Basic Editor

Quick metadata edits for a single issue, right from the issue detail view.

Quick Jump:

Opening Editor Main Tab More Tab Saving & Validation

Opening the Basic Editor

From any issue's page, click Edit XML in the metadata column. The Basic Editor opens as a modal overlay directly on top of the issue page without navigating away.

It edits only the single issue opened. For batch tagging multiple files or staging un-scanned comics, use the Full Editor instead.

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Fields Breakdown — Main & More Tabs

Form fields are organised across two tabs to keep primary tagging clean and uncluttered:

Main Tab Fields (Primary Metadata)

Series Title & Issue Title: Plain text fields.
Issue Number & Year: Plain text/numeric fields.
Genre: Multi-select checkbox grid from the managed Admin list. Required — at least one genre must be selected.
Format: Dropdown from managed Admin list. Required.
Age Rating: Dropdown of 8 standard ratings (Everyone, Early Childhood, Everyone 10+, PG, Adult, Teen, Teen+, Mature). Required.
Black & White: Checkbox indicator.
Summary: Multi-line summary description textarea.

Tip

If an existing Genre, Format, or Age Rating value is legacy or removed from Admin, it loads blank — requiring you to pick a valid value before saving.

More Tab Fields (Credits & Details)

Count: Total issue count for the series.
Page Count: Auto-calculated archive image count (editable override).
Writer & Penciller: Comma-separated names for creator credits.
Publisher: Publisher text field.
Story Arc: Optional story arc title.
Language: Free-text with common language autocompletion.
Notes: Archive notes field (defaults to Modified with the CAPT).

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Saving, Validation & Duplicate Safeguards

Enforced Field Validation: The Save button remains disabled until Genre, Format, and Age Rating are valid.
Async Background Saving: Saving closes the modal instantly and performs archive rebuilding in the background. A toast notification updates status ("Saving in background…", then "Saved").
Near-Duplicate Creator Guard: If a typed Writer or Penciller name closely matches an existing creator in your library (e.g. Alan Moore vs Allan Moore), a confirmation dialog offers to standardise the spelling.

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