feat(schema): subtitle/explicit columns, authors+publishers arrays, float series numbers

Phase 1 of the series/collections/metadata overhaul
(~/.opencode/plan/series-collections-metadata-overhaul.md).

Schema (in place, idempotent):
- media_items.series_number INTEGER -> DOUBLE PRECISION: real-world
  ordinals are decimals (0.5, 1.5 novellas); INTEGER silently truncated
  them (calibre 2.5 pinned as 2 in tests).
- + subtitle TEXT, explicit BOOLEAN (sidecar ingest; ABS explicit /
  Audible isAdult).
- + authors/authors_search/publishers/publishers_search TEXT[] NOT NULL
  (narrators A2a precedent). Arrays are write truth; author/publisher
  varchars become trigger-regenerated display strings
  (sync_author_publisher_display) so every varchar consumer (trgm
  search, facets, API, OPDS/Kobo) keeps working unchanged.
- Row-level NULL normalization for the new arrays in
  set_library_type_name (A2 lesson: Go nil -> explicit NULL -> 23502).
- Backfills ARRAY[author]/ARRAY[publisher] — deliberately no
  comma-splitting ('Tolkien, J.R.R.' would corrupt; scanner kept only
  authors[0] historically).
- collection_items.position INTEGER + (collection_id, position) index
  for playlist ordering.

Go: sqlc regen; MediaMetadata/handler params gain Subtitle/Explicit/
Authors/Publishers (legacy singles still accepted, arrays win);
SeriesNumber int32 -> float64 end to end; metadata_overrides adapted
with legacy override keys ('author'/'publisher') preserved so existing
user overrides survive; bulk author edit writes the array.

Pins widened (docs/contract_pins.md): raw sqlc row key set + the six
new columns; changelog entry added.

Verified: unit suite green; integration sweep (bulk/smart collections/
scanner/stats/sync/queue/calibre/pins/audiobooks) green against the
shared dev DB after in-place migration. Pre-existing unrelated red:
TestOwnershipAndAdminTestSuite/TestAdminCreateUser timezone inheritance
fails identically at the pre-change commit (live shared state).

cmd/server/tests/calibre_integration_test.go

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestCalibreLibraryScan(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "Test Book", book.Title, "Title should match sidecar")
 	require.Equal(t, "Test Author", book.Author.String, "Author should match sidecar")
 	require.Equal(t, "Test Series", book.Series.String, "Series should match sidecar")
-	require.Equal(t, int32(1), book.SeriesNumber.Int32, "Series number should match sidecar")
+	require.Equal(t, float64(1), book.SeriesNumber.Float64, "Series number should match sidecar")
 	require.Equal(t, "Test Publisher", book.Publisher.String, "Publisher should match sidecar")
 	require.Len(t, book.Tags, 2, "Should have 2 tags from sidecar")
 	require.Contains(t, book.Tags, "Fantasy", "Should have Fantasy tag")

cmd/server/tests/collections_preview_test.go

@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ func createPreviewTestMediaItems(t *testing.T, db *database.Queries, libraryID s
 		media, err := db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 			LibraryID: pgtype.UUID{Bytes: libUUID, Valid: true},
 			Title:     "Preview Test Book " + string(rune('A'+i)),
-			Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Test Author " + string(rune('A'+i)), Valid: true},
+			Authors:  []string{"Test Author " + string(rune('A'+i))},
 			Genre:     pgtype.Text{String: genre, Valid: true},
 			FilePath:  "/tmp/test" + string(rune('A'+i)) + ".epub",
 			FileSize:  pgtype.Int8{Int64: 1024, Valid: true},

cmd/server/tests/collections_smart_test.go

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func smartCreateLibraryAndBooks(t *testing.T, setup *TestServerSetup, userID uui
 		media, err := setup.DB.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 			LibraryID: pgtype.UUID{Bytes: libUUID, Valid: true},
 			Title:     title,
-			Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Smart Rule Author", Valid: true},
+			Authors:  []string{"Smart Rule Author"},
 			Genre:     pgtype.Text{String: genre, Valid: true},
 			FilePath:  fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/%s-%d.epub", title, time.Now().UnixNano()),
 			FileSize:  pgtype.Int8{Int64: 1024, Valid: true},

cmd/server/tests/contract_pins_test.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func createContractFixture(t *testing.T, setup *TestServerSetup) contractFixture
 	media, err := setup.DB.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID: pgtype.UUID{Bytes: libUUID, Valid: true},
 		Title:     itemTitle,
-		Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Test Contract Author", Valid: true},
+		Authors:  []string{"Test Contract Author"},
 		Series:    pgtype.Text{String: seriesName, Valid: true},
 		Genre:     pgtype.Text{String: "Science Fiction", Valid: true},
 		FilePath:  "/tmp/contract-test-item.epub",
@@ -711,10 +711,14 @@ func TestContractPin_MediaListBothBranches(t *testing.T) {
 	fx := createContractFixture(t, setup)
 
 	// The sqlc row key sets behind BOTH branches.
+	// A2b (2026-10-19): + subtitle, explicit, authors, authors_search,
+	// publishers, publishers_search (docs/contract_pins.md changelog).
 	rawRowKeys := []string{
-		"id", "library_id", "title", "author", "isbn", "description",
+		"id", "library_id", "title", "subtitle", "author", "isbn", "description",
 		"file_path", "file_size", "mime_type", "cover_image_path",
 		"series", "series_number", "tags", "narrators", "abridged",
+		"explicit", "authors", "authors_search", "publishers",
+		"publishers_search",
 		"asin", "date_published", "publisher", "contributors", "language",
 		"edition", "page_count", "genre", "copyright_year", "goodreads_id",
 		"openlibrary_id", "google_books_id", "added_by_admin_id", "created_at",

cmd/server/tests/ownership_and_admin_test.go

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *OwnershipAndAdminTestSuite) createItemViaDB(withFolder bool) (itemID, l
 	item, err := db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID: library.ID,
 		Title:     "Ownership Suite Item",
-		Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Suite Author", Valid: true},
+		Authors:  []string{"Suite Author"},
 		FilePath:  relPath,
 		MimeType:  pgtype.Text{String: "application/epub+zip", Valid: true},
 	})

cmd/server/tests/queue_test.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func createTestQueueItem(t *testing.T, db *database.Queries, userID uuid.UUID) (
 	mediaItem, err := db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID: library.ID,
 		Title:     "Test Book for Queue",
-		Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Test Author", Valid: true},
+		Authors:  []string{"Test Author"},
 		FilePath:  "/tmp/test.epub",
 		FileSize:  pgtype.Int8{Int64: 1024, Valid: true},
 		MimeType:  pgtype.Text{String: "application/epub+zip", Valid: true},

cmd/server/tests/statistics_test.go

@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ func TestLibraryUsageStats(t *testing.T) {
 		media, err := setup.DB.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 			LibraryID:       pgtype.UUID{Bytes: [16]byte(lib), Valid: true},
 			Title:           title,
-			Author:          pgtype.Text{String: author, Valid: true},
+			Authors:         []string{author},
 			Genre:           pgtype.Text{String: genre, Valid: true},
 			FilePath:        fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/usage-%s-%d.bin", title, time.Now().UnixNano()),
 			FileSize:        pgtype.Int8{Int64: size, Valid: true},

