plex-configs/plex/pmm/tips_and_tricks.md

Promotion

• Use sort_title to promote and demote certain collections
  • start with + to promote to top of library
  • start with ~ to demote to bottom of a library

Prefix suggestions:

# Prefixes for (Movie) Collections:
#   +01_ = Charts
#   +02_ = Holidays
#   +03_ = Studios or Network
#   +04_ = Genres
#   +05_ = Countries
#   +06_ = Awards
#   +07_ = Collections
#   +08_ = Decades
#   +09_ = People
#   +10_ = General

Visibility

• visible_library, visible_home and visible_shared
  • true, false or schedule available for all options

Scheduling

• Save time by updating lesser-important collections and playlists less frequently:
  • ex. schedule: weekly(wednesday), weekly(sunday)
• Don't need to schedule a smart_filter because Plex auto-updates the list itself

Sorting

• https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/wiki/Plex-Builders#sort-options
• If a collection is made of multiple lists, can't use custom
  • Recommend sorting instead by popularity.desc
• Can't use collection_order for Plex smart_filter rules. Replacements:
  • collection_order: release -> sort_by: release.desc
  • collection_order: alpha -> sort_by: title.desc
  • collection_order: custom -> sort_by: ??
• Needs to be one level above all/any criteria list. Ex.:
  • smart_filter:
    • sort_by: release.desc
    • any:
      • criteria1
      • criteria2

Filters

• Type restrictions
  • Plex smart_filter/plex_search: Use, i.e. type: episodes, to limit collection to specific type
    • Needs to be one level above all/any criteria list. Ex.:
    • smart_filter:
      • type: episodes
      • any:
        • criteria1
        • criteria2
  • All other rules: Use, i.e., collection_level: episodes, to limit collection to specific type