[Bug]: New explicit filter does not work #2889

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opened 2026-04-25 00:11:37 +02:00 by adam · 9 comments
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Originally created by @Zageron on GitHub (Jul 13, 2025).

What happened?

Alas, I was very excited to see the new explicit filter yet I have found it does not function.

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What did you expect to happen?

I would expect the book count to reduce to the number of books I have marked as explicit.

Steps to reproduce the issue

  1. Navigate to the library.
  2. Use the filter dropdown and select the new explicit item
  3. Observe book count and shelf content does not change.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.26.0

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Other (list in "Additional Notes" box)

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Linux

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

Firefox

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Additional Notes

Manjaro Linux, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf
Occurs with and without "bookshelf view" enabled.
Please let me know if any addition notes or information is required.

Originally created by @Zageron on GitHub (Jul 13, 2025). ### What happened? Alas, I was very excited to see the new explicit filter yet I have found it does not function. <img width="1665" height="78" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/28be02b2-66b7-4197-a87e-e152a8a8742e" /> <img width="1652" height="58" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a7fd97c0-2a58-4c6b-8b9f-643ce1ece943" /> ### What did you expect to happen? I would expect the book count to reduce to the number of books I have marked as explicit. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. Navigate to the library. 2. Use the filter dropdown and select the new explicit item 3. Observe book count and shelf content does not change. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.26.0 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Other (list in "Additional Notes" box) ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Linux ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? Firefox ### Logs ```shell ``` ### Additional Notes Manjaro Linux, https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf Occurs with and without "bookshelf view" enabled. Please let me know if any addition notes or information is required.
adam added the bug label 2026-04-25 00:11:37 +02:00
adam closed this issue 2026-04-25 00:11:37 +02:00
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2025):

I'm not able to reproduce this. Are you able to reproduce this using a different user?

Do you have collapse series checked?
Does the user have any tag or library restricting permissions?

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 13, 2025): I'm not able to reproduce this. Are you able to reproduce this using a different user? Do you have collapse series checked? Does the user have any tag or library restricting permissions?
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025):

  • Tested with the same account in chrome, same problem.
  • Created a fresh account with the only change being "access explicit", same problem.
    • Admin and non-admin same effect.
  • Tried with and without "collapse series", same problem.
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025): - Tested with the same account in chrome, same problem. - Created a fresh account with the only change being "access explicit", same problem. - Admin and non-admin same effect. - Tried with and without "collapse series", same problem. <img width="1323" height="1149" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/10791987-ee2e-425d-8945-71723c1cc7a4" /> <img width="1457" height="871" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e2741597-3d6b-4c26-9bda-ec1fdf32e47a" /> <img width="508" height="510" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c3b27338-cf1a-4aaf-b1b9-3fdb6d968fb7" />
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025):

console-export-2025-7-13_17-6-44.txt

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Apologies if none of these are useful, just trying to increase the chance of helpful information.

@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 14, 2025): [console-export-2025-7-13_17-6-44.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/21206982/console-export-2025-7-13_17-6-44.txt) <img width="804" height="1007" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ef153452-c555-4898-aba3-d5bfe892cded" /> Apologies if none of these are useful, just trying to increase the chance of helpful information.
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2025):

The only thing I can think of is it has to do with this arch linux package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf

I don't know who maintains that or how the package is getting built

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 20, 2025): The only thing I can think of is it has to do with this arch linux package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf I don't know who maintains that or how the package is getting built
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@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025):

This may be a silly question, but have you confirmed that you have some non-explicit books in the library? I am unable to recreate this issue with the web client.

@nichwall commented on GitHub (Jul 21, 2025): This may be a silly question, but have you confirmed that you have some non-explicit books in the library? I am unable to recreate this issue with the web client.
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025):

This may be a silly question, but have you confirmed that you have some non-explicit books in the library? I am unable to recreate this issue with the web client.

Not at all, thanks for the clarifying question. I do, in fact, have non explicit books. If I create a user without explicit access I get 908/943 books total.

@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025): > This may be a silly question, but have you confirmed that you have some non-explicit books in the library? I am unable to recreate this issue with the web client. Not at all, thanks for the clarifying question. I do, in fact, have non explicit books. If I create a user without explicit access I get 908/943 books total.
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025):

The only thing I can think of is it has to do with this arch linux package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf

I don't know who maintains that or how the package is getting built

Interesting, I wonder if the build environment defined in the PKGBUILD isn't accurate. I'll try to reproduce this issue with a manual build. I sent an email to the maintainer in hopes of starting a discussion in the meantime.

@Zageron commented on GitHub (Jul 22, 2025): > The only thing I can think of is it has to do with this arch linux package https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/audiobookshelf > > I don't know who maintains that or how the package is getting built Interesting, I wonder if the build environment defined in the PKGBUILD isn't accurate. I'll try to reproduce this issue with a manual build. I sent an email to the maintainer in hopes of starting a discussion in the meantime.
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@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2025):

Any update on this?

@advplyr commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2025): Any update on this?
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@Zageron commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025):

Update for you.
I accidentally updated again today, and encountered all of the same issues.
However, incidentally my tailscale connection to my NAS was having issues so I restarted the system audiobookshelf lives on. Issues persisted, but I accidentally restarted the machine a second time.

This time, when I refreshed the Audiobookshelf page I finally got the message about the authentication method changing, and that I needed to log back in.

Now the explicit filter works, and I don't get logged out every time I refresh.

Thoughts:

  • audiobookshelf required more than one restart to complete the migration? Perhaps the AUR script is not properly restarting the audiobookshelf service on update?
@Zageron commented on GitHub (Aug 3, 2025): Update for you. I accidentally updated again today, and encountered all of the same issues. However, incidentally my tailscale connection to my NAS was having issues so I restarted the system audiobookshelf lives on. Issues persisted, but I accidentally restarted the machine a second time. This time, when I refreshed the Audiobookshelf page I finally got the message about the authentication method changing, and that I needed to log back in. Now the explicit filter works, and I don't get logged out every time I refresh. Thoughts: - audiobookshelf required more than one restart to complete the migration? Perhaps the AUR script is not properly restarting the audiobookshelf service on update?
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Reference: starred/audiobookshelf#2889