cmd/server/tests/sync_integration_test.go

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func createSyncTestMedia(t *testing.T, db *database.Queries, libraryID pgtype.UU
 	media, err := db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID: libraryID,
 		Title:     "Sync Test Book",
-		Author:    pgtype.Text{String: "Test Author", Valid: true},
+		Authors:  []string{"Test Author"},
 		FilePath:  "/tmp/test.epub",
 		FileSize:  pgtype.Int8{Int64: 1024, Valid: true},
 		MimeType:  pgtype.Text{String: "application/epub+zip", Valid: true},

database/schema/schema.sql

@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS media_items (
     id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
     library_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES libraries(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
     title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
-    author VARCHAR(255),
+    subtitle TEXT, -- Series-y/edition subtitle from sidecars; display field, never part of `title`
+    author VARCHAR(255), -- DEPRECATED for writes: display string regenerated from `authors` by trigger
     isbn VARCHAR(13), -- Still relevant for ebooks
     description TEXT,
     file_path VARCHAR(500) NOT NULL,
@@ -144,10 +145,15 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS media_items (
     mime_type VARCHAR(100),
     cover_image_path VARCHAR(500),
     series VARCHAR(255),
-    series_number INTEGER,
+    series_number DOUBLE PRECISION, -- Real ordinals are decimals (0.5, 1.5 novellas); was INTEGER
     tags TEXT[],
     narrators TEXT[], -- Audiobook narrators (sidecar first; user-editable)
+    authors TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}', -- Write truth for authorship; `author` above is trigger-regenerated display
+    authors_search TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
+    publishers TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}', -- Write truth; `publisher` below is trigger-regenerated display
+    publishers_search TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
     abridged BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE, -- Libation/Audible abridged flag
+    explicit BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE, -- Adult flag from sidecars (ABS explicit / Audible isAdult)
     asin VARCHAR(20), -- Still relevant for ebooks
     date_published DATE,
     publisher VARCHAR(255),
@@ -267,6 +273,30 @@ ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS contributors_search TEXT[];
 ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS narrators TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
 ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS narrators_search TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
 ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS abridged BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE;
+
+-- A2b: subtitle + explicit flags, authors/publishers arrays (narrators
+-- precedent — arrays are write truth, varchar display columns regenerate).
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS subtitle TEXT;
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS explicit BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE;
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS authors TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS authors_search TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS publishers TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
+ALTER TABLE media_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS publishers_search TEXT[] NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}';
+
+-- Series ordinals are real-world decimals (0.5, 1.5 novellas); INTEGER
+-- truncated them to the wrong shelf order. In-place widening; no-op on a
+-- fresh install (column is already double precision from CREATE TABLE).
+ALTER TABLE media_items ALTER COLUMN series_number TYPE double precision
+  USING series_number::double precision;
+
+-- Backfill the arrays from the legacy single-value columns. Deliberately NO
+-- comma-splitting ("Tolkien, J.R.R." would corrupt); every existing row is
+-- effectively single-valued because the scanner historically kept only
+-- authors[0]. Guarded so the pass is free after the first startup.
+UPDATE media_items SET authors = ARRAY[author]
+ WHERE author IS NOT NULL AND author <> '' AND authors = '{}';
+UPDATE media_items SET publishers = ARRAY[publisher]
+ WHERE publisher IS NOT NULL AND publisher <> '' AND publishers = '{}';
 -- audio_metadata is declared in the CREATE TABLE above, which only fresh
 -- installs ever see — this ALTER is the upgrade path for pre-A2 installs
 -- (its absence 42703'd every scan and archive pass on upgraded deployments).
@@ -316,6 +346,20 @@ BEGIN
   IF NEW.narrators_search IS NULL THEN
     NEW.narrators_search := '{}';
   END IF;
+  -- A2b: authors/publishers arrays are NOT NULL — Go nil slices become
+  -- explicit NULLs in params and would 23502 (the narrators lesson).
+  IF NEW.authors IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.authors := '{}';
+  END IF;
+  IF NEW.authors_search IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.authors_search := '{}';
+  END IF;
+  IF NEW.publishers IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.publishers := '{}';
+  END IF;
+  IF NEW.publishers_search IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.publishers_search := '{}';
+  END IF;
   RETURN NEW;
 END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
@@ -333,6 +377,35 @@ CREATE TRIGGER set_library_type_name_on_library_change
   FOR EACH ROW
   EXECUTE FUNCTION set_library_type_name();
 
+-- Display sync: `author`/`publisher` are denormalized display strings
+-- regenerated from the authors/publishers arrays on every write. The varchar
+-- columns face search (trgm), facets and API responses; the arrays are the
+-- write truth. array_to_string is STABLE on PG15 (not IMMUTABLE), so this
+-- must be a trigger — a generated column would reject it. Absent arrays
+-- yield NULL display (matches the legacy no-author row shape).
+DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS sync_author_publisher_display_trg ON media_items;
+DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS sync_author_publisher_display();
+CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sync_author_publisher_display() RETURNS TRIGGER AS $$
+BEGIN
+  -- Defense in depth: normalize NULL arrays first (this trigger may fire
+  -- before set_library_type_name depending on name-ordered execution).
+  IF NEW.authors IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.authors := '{}';
+  END IF;
+  IF NEW.publishers IS NULL THEN
+    NEW.publishers := '{}';
+  END IF;
+  NEW.author    := CASE WHEN NEW.authors    = '{}' THEN NULL
+                        ELSE array_to_string(NEW.authors, ', ') END;
+  NEW.publisher := CASE WHEN NEW.publishers = '{}' THEN NULL
+                        ELSE array_to_string(NEW.publishers, ', ') END;
+  RETURN NEW;
+END $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
+CREATE TRIGGER sync_author_publisher_display_trg
+  BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON media_items
+  FOR EACH ROW
+  EXECUTE FUNCTION sync_author_publisher_display();
+
 -- Add GIN indexes for pg_trgm fuzzy search performance
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_media_items_author_trgm
   ON media_items USING GIN (author gin_trgm_ops);
@@ -1256,12 +1329,21 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS collection_items (
     added_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW(),
     added_by_user_id UUID REFERENCES users(id) ON DELETE SET NULL,
     excluded BOOLEAN DEFAULT false,
+    -- Manual playlist ordering (reading-order collections). NULL = un-ordered
+    -- legacy item; ordering falls back to added_at ASC.
+    position INTEGER,
     UNIQUE(collection_id, media_item_id)
 );
 
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_collection_items_collection ON collection_items(collection_id);
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_collection_items_media ON collection_items(media_item_id);
 
+-- Playlist ordering (A2c): position-first ordering for collection listings;
+-- NULLs fall back to added_at ASC.
+ALTER TABLE collection_items ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS position INTEGER;
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_collection_items_order
+  ON collection_items(collection_id, position ASC NULLS LAST);
+
 -- Index for excluding auto-assigned items
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_collection_items_excluded ON collection_items(collection_id, excluded)
     WHERE excluded = true;

docs/contract_pins.md

@@ -119,3 +119,20 @@ cover_image_path, has_conflict, format_group, badge`.
 - `media_items.audio_metadata` payload gained additive JSON keys
   `layout` and `tracks` (see schema.sql comment). Consumers parse
   additively; stored single-file payloads are unchanged.
+
+## 2026-10-19 — A2b: metadata array/model overhaul (phase 1)
+
+- `media_items.series_number` widened INTEGER → DOUBLE PRECISION across all
+  surfaces. JSON serializers emit the same key; values are JSON numbers, so
+  integer-valued ordinals are byte-identical ("3") and decimal ordinals
+  (0.5/1.5) now serialize as decimals instead of truncating. Clients reading
+  JSON numbers are unaffected; the Android client parses either form.
+- `GET /api/media-items*` / detail responses gain ADDITIVE keys:
+  `subtitle` (string), `explicit` (bool), `authors` ([]string, write truth —
+  legacy `author` display string still emitted, now trigger-regenerated),
+  `publishers` ([]string; legacy `publisher` likewise).
+- `POST/PUT /api/media-items*` accept ADDITIVE request keys `subtitle`,
+  `explicit`, `authors`, `publishers`; legacy `author`/`publisher` singles
+  still accepted (arrays win when both present).
+- Override keys unchanged: `author`/`publisher` override names are preserved
+  for existing rows and now protect the arrays.

