[GUI Plugin] FanFicFare

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by Jade Aislin

I'm currently going through the defaults and other wiki pages to understand what I can do with the personal ini.

extragenres:Soulmates&&storyURL=~(12280752|2902296 6)

Some authors don't always add the tags I want. For example there are a number of stories without the soulmate tag even though I want it. But it only applies to those stories. I even have one story that is missing a fandom.

I was wondering if this were possible or do I just have to add them manually.

URL examples
https://archiveofourown.org/works/12...pters/27913413
https://archiveofourown.org/works/12...pters/29022966

Yes, but not like that. Conditionals only apply in replace_metadata and the include/exclude settings.

You can do it explicitly for each story in their story section:

[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12280752]
extragenres:Soulmates

[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12726534]
extragenres:Soulmates

Personally, I use the 'Keep Existing Tags when Updating Metadata?' setting (or custom_columns_settings with 'a' mode for custom columns) so that FFF adds tags but doesn't remove them and then add my personal tags manually.

EDIT:

Actually, it's a little more complicated than that for AO3. You also need:

[archiveofourown.org]
add_to_include_in_genre:,genre

I will consider whether that should be added to defaults.ini, but I'm leaning towards yes.

EDIT2:

Added to defaults.ini in latest test version.

[JimmXinu]

New Test Version Posted

2026-05-03
- adapter_fanficauthorsnet: Domains changed from .nsns to -nsns
- Include genre/category in defaults.ini when include_in_X for extragenres/extracategories

[JimmXinu]

New Version Released (for real)

Version 4.57.0 - 2026-05-01
- PI Anthology: Reuse epub cover if there is one.
- adapter_scribblehubcom: Update ajax call for chapters data. Didn't fix #1339 but change noted 3+ years ago
- Update translations.
- PI: Correct Series field url link when setanthologyseries (aka "Set 'Series [0]' for New Anthologies")
- Move NotGoingToDownload to exceptions.py #1337
- PI: Add Fix Series Case setting for #1338
- adapter_literotica: Fix for numeric tag value from json. #1336
- fix_relative_text_links: Allow hrefs to name anchors as well as id.
- adapter_kakuyomujp: site update #1335, thanks praschke
- PI Anthologies: Only put status in tags if in include_subject_tags. Closes #1332
- Performance and perf profiling changes
- adapter_ficwadcom: Detect missing username as well as failed login #1330

I accidentally uploaded the last 4.56.10 test version instead of the new 4.57.

[jcd1013]

I'm using the most recent version of Calibre and the FanFicFare plugin and for the last several days, I have been unable to upload or update any fanfics from AO3 and I keep getting a '525 Server Error'. I have not changed the INI or changed login information.

HTTPErrorFFF: HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error: <none> for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/79...=true'(525)
FFF: INFO: 2026-05-04 14:02:29,893: calibre_plugins.fanficfare_plugin.jobs(88):
Download Results:
Error https://archiveofourown.org/works/79333006 HTTP Error in FFF '525 Server Error: <none> for url: https://archiveofourown.org/works/79...=true'(525)

I can provide the whole job detail if helpful.

Any suggestions about how I might troubleshoot?

[ownedbycats]

I updated my GC profile. Is there a way to re-generate the cover when updating a fic?

[ownedbycats]

An amusing bug: When deleting the cover image from both epub and Calibre and then Update Metadata from Column, the empty cover gets replaced with a oversized broken-image graphic

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by jcd1013

I'm using the most recent version of Calibre and the FanFicFare plugin and for the last several days, I have been unable to upload or update any fanfics from AO3 and I keep getting a '525 Server Error'. I have not changed the INI or changed login information.
...
Any suggestions about how I might troubleshoot?

You're probably be blocked.

See: https://github.com/JimmXinu/FanFicFa...ive-of-our-own

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I updated my GC profile. Is there a way to re-generate the cover when updating a fic?

Unless you have 'New Only' checked, it should. Or you can just run GC.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

An amusing bug: When deleting the cover image from both epub and Calibre and then Update Metadata from Column, the empty cover gets replaced with a oversized broken-image graphic

I'm not seeing that. I would speculate that you failed to delete the cover completely?

If the epub can't be rendered to generate a cover image, it's presented differently in past.

[ownedbycats]

I opened in Calibre editor and deleted the cover image file. I presume it was grabbing the broken-image from the cover page.

[mrEd]

Dunno why, but literotica seems to have added a /g/ url now.
literotica . com/g/bound-pt-1-book-in-the-ash for example.

[mrEd]

Quick code, changes to beta file, adapter_literotica.py

Line 81, add

https://www.literotica.com/g/story-title

in the return.

line 86, change to

return r"https?://"+LANG_RE+r"(\.i)?\.literotica\.com/((beta/)?[sipg]/([a-zA-Z0-9_-]+)|series/se/(?P<storyseriesid>[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+))"

[applegaa]

Originally Posted by mrEd

Dunno why, but literotica seems to have added a /g/ url now.
literotica . com/g/bound-pt-1-book-in-the-ash for example.

Those are interactive story games, which I don't think can be easily captured by tools like this due to the need to make choices as you read.

[ownedbycats]

Is there metadata that indicates a fic has downloaded images? Want to add "illustrations" or something in #fanfictags.

[JimmXinu]

Originally Posted by applegaa

Those are interactive story games, which I don't think can be easily captured by tools like this due to the need to make choices as you read.

I'm glad one of us knew that.

FFF depends on a story - chapter list paradigm. Without a chapter list, updates are basically impossible.

If someone else wants to implement (and support) spidering down a CYOA like that, I will at least talk about it. But I'm not interested in doing it.

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Is there metadata that indicates a fic has downloaded images? Want to add "illustrations" or something in #fanfictags.

No, there isn't. If there was it would also be tripped by image emojis and such.

[ownedbycats]

Another question: Is there a way to use a GC profile only if the image is below certain dimensions?

[JimmXinu]

Yes, but only by not having a cover image.

From defaults.ini:

[epub]
# ...
## If set, story specific and first image covers will only be used as
## a cover image if it is >= both the dimensions listed here.  When
## not set, any size image will be used.  Note that some sites, like
## ffnet use relatively small images(180,240).  Default 10,10 to avoid
## spacer images.
cover_min_size: 10,10

So you can't use that to detect a small image and then apply a GC that uses current image.