part of titles after a colon character:

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The title field has the template

Code:

{title:re(\s*:.*$,)}

It's the right format as far as I can tell, but it doesn't work after I disconnect/reconnect a device and let it sync. I also have automatic metadata management enabled so it should update existing entries.

What am I missing?

I don't think you can do an UPDATE like that after changing the title that was sent.
Did you try and use the Kobo Utilities 'Update metadata ... '?

06-20-2026, 11:58 AM	#1
stasiana Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2023 Device: Kobo Elipsa 2E	How to make plugboard update existing titles? I have the follow plugboard defined. I want to chop off the part of titles after a colon character: The title field has the template Code: {title:re(\s:.$,)} It's the right format as far as I can tell, but it doesn't work after I disconnect/reconnect a device and let it sync. I also have automatic metadata management enabled so it should update existing entries. What am I missing? Last edited by stasiana; 06-20-2026 at 12:02 PM.

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