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[Enhancement]: Merge author names into one author: Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel....etc. #2283

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opened 2026-04-25 00:05:45 +02:00 by adam · 3 comments
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:05:45 +02:00
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Originally created by @zzyzx-dc on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024).

Type of Enhancement

Web Interface/Frontend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

My instance of ABS is pulling author data from both the folder on disk and the metadata embedded in tags, so I'm wrestling with multiple versions of single author names. It is a bit of a chore to open each book and change the author name to attempt to merge them all into one.

In a Plex music library, you can select multiple artists and simply click 'merge' - then edit the final lone artist entry how you wish. Furthermore on future music library scans, versions of the author name are automatically merged to the single artist entry.

Alternatively, would there be some way to scan and auto-merge authors into one entry?

Thanks. I apologize if this is a duplicate request - I did not find another one like it after searching.

Why would this be helpful?

Removing multiple versions of one author in the library tab.

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Audiobookshelf Server Version

v2.10.1

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Originally created by @zzyzx-dc on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024). ### Type of Enhancement Web Interface/Frontend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement My instance of ABS is pulling author data from both the folder on disk and the metadata embedded in tags, so I'm wrestling with multiple versions of single author names. It is a bit of a chore to open each book and change the author name to attempt to merge them all into one. In a Plex music library, you can select multiple artists and simply click 'merge' - then edit the final lone artist entry how you wish. Furthermore on future music library scans, versions of the author name are automatically merged to the single artist entry. Alternatively, would there be some way to scan and auto-merge authors into one entry? Thanks. I apologize if this is a duplicate request - I did not find another one like it after searching. ### Why would this be helpful? Removing multiple versions of one author in the library tab. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) n/a ### Audiobookshelf Server Version v2.10.1 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) _No response_
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adam commented 2026-04-25 00:05:45 +02:00
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024):

Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/908

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024): Duplicate of https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/issues/908
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:05:46 +02:00
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@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024):

If you rename J.R.R. Tolkien to J. R. R. Tolkien, then the books will be merged to J. R. R. Tolkien.

@ZLoth commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024): If you rename J.R.R. Tolkien to J. R. R. Tolkien, then the books will be merged to J. R. R. Tolkien.
adam commented 2026-04-25 00:05:46 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024):

You should use the authors page to rename instead of going into each book manually.

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Sep 28, 2024): You should use the authors page to rename instead of going into each book manually.
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2283