internal/database/models.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type CollectionItems struct {
 	AddedAt       pgtype.Timestamptz `db:"added_at" json:"added_at"`
 	AddedByUserID pgtype.UUID        `db:"added_by_user_id" json:"added_by_user_id"`
 	Excluded      pgtype.Bool        `db:"excluded" json:"excluded"`
+	Position      pgtype.Int4        `db:"position" json:"position"`
 }
 
 type Collections struct {
@@ -232,25 +233,31 @@ type MediaItemFormats struct {
 }
 
 type MediaItems struct {
-	ID             pgtype.UUID `db:"id" json:"id"`
-	LibraryID      pgtype.UUID `db:"library_id" json:"library_id"`
-	Title          string      `db:"title" json:"title"`
-	Author         pgtype.Text `db:"author" json:"author"`
-	Isbn           pgtype.Text `db:"isbn" json:"isbn"`
-	Description    pgtype.Text `db:"description" json:"description"`
-	FilePath       string      `db:"file_path" json:"file_path"`
-	FileSize       pgtype.Int8 `db:"file_size" json:"file_size"`
-	MimeType       pgtype.Text `db:"mime_type" json:"mime_type"`
-	CoverImagePath pgtype.Text `db:"cover_image_path" json:"cover_image_path"`
-	Series         pgtype.Text `db:"series" json:"series"`
-	SeriesNumber   pgtype.Int4 `db:"series_number" json:"series_number"`
-	Tags           []string    `db:"tags" json:"tags"`
-	Narrators      []string    `db:"narrators" json:"narrators"`
-	Abridged       bool        `db:"abridged" json:"abridged"`
-	Asin           pgtype.Text `db:"asin" json:"asin"`
-	DatePublished  pgtype.Date `db:"date_published" json:"date_published"`
-	Publisher      pgtype.Text `db:"publisher" json:"publisher"`
-	Contributors   []string    `db:"contributors" json:"contributors"`
+	ID               pgtype.UUID   `db:"id" json:"id"`
+	LibraryID        pgtype.UUID   `db:"library_id" json:"library_id"`
+	Title            string        `db:"title" json:"title"`
+	Subtitle         pgtype.Text   `db:"subtitle" json:"subtitle"`
+	Author           pgtype.Text   `db:"author" json:"author"`
+	Isbn             pgtype.Text   `db:"isbn" json:"isbn"`
+	Description      pgtype.Text   `db:"description" json:"description"`
+	FilePath         string        `db:"file_path" json:"file_path"`
+	FileSize         pgtype.Int8   `db:"file_size" json:"file_size"`
+	MimeType         pgtype.Text   `db:"mime_type" json:"mime_type"`
+	CoverImagePath   pgtype.Text   `db:"cover_image_path" json:"cover_image_path"`
+	Series           pgtype.Text   `db:"series" json:"series"`
+	SeriesNumber     pgtype.Float8 `db:"series_number" json:"series_number"`
+	Tags             []string      `db:"tags" json:"tags"`
+	Narrators        []string      `db:"narrators" json:"narrators"`
+	Authors          []string      `db:"authors" json:"authors"`
+	AuthorsSearch    []string      `db:"authors_search" json:"authors_search"`
+	Publishers       []string      `db:"publishers" json:"publishers"`
+	PublishersSearch []string      `db:"publishers_search" json:"publishers_search"`
+	Abridged         bool          `db:"abridged" json:"abridged"`
+	Explicit         bool          `db:"explicit" json:"explicit"`
+	Asin             pgtype.Text   `db:"asin" json:"asin"`
+	DatePublished    pgtype.Date   `db:"date_published" json:"date_published"`
+	Publisher        pgtype.Text   `db:"publisher" json:"publisher"`
+	Contributors     []string      `db:"contributors" json:"contributors"`
 	// ISO 639-1 language code (e.g., en, es, fr)
 	Language pgtype.Text `db:"language" json:"language"`
 	// Edition information (e.g., "First Edition", "Revised Edition")

internal/database/querier.go

@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ type Querier interface {
 	// books): rescans recompute the track manifest and the aggregate facts
 	// that follow from it. Editorial fields stay untouched — admins may have
 	// edited title/narrators after ingest.
-	UpdateMediaItemAudioBookPayload(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateMediaItemAudioBookPayloadParams) (MediaItems, error)
+	UpdateMediaItemAudioBookPayload(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateMediaItemAudioBookPayloadParams) (UpdateMediaItemAudioBookPayloadRow, error)
 	UpdateMediaItemChapterMetadata(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateMediaItemChapterMetadataParams) (MediaItems, error)
 	// Update media item format
 	UpdateMediaItemFormat(ctx context.Context, arg UpdateMediaItemFormatParams) (MediaItemFormats, error)

internal/database/queries/queries.sql

@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ GROUP BY l.id;
 -- narrators/narrators_search are NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}' (A2): callers MUST
 -- pass empty slices, never Go nil (an explicit NULL INSERT bypasses the
 -- column default and 23502s). The API create handler normalizes nil.
-INSERT INTO media_items (library_id, title, author, isbn, description, file_path, file_size, mime_type, cover_image_path, series, series_number, tags, tags_search, asin, date_published, publisher, contributors, contributors_search, language, edition, page_count, genre, copyright_year, goodreads_id, openlibrary_id, google_books_id, added_by_admin_id, created_at, imported_at, manga_type, reading_direction, series_count, volume, imprint, age_rating, web_url, story_arc, is_black_and_white, metadata_notes, community_rating, alternate_info, scan_information, summary, library_type_name, audio_metadata, narrators, narrators_search, abridged)
-VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48)
+INSERT INTO media_items (library_id, title, subtitle, authors, authors_search, isbn, description, file_path, file_size, mime_type, cover_image_path, series, series_number, tags, tags_search, asin, date_published, publishers, publishers_search, contributors, contributors_search, language, edition, page_count, genre, copyright_year, goodreads_id, openlibrary_id, google_books_id, added_by_admin_id, created_at, imported_at, manga_type, reading_direction, series_count, volume, imprint, age_rating, web_url, story_arc, is_black_and_white, metadata_notes, community_rating, alternate_info, scan_information, summary, library_type_name, audio_metadata, narrators, narrators_search, abridged, explicit)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $50, $51, $52)
 ON CONFLICT (library_id, file_path) DO UPDATE SET updated_at = NOW()
 RETURNING *;
 
