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Collection Browsing (Series)

Collection Series Landing Page

Example Collection Series Page

Opening a publisher displays all child series folders and standalone issues contained in that directory.

Series Options

For any series folder, clicking the menu provides management options:

Series Dropdown Menu

Example Series Dropdown Menu

  1. Generate Thumbnail: Generates a thumbnail for the folder based on its contents if art is missing.
  2. Missing File Check: Checks for missing issues within the series based on the Missing File Check.
  3. Delete: Deletes the folder and all contained files after confirmation.

Generating Thumbnails

Generating Thumbnails

Example of Generating Thumbnails

To generate a thumbnail for a series, select Generate Thumbnail from the folder menu. CLU builds an image from the folder's contents:

  1. Single-issue folders: Uses the cover of that issue as the folder thumbnail.
  2. Multi-issue folders: Composes art using up to the first four issues according to your selected folder art style. In the default Fanned Stack style, the first issue forms the front cover with subtle offset rotation.
  3. Nested folders: Uses the lead cover from up to four child folders, with an optional folder glyph overlay (see folder icon overlay).

CLU supports four thumbnail layout styles: Fanned Stack, Single Image, Isometric Cascade, and 2x2 Mosaic Grid. These can be chosen site-wide under Personalization. You can also pin an exact issue cover as the front image using Set as Folder Thumbnail.

Regenerate All Thumbnails

Changing the folder art style in settings applies to newly generated art going forward. To restyle folders you already have, use Regenerate All Thumbnails.

On any top-level publisher folder, select Regenerate All Thumbnails from the menu to update every series folder within it. A global version covering all libraries is available on the Personalization page.

Regeneration runs asynchronously in the background with live progress displayed in Active Operations.

Preserves publisher art and pinned covers

Running this operation on a publisher restyles child series art while leaving that publisher's own custom header and cover art untouched. Any series with a pinned issue cover will preserve that chosen cover within the updated layout.

Mark a Series as "Want to Read"

Click the icon in the top left of the series list to add it to your Want to Read list. This surfaces the series in the Want to Read row on your collection homepage and in your OPDS feed.