[Enhancement]: Bulk commands to fix chapter titles, including converting ALL CAPS titles into Proper Case titles #2657

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opened 2026-02-20 02:20:37 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-20 02:20:37 -05:00

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Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Jan 12, 2025).

Type of Enhancement

Web Interface/Frontend

Describe the Feature/Enhancement

There should be a set of functions which would allow me to select the chapter titles, then, in bulk, allow me to change the titles from ALL CAPS to either "Proper Case" or "Sentence case".

Why would this be helpful?

Some of the metadata in the Audible database have the chapters in ALL CAPS. This is the equivalent of yelling, and, quite frankly, my eyes are ringing. I prefer to have my chapters in Proper Case.

Future Implementation (Screenshot)

A chcekbox by each chapter title so that we know which change function is applied.

Audiobookshelf Server Version

2.17.7

Current Implementation (Screenshot)

One title that this recently occurred on is Tropic Angel - Archangel Aviation Thrillers, Book 1. When I look at the chapter list from OpenAudible, I see this:

A looking of the chapters shows this, so it is at the metadata level:

I ended up manually changing the chapter titles to mixed case as well as the chapter numbers (which is outside the scope of this request):

Originally created by @ZLoth on GitHub (Jan 12, 2025). ### Type of Enhancement Web Interface/Frontend ### Describe the Feature/Enhancement There should be a set of functions which would allow me to select the chapter titles, then, in bulk, allow me to change the titles from ALL CAPS to either "Proper Case" or "Sentence case". ### Why would this be helpful? Some of the metadata in the Audible database have the chapters in ALL CAPS. This is the equivalent of yelling, and, quite frankly, my eyes are ringing. I prefer to have my chapters in Proper Case. ### Future Implementation (Screenshot) A chcekbox by each chapter title so that we know which change function is applied. ### Audiobookshelf Server Version 2.17.7 ### Current Implementation (Screenshot) One title that this recently occurred on is [Tropic Angel - Archangel Aviation Thrillers, Book 1](https://www.audible.com/pd/Tropic-Angel-Audiobook/B0DCCGC7Y4). When I look at the chapter list from OpenAudible, I see this: ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ae164a69-4608-4e27-9e33-a29cf802e48d) A looking of the chapters shows this, so it is at the metadata level: ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9a534f23-5375-4320-b952-922c16ac4290) I ended up manually changing the chapter titles to mixed case as well as the chapter numbers (which is outside the scope of this request): ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/454b0a3b-2838-417c-ba04-6f5286cbffae)