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ RETURNING *;
 -- and a duplicate flag instead of pretending it created something.
 -- narrators NOT NULL: callers pass empty slices, never nil (see
 -- CreateMediaItem note).
-INSERT INTO media_items (library_id, title, author, isbn, description, file_path, file_size, mime_type, cover_image_path, series, series_number, tags, tags_search, asin, date_published, publisher, contributors, contributors_search, language, edition, page_count, genre, copyright_year, goodreads_id, openlibrary_id, google_books_id, added_by_admin_id, created_at, imported_at, manga_type, reading_direction, series_count, volume, imprint, age_rating, web_url, story_arc, is_black_and_white, metadata_notes, community_rating, alternate_info, scan_information, summary, library_type_name, audio_metadata, narrators, narrators_search, abridged)
-VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48)
+INSERT INTO media_items (library_id, title, subtitle, authors, authors_search, isbn, description, file_path, file_size, mime_type, cover_image_path, series, series_number, tags, tags_search, asin, date_published, publishers, publishers_search, contributors, contributors_search, language, edition, page_count, genre, copyright_year, goodreads_id, openlibrary_id, google_books_id, added_by_admin_id, created_at, imported_at, manga_type, reading_direction, series_count, volume, imprint, age_rating, web_url, story_arc, is_black_and_white, metadata_notes, community_rating, alternate_info, scan_information, summary, library_type_name, audio_metadata, narrators, narrators_search, abridged, explicit)
+VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6, $7, $8, $9, $10, $11, $12, $13, $14, $15, $16, $17, $18, $19, $20, $21, $22, $23, $24, $25, $26, $27, $28, $29, $30, $31, $32, $33, $34, $35, $36, $37, $38, $39, $40, $41, $42, $43, $44, $45, $46, $47, $48, $49, $50, $51, $52)
 ON CONFLICT (library_id, file_path) DO NOTHING
 RETURNING *;
 
@@ -282,46 +282,50 @@ ORDER BY
 -- name: UpdateMediaItem :one
 UPDATE media_items SET
     title = $2,
-    author = $3,
-    isbn = $4,
-    description = $5,
-    cover_image_path = $6,
-    series = $7,
-    series_number = $8,
-    tags = $9,
-    tags_search = $10,
-    asin = $11,
-    date_published = $12,
-    publisher = $13,
-    contributors = $14,
-    contributors_search = $15,
-    language = $16,
-    edition = $17,
-    page_count = $18,
-    genre = $19,
-    copyright_year = $20,
-    goodreads_id = $21,
-    openlibrary_id = $22,
-    google_books_id = $23,
-    manga_type = $24,
-    reading_direction = $25,
-    series_count = $26,
-    volume = $27,
-    imprint = $28,
-    age_rating = $29,
-    web_url = $30,
-    metadata_notes = $31,
-    community_rating = $32,
-    story_arc = $33,
-    is_black_and_white = $34,
-    alternate_info = $35,
-    scan_information = $36,
-    summary = $37,
-    metadata_overrides = $38,
-    audio_metadata = $39,
-    narrators = $40,
-    narrators_search = $41,
-    abridged = $42,
+    subtitle = $3,
+    authors = $4,
+    authors_search = $5,
+    isbn = $6,
+    description = $7,
+    cover_image_path = $8,
+    series = $9,
+    series_number = $10,
+    tags = $11,
+    tags_search = $12,
+    asin = $13,
+    date_published = $14,
+    publishers = $15,
+    publishers_search = $16,
+    contributors = $17,
+    contributors_search = $18,
+    language = $19,
+    edition = $20,
+    page_count = $21,
+    genre = $22,
+    copyright_year = $23,
+    goodreads_id = $24,
+    openlibrary_id = $25,
+    google_books_id = $26,
+    manga_type = $27,
+    reading_direction = $28,
+    series_count = $29,
+    volume = $30,
+    imprint = $31,
+    age_rating = $32,
+    web_url = $33,
+    metadata_notes = $34,
+    community_rating = $35,
+    story_arc = $36,
+    is_black_and_white = $37,
+    alternate_info = $38,
+    scan_information = $39,
+    summary = $40,
+    metadata_overrides = $41,
+    audio_metadata = $42,
+    narrators = $43,
+    narrators_search = $44,
+    abridged = $45,
+    explicit = $46,
     updated_at = NOW()
 WHERE id = $1
 RETURNING *;
@@ -2917,7 +2921,7 @@ WHERE series = sqlc.narg('series')
   AND library_id = sqlc.narg('library_id')
   AND archived_at IS NULL
   AND missing_scan_count = 0
-ORDER BY series_number ASC NULLS LAST;
+ORDER BY series_number ASC NULLS LAST, title ASC;
 
 -- name: GetContinueSeriesItems :many
 WITH user_series_progress AS (

internal/handlers/media.go

@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ type CreateMediaItemRequest struct {
 	MimeType       string    `json:"mime_type" validate:"required"`
 	CoverImagePath string    `json:"cover_image_path"`
 	Series         string    `json:"series"`
-	SeriesNumber   int32     `json:"series_number"`
+	SeriesNumber   float64   `json:"series_number"`
 	Tags           []string  `json:"tags"`
 	ASIN           string    `json:"asin"`
 	DatePublished  string    `json:"date_published"`
+	Subtitle       string    `json:"subtitle"`
+	Explicit       bool      `json:"explicit"`
+	Authors        []string  `json:"authors"`    // write truth; legacy `author` still accepted
+	Publishers     []string  `json:"publishers"` // write truth; legacy `publisher` still accepted
 	Publisher      string    `json:"publisher"`
 	Contributors   []string  `json:"contributors"`
 	// NEW: Reading direction and comic metadata fields
@@ -69,16 +73,20 @@ type CreateMediaItemRequest struct {
 type UpdateMediaItemRequest struct {
 	Title            string   `form:"title" json:"title" validate:"required,min=1,max=500"`
 	Author           string   `form:"author" json:"author"`
+	Authors          []string `form:"authors" json:"authors"`    // write truth; legacy `author` still accepted
+	Subtitle         string   `form:"subtitle" json:"subtitle"`
+	Explicit         bool     `form:"explicit" json:"explicit"`
 	ISBN             string   `form:"isbn" json:"isbn"`
 	Description      string   `form:"description" json:"description"`
 	CoverImagePath   string   `form:"cover_image_path" json:"cover_image_path"`
 	CoverAction      string   `form:"cover_action" json:"cover_action"`
 	Series           string   `form:"series" json:"series"`
-	SeriesNumber     int32    `form:"series_number" json:"series_number"`
+	SeriesNumber     float64  `form:"series_number" json:"series_number"`
 	Tags             []string `form:"tags" json:"tags"`
 	ASIN             string   `form:"asin" json:"asin"`
 	DatePublished    string   `form:"date_published" json:"date_published"`
 	Publisher        string   `form:"publisher" json:"publisher"`
+	Publishers       []string `form:"publishers" json:"publishers"` // write truth; legacy `publisher` still accepted
 	Contributors     []string `form:"contributors" json:"contributors"`
 	Language         string   `form:"language" json:"language"`
 	Edition          string   `form:"edition" json:"edition"`
@@ -588,13 +596,16 @@ func (h *MediaHandler) HandleBulkUpdate(c *echo.Context) error {
 		updateParams := database.UpdateMediaItemParams{
 			ID:                 mediaUUID,
 			Title:              existingMedia.Title,
-			Author:             existingMedia.Author,
+			Subtitle:           existingMedia.Subtitle,
+			Authors:            existingMedia.Authors,
+			AuthorsSearch:      existingMedia.AuthorsSearch,
 			Genre:              existingMedia.Genre,
 			Language:           existingMedia.Language,
 			Tags:               existingMedia.Tags,
 			TagsSearch:         existingMedia.TagsSearch,
 			Description:        existingMedia.Description,
-			Publisher:          existingMedia.Publisher,
+			Publishers:         existingMedia.Publishers,
+			PublishersSearch:   existingMedia.PublishersSearch,
 			CopyrightYear:      existingMedia.CopyrightYear,
 			Isbn:               existingMedia.Isbn,
 			Series:             existingMedia.Series,
@@ -623,6 +634,7 @@ func (h *MediaHandler) HandleBulkUpdate(c *echo.Context) error {
 			AlternateInfo:      existingMedia.AlternateInfo,
 			ScanInformation:    existingMedia.ScanInformation,
 			Summary:            existingMedia.Summary,
+			Explicit:           existingMedia.Explicit,
 		}
 
