Spoiler Controls
Browse character pages safely, no matter where you are in a series.
What is spoiler filtering?
Most wikis use "spoiler warning" banners that hide text behind a click. That puts the burden on you to decide what's safe to read. OpenFiction takes a different approach.
Instead, it uses your reading progress to automatically filter what you see on character pages. If you haven't read a book yet, you simply won't see events, relationships, or changes from that book.
This means you can safely browse characters from a series you're partway through without worrying about stumbling into spoilers.
Setting up your reading profile
- Sign in to your OpenFiction account.
- Go to your Reading Profile page.
- Search for a series using the search bar. Select a series to open the setup wizard.
- The wizard guides you through four steps:
- Choose a reading order - pick which order you're following (if the series has more than one)
- How far have you read? - select the last book you've finished
- Currently reading? - pick the book you're reading now, and optionally set your chapter position
- Confirm - review your choices and save
- Your series appears as a card on the Reading Profile page. You can expand it to see all books, change statuses, and set chapter positions at any time.
You can also follow a reading order directly from a series' public reading order page. Clicking "Follow this order" takes you straight to the setup wizard with that order pre-selected.
How filtering works on character pages
Once you have reading progress set up, character pages automatically filter based on how far you've read. You can turn filtering on and off from your Reading Profile page using the "Spoiler filtering" toggle.
When filtering is on, these sections only show data from books you've read or are currently reading. If you've set a chapter position for a book you're reading, filtering goes even further - only data up to that chapter is shown.
- Appearances (where the character shows up)
- Life events (deaths, injuries, transformations)
- Relationships
- Physical attributes
- Abilities and occupations
- Group memberships
What about things that span multiple books?
Some things - like a relationship or an ability - start in one book and end in another. If you haven't read the later book yet, you'll see that the relationship or ability exists, but any details about how it ends will stay hidden until you've caught up.
What you'll see on character pages
If filtering is active
You'll only see information from books you've read. There's nothing to click through or dismiss - the page simply shows what's safe for you.
If you haven't set up reading progress yet
If you're signed in but haven't set up any reading progress, you'll see a suggestion to get started, with a link to the Reading Profile page. There's also a "Show anyway" button if you'd rather see everything straight away.
If you're not signed in
Potentially spoiler-heavy sections are hidden by default. You can click the "Show" button on each section to reveal it.
Tips
- Mark books as Read as you finish them to keep your progress current.
- For books you're currently reading, set your chapter position for more precise filtering. If you don't set a position, all data from that book is shown.
- You can turn filtering on and off from your Reading Profile page without losing your reading data.
- Book detail pages show your read status as a label. To make changes, visit your Reading Profile page.
Related
- Reading Orders - follow a reading order to control spoiler boundaries across a series or universe.
- Character Timelines - how appearances and life events are displayed on character pages.