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![](images/separators.jpg)
## Important Note:
Plex does not support creating these empty collections natively through its UI, so they can behave strangely in some cases, primarily related to showing/hiding them in the main library view. As a workaround, you can use a `placeholder_` [template variable](#shared-separator-variables) to specify a single movie/show to add to these collections so they have one thing in them and will then behave as expected. For example, `placeholder_imdb_id: tt0068646` will place The Godfather inside the separator in a movie library.
## Separator Files
These are all the files that contain a separator
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| `sort_prefix` | **Description:** Changes the prefix of the sort title.<br>**Default:** `!`<br>**Values:** Any String |
| `sort_title` | **Description:** Changes the sort title of all collections.<br>**Default:** `<<sort_prefix>><<collection_section>>_!<<title>>`<br>**Values:** Any String |
| `placeholder_tmdb_movie` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Movie to the Separator.<br>**Values:** TMDb Movie ID |
| `placeholder_tvdb_show` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Show to the Separator.<br>**Values:** TVDb Show ID |
| `placeholder_imdb_id` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Movie/Show to the Separator.<br>**Values:** IMDb ID |
| `placeholder_tmdb_movie` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Movie to the Separator. Only valid for Movie libraries.<br>**Values:** TMDb Movie ID |
| `placeholder_tvdb_show` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Show to the Separator. Only valid for Show libraries.<br>**Values:** TVDb Show ID |
| `placeholder_imdb_id` | **Description:** Add a placeholder Movie/Show to the Separator. Valid for Movie or Show libraries assuming the ID points to an item of the correct type.<br>**Values:** IMDb ID |
| `name_separator` | **Description:** Changes the name of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** New Collection Name |
| `summary_separator` | **Description:** Changes the summary of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** New Collection Summary |
| `collection_section` | **Description:** Changes the sort order of the collection sections against other default collection sections.<br>**Values:** Any number |