 		// Bulk edits are user customizations: keep existing overrides and mark
@@ -633,7 +645,8 @@ func (h *MediaHandler) HandleBulkUpdate(c *echo.Context) error {
 			overrides = utils.MergeOverrides(overrides, utils.OverrideTitle)
 		}
 		if update.Updates.Author != nil {
-			updateParams.Author = pgtype.Text{String: *update.Updates.Author, Valid: true}
+			updateParams.Authors = []string{*update.Updates.Author}
+			updateParams.AuthorsSearch = utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(updateParams.Authors)
 			overrides = utils.MergeOverrides(overrides, utils.OverrideAuthor)
 		}
 		if update.Updates.Genre != nil {
@@ -1415,7 +1428,9 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) CreateMediaItem(c *echo.Context) error {
 	created, err := mh.db.CreateMediaItemIfNew(c.Request().Context(), database.CreateMediaItemIfNewParams{
 		LibraryID:          pgtype.UUID{Bytes: req.LibraryID, Valid: true},
 		Title:              req.Title,
-		Author:             pgtype.Text{String: req.Author, Valid: req.Author != ""},
+		Subtitle:           pgtype.Text{String: req.Subtitle, Valid: req.Subtitle != ""},
+		Authors:            utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Author, req.Authors),
+		AuthorsSearch:      utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Author, req.Authors)),
 		Isbn:               pgtype.Text{String: isbnValue, Valid: req.ISBN != ""},
 		Description:        pgtype.Text{String: req.Description, Valid: req.Description != ""},
 		FilePath:           req.FilePath,
@@ -1423,15 +1438,17 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) CreateMediaItem(c *echo.Context) error {
 		MimeType:           pgtype.Text{String: req.MimeType, Valid: req.MimeType != ""},
 		CoverImagePath:     pgtype.Text{String: req.CoverImagePath, Valid: req.CoverImagePath != ""},
 		Series:             pgtype.Text{String: req.Series, Valid: req.Series != ""},
-		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: req.SeriesNumber, Valid: req.SeriesNumber > 0},
+		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Float8{Float64: req.SeriesNumber, Valid: req.SeriesNumber > 0},
 		Tags:               req.Tags,
 		TagsSearch:         tagsSearch,
 		Narrators:          narrators,
 		NarratorsSearch:    narratorsSearch,
 		Abridged:           req.Abridged,
+		Explicit:           req.Explicit,
 		Asin:               pgtype.Text{String: req.ASIN, Valid: req.ASIN != ""},
 		DatePublished:      pgtype.Date{Time: parseDate(req.DatePublished), Valid: req.DatePublished != ""},
-		Publisher:          pgtype.Text{String: req.Publisher, Valid: req.Publisher != ""},
+		Publishers:         utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Publisher, req.Publishers),
+		PublishersSearch:   utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Publisher, req.Publishers)),
 		Contributors:       req.Contributors,
 		ContributorsSearch: contributorsSearch,
 		AddedByAdminID:     user.ID,
@@ -1541,20 +1558,24 @@ func (mh *MediaHandler) UpdateMediaItem(c *echo.Context) error {
 	params := database.UpdateMediaItemParams{
 		ID:                 pgtype.UUID{Bytes: mediaUUID, Valid: true},
 		Title:              req.Title,
-		Author:             pgtype.Text{String: req.Author, Valid: req.Author != ""},
+		Subtitle:           pgtype.Text{String: req.Subtitle, Valid: req.Subtitle != ""},
+		Authors:            utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Author, req.Authors),
+		AuthorsSearch:      utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Author, req.Authors)),
 		Isbn:               pgtype.Text{String: isbnValue, Valid: req.ISBN != ""},
 		Description:        pgtype.Text{String: req.Description, Valid: req.Description != ""},
 		CoverImagePath:     pgtype.Text{String: coverPath, Valid: coverPath != ""},
 		Series:             pgtype.Text{String: req.Series, Valid: req.Series != ""},
-		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: req.SeriesNumber, Valid: req.SeriesNumber > 0},
+		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Float8{Float64: req.SeriesNumber, Valid: req.SeriesNumber > 0},
 		Tags:               req.Tags,
 		TagsSearch:         tagsSearch,
 		Narrators:          narrators,
 		NarratorsSearch:    narratorsSearch,
 		Abridged:           req.Abridged,
+		Explicit:           req.Explicit,
 		Asin:               pgtype.Text{String: req.ASIN, Valid: req.ASIN != ""},
 		DatePublished:      pgtype.Date{Time: parseDate(req.DatePublished), Valid: req.DatePublished != ""},
-		Publisher:          pgtype.Text{String: req.Publisher, Valid: req.Publisher != ""},
+		Publishers:         utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Publisher, req.Publishers),
+		PublishersSearch:   utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(req.Publisher, req.Publishers)),
 		Contributors:       req.Contributors,
 		ContributorsSearch: contributorsSearch,
 		Language:           pgtype.Text{String: req.Language, Valid: req.Language != ""},

internal/services/media_scanner.go

@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@ import (
 // MediaMetadata contains extracted metadata for media files (ebooks, comics, manga)
 type MediaMetadata struct {
 	Title        string
-	Author       string
+	Subtitle     string
+	Author       string // legacy single-value fill; Authors[] is the write truth
+	Authors      []string
 	Description  string
 	Series       string
-	SeriesNumber int32
-	Publisher    string
+	SeriesNumber float64
+	Publisher    string // legacy single-value fill; Publishers[] is the write truth
+	Publishers   []string
 	PublishDate  time.Time
 	Contributors []string
 	CoverPath    string
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ type MediaMetadata struct {
 	ASIN         string
 	Tags         []string
 	Genre        string
+	Explicit     bool
 
 	FileHashInfo *HashInfo
 	FileFormats  []*FormatInfo
@@ -715,8 +719,8 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) extractFolderStructureMetadata(path, rootFolder string) *
 		seriesMatch := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*),\s+Book\s+#(\d+)\s*-\s*(.*)$`).FindStringSubmatch(possibleSeries)
 		if len(seriesMatch) == 4 {
 			metadata.Series = strings.ReplaceAll(seriesMatch[1], "_", " ")
-			if seriesNum, err := strconv.ParseInt(seriesMatch[2], 10, 32); err == nil {
-				metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(seriesNum)
+			if seriesNum, err := strconv.ParseFloat(seriesMatch[2], 64); err == nil {
+				metadata.SeriesNumber = seriesNum
 			}
 			metadata.Title = strings.ReplaceAll(possibleTitle, "_", " ")
 		} else {
@@ -725,11 +729,11 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) extractFolderStructureMetadata(path, rootFolder string) *
 			metadata.Title = strings.ReplaceAll(possibleTitle, "_", " ")
 
