4.1 CONTENT HIERARCHY OVERVIEW

All content resides in the content/ directory with the following structure:

content/
├── 1_book-name/
│   ├── book.txt
│   ├── cover.jpg
│   ├── 1_chapter-name/
│   │   └── chapter.txt
│   ├── 2_next-chapter/
│   │   └── chapter.txt
│   └── ...
└── 2_another-book/
    └── ...

NOTE: Numeric prefixes determine display order. Higher numbers appear later in sequence.

4.2 CREATING A NEW BOOK

PROCEDURE 4.2.1: Book Creation

1. Access the Panel at /panel
2. Navigate to the Home page view
3. Click "+ Add" button
4. Select "Book" from template options
5. Enter URL slug (must be unique, lowercase, hyphen-separated)
6. Click "Add" to create book page

4.3 CONFIGURING BOOK METADATA

PROCEDURE 4.3.1: Book Field Entry

Navigate to the newly created book page and complete the following fields:

Required Fields:

Field	Description	Format
Title	Primary book title	Plain text
Subtitle	Secondary title or tagline	Plain text
Author	Author name(s)	Plain text
Blurb	Marketing description	Markdown supported
Cover	Cover image	Image file (JPG, PNG recommended)

Optional Fields:

Field	Description	Default
Content Rating	Display filtering	SFW
Series Name	If part of series	Empty
Series Number	Sequential position	Empty

Content Rating Options:

• SFW (Safe for Work): No content warnings, displayed normally
• NSFW (Not Safe for Work): Cover blurred on home page, click to reveal
• NSFL (Not Safe for Life): Cover blurred, requires confirmation dialog

4.4 UPLOADING COVER IMAGES

PROCEDURE 4.4.1: Cover Image Upload

1. In book editing view, locate Cover field
2. Click "+" or drag image file to upload area
3. Wait for upload completion
4. Image appears in cover field
5. Click "Save" to commit changes

Image Specifications:

• Recommended dimensions: 1600 x 2400 pixels (2:3 aspect ratio)
• Maximum file size: Determined by PHP configuration
• Supported formats: JPEG, PNG, WebP
• Color mode: RGB

NOTE: Grimoire automatically generates thumbnails for optimal display performance.

4.5 CREATING CHAPTERS

PROCEDURE 4.5.1: Chapter Creation

1. Within book editing view, locate "Chapters" section
2. Click "+ Add" button
3. Select "Chapter" template
4. Enter chapter URL slug
5. Click "Add" to create chapter

PROCEDURE 4.5.2: Chapter Content Entry

Navigate to chapter editing view and complete:

Primary Fields:

Field	Description	Required
Title	Chapter title	Yes
Subtitle	Optional subtitle	No
Content (wcontent)	Chapter text	Yes

NOTE: The content field is internally named wcontent, not the standard content field. This isn't relevant to the user experience, but should be considered when editing the source code.

4.6 AUTHOR'S NOTES

Chapters support optional author's notes displayed before or after chapter content.

PROCEDURE 4.6.1: Adding Author's Notes

1. In chapter editing view, locate Author's note field
2. Enter note text (Markdown supported)
3. Select Author's note mode:
   • Don't Display: Note saved but not shown
   • Display Before Chapter: Note appears above chapter text
   • Display After Chapter: Note appears below chapter text
4. Save changes

4.7 CHAPTER ORDERING

Chapter display order is determined by numeric prefixes in the file system.

PROCEDURE 4.7.1: Reordering Chapters

1. In book editing view, locate "Chapters" section
2. Hover over chapter to reveal handle icon
3. Click and drag chapter to new position
4. Release to commit new order
5. System automatically updates numeric prefixes

4.8 SERIES MANAGEMENT

Books may be organized into series with sequential navigation.

PROCEDURE 4.8.1: Adding Book to Series

1. Edit book metadata
2. Enter Series Name (must match exactly across all books in series)
3. Enter Series Number (integer: 1, 2, 3, etc.)
4. Save changes

When series metadata is configured, automatic "Previous" and "Next" navigation links appear on book pages, allowing readers to traverse the series sequentially.