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title: AO3 script doesn't work with Mature/Explicit/Not Rated fics
description: AO3 script facing issues with Mature/Explicit/Not Rated fics; developer working on a fix expected by next week.
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# [AO3 script doesn't work with Mature/Explicit/Not Rated fics](https://www.huurreauthor.com/news/ao3-script-doesnt-work-with-mature/explicit/not-rated-fics)

 Written by [Huurre](https://www.huurreauthor.com/news/author/huurre) | Feb 16, 2025 6:28:26 PM

I don't usually want to write a blog post to only inform about a bug, but this one is a big one and after hours of work I have to say that it is not easy to fix.

 

It seems that AO3 has changed the HTML code for Mature/Explicit/Not Rated fics. Right now, the AO3 script picks up only a few things (language, word count, chapters) but everything else has changed. I am fixing it as fast as I can, but I have to warn you that I'm not professional with any kind of coding and most of the time I do things by trying them. I change something, I test, I see if it works or not and I change it again if needed. It takes a lot of time, but with my limited knowledge, it is definitely the easiest way to do it.

 

I'm sorry for the hard time this might give you! This is a work in progress and so far I've gotten the title and the date of last update/completed. The starting date is missing completely from the new code. I hope I can give you a fix within the next few days, at the end of next week at the latest (and at least with *something*, be it small or big). Until then, you can either fill in the information manually or just put a link and wait for the bug fix.

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