 			// Try to extract series number from title
-			titleNumMatch := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*)\s+(\d+)$`).FindStringSubmatch(metadata.Title)
+			titleNumMatch := regexp.MustCompile(`^(.*)\s+(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)$`).FindStringSubmatch(metadata.Title)
 			if len(titleNumMatch) == 3 {
 				metadata.Title = titleNumMatch[1]
-				if seriesNum, err := strconv.ParseInt(titleNumMatch[2], 10, 32); err == nil {
-					metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(seriesNum)
+				if seriesNum, err := strconv.ParseFloat(titleNumMatch[2], 64); err == nil {
+					metadata.SeriesNumber = seriesNum
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1009,7 +1013,9 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) processMediaFile(ctx context.Context, path string) (bool,
 	createdItem, err := s.db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID:          libraryID,
 		Title:              metadata.Title,
-		Author:             pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Author, Valid: metadata.Author != ""},
+		Subtitle:           pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Subtitle, Valid: metadata.Subtitle != ""},
+		Authors:            nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
+		AuthorsSearch:      utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
 		Isbn:               pgtype.Text{String: utils.NormalizeISBNSafe(metadata.ISBN), Valid: metadata.ISBN != ""},
 		Asin:               pgtype.Text{String: metadata.ASIN, Valid: metadata.ASIN != ""},
 		Description:        pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Description, Valid: metadata.Description != ""},
@@ -1018,8 +1024,9 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) processMediaFile(ctx context.Context, path string) (bool,
 		MimeType:           pgtype.Text{String: s.getMimeType(path), Valid: true},
 		CoverImagePath:     pgtype.Text{String: metadata.CoverPath, Valid: metadata.CoverPath != ""},
 		Series:             pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Series, Valid: metadata.Series != ""},
-		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
-		Publisher:          pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Publisher, Valid: metadata.Publisher != ""},
+		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Float8{Float64: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
+		Publishers:         nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
+		PublishersSearch:   utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
 		DatePublished:      pgtype.Date{Time: metadata.PublishDate, Valid: !metadata.PublishDate.IsZero()},
 		Genre:              pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Genre, Valid: metadata.Genre != ""},
 		Contributors:       metadata.Contributors,
@@ -1027,6 +1034,7 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) processMediaFile(ctx context.Context, path string) (bool,
 		Narrators:          nilToEmpty(metadata.Narrators),
 		NarratorsSearch:    utils.NormalizeNarratorsSearch(metadata.Narrators),
 		Abridged:           metadata.Abridged,
+		Explicit:           metadata.Explicit,
 		Tags:               metadata.Tags,
 		TagsSearch:         tagsSearch,
 		AddedByAdminID:     s.adminID,
@@ -1240,8 +1248,8 @@ func extractAudiobookshelfSidecar(path string) *MediaMetadata {
 	}
 	if seriesName != "" {
 		metadata.Series = strings.TrimSpace(seriesName)
-		if index, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(seriesSequence), 32); err == nil {
-			metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(index)
+		if index, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(seriesSequence), 64); err == nil {
+			metadata.SeriesNumber = index
 		}
 	}
 	if tags := append(append([]string{}, sidecar.Genres...), sidecar.Tags...); len(tags) > 0 {
@@ -1400,7 +1408,7 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) mergeMetadata(path string, calibreMetadata *MediaMetadata
 				metadata.Series = comicInfo.Series
 			}
 			if metadata.SeriesNumber == 0 && comicInfo.Number > 0 {
-				metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(comicInfo.Number)
+				metadata.SeriesNumber = float64(comicInfo.Number)
 			}
 			if metadata.Publisher == "" && comicInfo.Publisher != "" {
 				metadata.Publisher = comicInfo.Publisher
@@ -2221,7 +2229,7 @@ func parseOPFContent(content []byte) (*MediaMetadata, error) {
 	if series, index := opf.readSeries(); series != "" {
 		metadata.Series = series
 		if index > 0 {
-			metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(index)
+			metadata.SeriesNumber = index
 		}
 	}
 	// Calibre-specific meta tags (filter by name attribute)
@@ -3329,20 +3337,24 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) updateMediaItemWithMetadata(ctx context.Context, existing
 	params := database.UpdateMediaItemParams{
 		ID:                 existing.ID,
 		Title:              metadata.Title,
-		Author:             pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Author, Valid: metadata.Author != ""},
+		Subtitle:           pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Subtitle, Valid: metadata.Subtitle != ""},
+		Authors:            nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
+		AuthorsSearch:      utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
 		Isbn:               pgtype.Text{String: utils.NormalizeISBNSafe(metadata.ISBN), Valid: metadata.ISBN != ""},
 		Description:        pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Description, Valid: metadata.Description != ""},
 		CoverImagePath:     pgtype.Text{String: s.getRelativePath(metadata.CoverPath), Valid: metadata.CoverPath != ""},
 		Series:             pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Series, Valid: metadata.Series != ""},
-		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
+		SeriesNumber:       pgtype.Float8{Float64: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
 		Narrators:          nilToEmpty(metadata.Narrators),
 		NarratorsSearch:    utils.NormalizeNarratorsSearch(metadata.Narrators),
 		Abridged:           metadata.Abridged,
+		Explicit:           metadata.Explicit,
 		Tags:               metadata.Tags,
 		TagsSearch:         tagsSearch,
 		Asin:               pgtype.Text{String: metadata.ASIN, Valid: metadata.ASIN != ""},
 		DatePublished:      pgtype.Date{Time: metadata.PublishDate, Valid: !metadata.PublishDate.IsZero()},
-		Publisher:          pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Publisher, Valid: metadata.Publisher != ""},
+		Publishers:         nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
+		PublishersSearch:   utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
 		Contributors:       metadata.Contributors,
 		ContributorsSearch: contributorsSearch,
 		Language:           pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Language, Valid: metadata.Language != ""},

internal/services/media_scanner_audio.go

@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ func applyAudioTagFallbacks(metadata *MediaMetadata, report *ffprobeReport) {
 		if series := report.tag("grouping", "----:com.apple.itunes:series"); series != "" {
 			metadata.Series = series
 			if part := report.tag("----:com.apple.itunes:series-part"); part != "" {
-				if idx, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(part), 32); err == nil {
-					metadata.SeriesNumber = int32(idx)
+				if idx, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimSpace(part), 64); err == nil {
+					metadata.SeriesNumber = idx
 				}
 			}
 		}

internal/services/media_scanner_audio_metadata_test.go

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func TestApplyAudioTagFallbacks(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("series not filled from tags")
 		}
 		if meta.SeriesNumber != 4 {
-			t.Fatalf("series number = %d", meta.SeriesNumber)
+			t.Fatalf("series number = %v", meta.SeriesNumber)
 		}
 		if meta.ASIN != "B0ASIN1234" {
 			t.Fatalf("asin = %q", meta.ASIN)

