[Enhancement] Ignore "The" at the beginning of a series or title when sorting #205

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opened 2026-04-24 23:01:06 +02:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @advplyr on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022).

Discussed in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/358

Originally posted by snowmangoh February 9, 2022
I would love the option to exclude "The" from being included in the sorting logic if it's at the beginning of a book or series title.

Originally created by @advplyr on GitHub (Feb 11, 2022). ### Discussed in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/358 <div type='discussions-op-text'> <sup>Originally posted by **snowmangoh** February 9, 2022</sup> I would love the option to exclude "The" from being included in the sorting logic if it's at the beginning of a book or series title.</div>
adam added the enhancement label 2026-04-24 23:01:06 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-24 23:01:06 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2022):

This is added in v1.6.67 and can be enabled with a server setting.

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If you have alternate bookshelf enabled you can see the title updated with ", The" at the end.

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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2022): This is added in `v1.6.67` and can be enabled with a server setting. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67830747/153967763-f5a4e2af-1849-4e2b-9a52-3d6ded7186d4.png) If you have alternate bookshelf enabled you can see the title updated with ", The" at the end. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/67830747/153967948-a9929d6a-e6e9-4260-ab65-2fbc30ce4902.png)
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@yourjelly commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2022):

I'd argue the same should be done for the prefix "A"

@yourjelly commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2022): I'd argue the same should be done for the prefix "A"
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#205