internal/services/media_scanner_audio_multifile.go

@@ -536,7 +536,9 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) createAudioBookItem(ctx context.Context, libraryID pgtype
 	return s.db.CreateMediaItem(ctx, database.CreateMediaItemParams{
 		LibraryID:       libraryID,
 		Title:           metadata.Title,
-		Author:          pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Author, Valid: metadata.Author != ""},
+		Subtitle:        pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Subtitle, Valid: metadata.Subtitle != ""},
+		Authors:         nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
+		AuthorsSearch:   utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Author, metadata.Authors)),
 		Isbn:            pgtype.Text{String: utils.NormalizeISBNSafe(metadata.ISBN), Valid: metadata.ISBN != ""},
 		Asin:            pgtype.Text{String: metadata.ASIN, Valid: metadata.ASIN != ""},
 		Description:     pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Description, Valid: metadata.Description != ""},
@@ -545,14 +547,16 @@ func (s *MediaScanner) createAudioBookItem(ctx context.Context, libraryID pgtype
 		MimeType:        pgtype.Text{String: mimeType, Valid: mimeType != ""},
 		CoverImagePath:  pgtype.Text{String: metadata.CoverPath, Valid: metadata.CoverPath != ""},
 		Series:          pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Series, Valid: metadata.Series != ""},
-		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Int4{Int32: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
-		Publisher:       pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Publisher, Valid: metadata.Publisher != ""},
+		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Float8{Float64: metadata.SeriesNumber, Valid: metadata.SeriesNumber > 0},
+		Publishers:      nilToEmpty(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
+		PublishersSearch: utils.NormalizeTagsSearch(utils.SingleOrSlice(metadata.Publisher, metadata.Publishers)),
 		DatePublished:   pgtype.Date{Time: metadata.PublishDate, Valid: !metadata.PublishDate.IsZero()},
 		Genre:           pgtype.Text{String: metadata.Genre, Valid: metadata.Genre != ""},
 		Contributors:    utils.NormalizeContributors(metadata.Contributors),
 		Narrators:       nilToEmpty(metadata.Narrators),
 		NarratorsSearch: utils.NormalizeNarratorsSearch(metadata.Narrators),
 		Abridged:        metadata.Abridged,
+		Explicit:        metadata.Explicit,
 		Tags:            utils.NormalizeTags(metadata.Tags),
 		AddedByAdminID:  s.adminID,
 		CreatedAt:       modTime,

internal/services/media_scanner_metadata_test.go

@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ func TestParseOPFContentCalibreSeries(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("parseOPFContent() error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if metadata.Series != "Great Series" || metadata.SeriesNumber != 2 {
-		t.Errorf("Series = %q/%d, want Great Series/2", metadata.Series, metadata.SeriesNumber)
+	if metadata.Series != "Great Series" || metadata.SeriesNumber != 2.5 {
+		t.Errorf("Series = %q/%v, want Great Series/2.5", metadata.Series, metadata.SeriesNumber)
 	}
 	if metadata.ISBN == "" {
 		t.Error("schemed ISBN not extracted")
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ func TestExtractAudiobookshelfSidecar(t *testing.T) {
 				if m.Title != "An Book" || m.Author != "Author One" {
 					t.Errorf("Title/Author = %q/%q", m.Title, m.Author)
 				}
-				if m.Series != "The Series" || m.SeriesNumber != 4 {
-					t.Errorf("Series = %q/%d, want The Series/4", m.Series, m.SeriesNumber)
+				if m.Series != "The Series" || m.SeriesNumber != 4.5 {
+					t.Errorf("Series = %q/%v, want The Series/4.5", m.Series, m.SeriesNumber)
 				}
 				if len(m.Tags) != 2 {
 					t.Errorf("Tags = %v, want genres+tags merged", m.Tags)

internal/services/media_scanner_opf_test.go

@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ func TestParseOPFContentTitleTypeAndSeries(t *testing.T) {
 	if want := "The Main Title: The Subtitle"; metadata.Title != want {
 		t.Errorf("Title = %q, want %q", metadata.Title, want)
 	}
-	if metadata.Series != "Great Series" || metadata.SeriesNumber != 4 {
-		t.Errorf("Series = %q/%d, want Great Series/4", metadata.Series, metadata.SeriesNumber)
+	if metadata.Series != "Great Series" || metadata.SeriesNumber != 4.5 {
+		t.Errorf("Series = %q/%v, want Great Series/4.5", metadata.Series, metadata.SeriesNumber)
 	}
 	if metadata.ISBN == "" {
 		t.Error("urn:isbn: identifier not extracted")

internal/services/series_service_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestContinueSeriesRowToMediaItems_FieldsMappedCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 		MimeType:       pgtype.Text{String: "application/epub+zip", Valid: true},
 		CoverImagePath: pgtype.Text{String: "/covers/test.jpg", Valid: true},
 		Series:         pgtype.Text{String: "Test Series", Valid: true},
-		SeriesNumber:   pgtype.Int4{Int32: 3, Valid: true},
+		SeriesNumber:   pgtype.Float8{Float64: 3, Valid: true},
 		Tags:           []string{"fantasy", "adventure"},
 		FormatGroup:    "epub",
 		AddedByAdminID: pgtype.UUID{Bytes: adminUUID, Valid: true},
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestContinueSeriesRowToMediaItems_FieldsMappedCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Text{String: "application/epub+zip", Valid: true}, result.MimeType, "MimeType should match")
 	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Text{String: "/covers/test.jpg", Valid: true}, result.CoverImagePath, "CoverImagePath should match")
 	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Text{String: "Test Series", Valid: true}, result.Series, "Series should match")
-	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Int4{Int32: 3, Valid: true}, result.SeriesNumber, "SeriesNumber should match")
+	assert.Equal(t, pgtype.Float8{Float64: 3, Valid: true}, result.SeriesNumber, "SeriesNumber should match")
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"fantasy", "adventure"}, result.Tags, "Tags should match")
 	assert.Equal(t, "epub", result.FormatGroup, "FormatGroup should match")
 }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestContinueSeriesRowToMediaItems_NullFieldsHandled(t *testing.T) {
 		MimeType:       pgtype.Text{Valid: false},
 		CoverImagePath: pgtype.Text{Valid: false},
 		Series:         pgtype.Text{Valid: false},
-		SeriesNumber:   pgtype.Int4{Valid: false},
+		SeriesNumber:   pgtype.Float8{Valid: false},
 		Tags:           nil,
 		FormatGroup:    "epub",
 	}
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestContinueSeriesRowToMediaItems_AllFieldsMapped(t *testing.T) {
 		MimeType:         pgtype.Text{String: "epub", Valid: true},
 		CoverImagePath:   pgtype.Text{String: "/cover.jpg", Valid: true},
 		Series:           pgtype.Text{String: "Series", Valid: true},
-		SeriesNumber:     pgtype.Int4{Int32: 1, Valid: true},
+		SeriesNumber:     pgtype.Float8{Float64: 1, Valid: true},
 		Tags:             []string{"tag1"},
 		Asin:             pgtype.Text{String: "ASIN", Valid: true},
 		Publisher:        pgtype.Text{String: "Pub", Valid: true},

internal/utils/metadata_overrides.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	OverrideTitle            = "title"
-	OverrideAuthor           = "author"
+	OverrideAuthor           = "author" // protects the authors[] array (legacy key preserved)
 	OverrideISBN             = "isbn"
 	OverrideDescription      = "description"
 	OverrideCoverImagePath   = "cover_image_path"
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ const (
 	OverrideTags             = "tags"
 	OverrideAsin             = "asin"
 	OverrideDatePublished    = "date_published"
-	OverridePublisher        = "publisher"
+	OverrideSubtitle         = "subtitle"
+	OverrideExplicit         = "explicit"
+	OverridePublisher        = "publisher" // protects the publishers[] array (legacy key preserved)
 	OverrideContributors     = "contributors"
 	OverrideLanguage         = "language"
 	OverrideEdition          = "edition"
@@ -150,17 +152,19 @@ func detectMetadataOverridesDiff(params database.UpdateMediaItemParams, existing
 	}
 
 	add(OverrideTitle, params.Title != existing.Title)
-	add(OverrideAuthor, normText(params.Author) != normText(existing.Author))
+	add(OverrideSubtitle, normText(params.Subtitle) != normText(existing.Subtitle))
+	add(OverrideAuthor, normStringSlice(params.Authors) != normStringSlice(existing.Authors))
 	add(OverrideISBN, normText(params.Isbn) != normText(existing.Isbn))
 	add(OverrideDescription, normText(params.Description) != normText(existing.Description))
 	add(OverrideSeries, normText(params.Series) != normText(existing.Series))
-	add(OverrideSeriesNumber, normInt(params.SeriesNumber) != normInt(existing.SeriesNumber))
+	add(OverrideSeriesNumber, normFloat(params.SeriesNumber) != normFloat(existing.SeriesNumber))
 	add(OverrideTags, normStringSlice(params.Tags) != normStringSlice(existing.Tags))
 	add(OverrideNarrators, normStringSlice(params.Narrators) != normStringSlice(existing.Narrators))
 	add(OverrideAbridged, params.Abridged != existing.Abridged)
+	add(OverrideExplicit, params.Explicit != existing.Explicit)
 	add(OverrideAsin, normText(params.Asin) != normText(existing.Asin))
 	add(OverrideDatePublished, normDate(params.DatePublished) != normDate(existing.DatePublished))
-	add(OverridePublisher, normText(params.Publisher) != normText(existing.Publisher))
+	add(OverridePublisher, normStringSlice(params.Publishers) != normStringSlice(existing.Publishers))
 	add(OverrideContributors, normStringSlice(params.Contributors) != normStringSlice(existing.Contributors))
 	add(OverrideLanguage, normText(params.Language) != normText(existing.Language))
 	add(OverrideEdition, normText(params.Edition) != normText(existing.Edition))
@@ -205,8 +209,12 @@ func ApplyMetadataOverrides(params *database.UpdateMediaItemParams, existing dat
 	if hasOverride(o, OverrideTitle) {
 		params.Title = existing.Title
 	}
+	if hasOverride(o, OverrideSubtitle) {
+		params.Subtitle = existing.Subtitle
+	}
 	if hasOverride(o, OverrideAuthor) {
-		params.Author = existing.Author
+		params.Authors = existing.Authors
+		params.AuthorsSearch = existing.AuthorsSearch
 	}
 	if hasOverride(o, OverrideISBN) {
 		params.Isbn = existing.Isbn
@@ -241,7 +249,8 @@ func ApplyMetadataOverrides(params *database.UpdateMediaItemParams, existing dat
 		params.DatePublished = existing.DatePublished
 	}
 	if hasOverride(o, OverridePublisher) {
-		params.Publisher = existing.Publisher
+		params.Publishers = existing.Publishers
+		params.PublishersSearch = existing.PublishersSearch
 	}
 	if hasOverride(o, OverrideContributors) {
 		params.Contributors = existing.Contributors

internal/utils/metadata_overrides_test.go

@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func TestDetectMetadataOverridesUnsetFormsEqual(t *testing.T) {
 	// Zero-value params must not look "changed" against NULL-ish columns.
 	existing := database.MediaItems{
 		PageCount:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: 0, Valid: false},
-		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Int4{Int32: 5, Valid: true},
+		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Float8{Float64: 5, Valid: true},
 		CommunityRating: pgtype.Float8{Float64: 0, Valid: false},
 	}
 	params := database.UpdateMediaItemParams{
 		PageCount:       pgtype.Int4{Int32: 0, Valid: false},
-		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Int4{Int32: 0, Valid: false}, // cleared by user -> changed
+		SeriesNumber:    pgtype.Float8{Float64: 0, Valid: false}, // cleared by user -> changed
 		CommunityRating: pgtype.Float8{Float64: 0, Valid: false},
 	}
 	got := DetectMetadataOverrides(params, existing)

internal/utils/tags.go

@@ -183,6 +183,21 @@ func NormalizeNarratorsSearch(narrators []string) []string {
 	return NormalizeTagsSearch(narrators)
 }
 
+// SingleOrSlice returns the write-truth array for a field that has both a
+// legacy single-value form and an array form: the explicit array when
+// populated, else the single string as a one-element slice. Used by the
+// authors/publishers arrays (`author`/`publisher` varchars regenerate from
+// them via the sync_author_publisher_display trigger).
+func SingleOrSlice(single string, arr []string) []string {
+	if len(arr) > 0 {
+		return arr
+	}
+	if single == "" {
+		return []string{}
+	}
+	return []string{single}
+}
+
 // NormalizeContributors normalizes an array of contributors for display:
 // 1. Trim whitespace
 // 2. Preserve original casing (including CAPSLOCK companies)

templates/book_detail.templ

@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ templ BookDetail(user User, book handlers.MediaDetail, errorMessage string, tomb
 										style="background-color: var(--accent); color: var(--bg-primary); text-decoration: none;"
 									>
 										{ book.Series.String }
-										if book.SeriesNumber.Valid && book.SeriesNumber.Int32 > 0 {
-											#{ book.SeriesNumber.Int32 }
+										if book.SeriesNumber.Valid && book.SeriesNumber.Float64 > 0 {
+											#{ fmtNumber(book.SeriesNumber.Float64) }
 										}
 									</a>
 								}

templates/book_detail_modals.templ

@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ templ MetadataEditorModal(book handlers.MediaDetail) {
 								<div>
 									<label class="block text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide mb-1" style="color: var(--text-secondary);">Number</label>
 									<input type="number" name="series_number"
-										value={ fmt.Sprintf("%d", book.SeriesNumber.Int32) }
+										value={ fmtNumber(book.SeriesNumber.Float64) }
 										class="input" />
 								</div>
 								<div>

templates/book_detail_modals_templ.go

@@ -963,9 +963,9 @@ func MetadataEditorModal(book handlers.MediaDetail) templ.Component {
 			return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 		}
 		var templ_7745c5c3_Var48 string
-		templ_7745c5c3_Var48, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(fmt.Sprintf("%d", book.SeriesNumber.Int32))
+		templ_7745c5c3_Var48, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.ResolveAttributeValue(fmtNumber(book.SeriesNumber.Float64))
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `book_detail_modals.templ`, Line: 450, Col: 60}
+			return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `book_detail_modals.templ`, Line: 450, Col: 54}
 		}
 		_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Var48)
 		if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {

templates/book_detail_templ.go

@@ -537,15 +537,15 @@ func BookDetail(user User, book handlers.MediaDetail, errorMessage string, tombs
 			if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 				return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 			}
-			if book.SeriesNumber.Valid && book.SeriesNumber.Int32 > 0 {
+			if book.SeriesNumber.Valid && book.SeriesNumber.Float64 > 0 {
 				templ_7745c5c3_Err = templruntime.WriteString(templ_7745c5c3_Buffer, 57, "#")
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
 					return templ_7745c5c3_Err
 				}
 				var templ_7745c5c3_Var26 string
-				templ_7745c5c3_Var26, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(book.SeriesNumber.Int32)
+				templ_7745c5c3_Var26, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ.JoinStringErrs(fmtNumber(book.SeriesNumber.Float64))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {
-					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `book_detail.templ`, Line: 195, Col: 37}
+					return templ.Error{Err: templ_7745c5c3_Err, FileName: `book_detail.templ`, Line: 195, Col: 50}
 				}
 				_, templ_7745c5c3_Err = templ_7745c5c3_Buffer.WriteString(templ.EscapeString(templ_7745c5c3_Var26))
 				if templ_7745c5c3_Err != nil {

templates/utils.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bookhoard/internal/handlers"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -467,3 +468,10 @@ func LibraryTypeDisplayName(name string) string {
 	r := []rune(name)
 	return strings.ToUpper(string(r[0])) + string(r[1:])
 }
+
+// fmtNumber renders a series ordinal without a trailing decimal zero:
+// 1 → "1", 1.5 → "1.5". Series numbers became double precision when
+// mid-series novellas (0.5/1.5) arrived; "%d" no longer fits.
+func fmtNumber(f float64) string {
+	return strconv.FormatFloat(f, 'f', -1, 64)
+}