# Smart Builders

Smart Builders allow Plex Meta Manager to create Smart Collections in two different ways.

The results of these builders are dynamic and do not require PMM to re-run in order to update, instead they will update automatically as the data within your Plex Library updates (i.e. if new media is added)

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    Smart Builders do not currently work with Playlists

## Smart Label

A Smart Label Collection is a smart collection that grabs every item with a specific label generated by the program. That label is added to all the items the Collection Builders find instead of being added to a normal collection. 

To make a collection a Smart Label Collection, the `smart_label` attribute must be added to the collection definition. It functions in two different ways:

1. Define the sort using the Movies/Shows column of the [Sorts Table](#sort-options) below along with any other builder to make that collection a Smart Label Collection.
    ```yaml
    collections:
      Marvel Cinematic Universe:
        trakt_list: https://trakt.tv/users/jawann2002/lists/marvel-cinematic-universe-movies?sort=rank,asc
        smart_label: release.desc
    ```

2. Provide a whole `smart_filter` to determine exactly how the smart collection should be built, ensuring to include `label: <<smart_label>>`, which will link it to the collection labels.
    ```yaml
    collections:
      Unplayed Marvel Cinematic Universe:
        trakt_list: https://trakt.tv/users/jawann2002/lists/marvel-cinematic-universe-movies?sort=rank,asc
        smart_label:
          sort_by: release.desc
          all:
            label: <<smart_label>>
            unplayed: true
    ```

This is extremely useful because smart collections don't follow normal show/hide rules and can eliminate the need to have [Plex Collectionless](plex.md#plex-collectionless) when used correctly. To fix the issue described in [Plex Collectionless](plex.md#plex-collectionless) you would make `Marvel Cinematic Universe` a Smart Label Collection and all other Marvel collection just normal collections, and they will show/hide all the movie properly.

To have the Smart Label Collections to eliminate Plex Collectionless you have to go all in on using them. A good rule of thumb to make sure this works correctly is that every item in your library should have a max of one non-smart collection.

Reach out on the [Plex Meta Manager Discord](https://discord.gg/TsdpsFYqqm) or in the [GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/discussions) for help if you're having any issues getting this to work properly.

## Smart Filter

Uses Plex's [Advanced Filters](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/) to create a smart collection based on the filter parameters provided.

Any Advanced Filter made using the Plex UI should be able to be recreated using `smart_filter`. If you're having trouble getting `smart_filter` to work correctly, build the collection you want inside of Plex's Advanced Filters and take a screenshot of the parameters in the Plex UI and post it in either the [Discussions](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager/discussions) or on [Discord](https://discord.gg/TsdpsFYqqm), and I'll do my best to help you. 

like Plex's [Advanced Filters](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201273953-collections/) you have to start each filter with either `any` or `all` as a base. You can only have one base attribute and all filter attributes must be under the base.

Inside the base attribute you can use any filter below or nest more `any` or `all`. You can have as many nested `any` or `all` next to each other as you want. If using multiple `any` or `all` you will have to do so in the form of a list.  

**Note: To search by `season`, `episode`, `album`, or `track` you must use the `builder_level` [Detail](details/metadata.md) to change the type of items the collection holds.**

There are a couple other attributes you can have at the top level only along with the base attribute are:

## Special Attributes

| Attribute  | Description & Values                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|:-----------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `limit`    | **Description:** The max number of item for the filter.<br>**Default:** `all`<br>**Values:** `all` or a number greater than 0                                                                                                                      |
| `sort_by`  | **Description:** This will control how the filter is sorted in your library. You can do a multi-level sort using a list.<br>**Default:** `random`<br>**Values:** Any sort options for your filter type in the [Sorts Options Table](#sort-options) |
| `validate` | **Description:** Determines if a collection will fail on a validation error<br>**Default:** `true`<br>**Values**: `true` or `false`                                                                                                                |

## Sort Options

| Sort Option                                     | Description                                         |                   Movies                   |                   Shows                    |                  Seasons                   |                  Episodes                  |                  Artists                   |                   Albums                   |                   Tracks                   |
|:------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `title.asc`<br>`title.desc`                     | Sort by Title                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `season.asc`<br>`season.desc`                   | Sort by Season                                      |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `show.asc`<br>`show.desc`                       | Sort by Show                                        |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `album_artist.asc`<br>`album_artist.desc`       | Sort by Album Artist                                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist.asc`<br>`artist.desc`                   | Sort by Artist                                      |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album.asc`<br>`album.desc`                     | Sort by Album                                       |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `year.asc`<br>`year.desc`                       | Sort by Year                                        | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `release.asc`<br>`release.desc`                 | Sort by Release Date (Originally Available)         | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_release.asc`<br>`episode_release.desc` | Sort by Episode Release Date (Originally Available) |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `critic_rating.asc`<br>`critic_rating.desc`     | Sort by Critic Rating                               | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `audience_rating.asc`<br>`audience_rating.desc` | Sort by Audience Rating                             | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `user_rating.asc`<br>`user_rating.desc`         | Sort by User Rating                                 | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `content_rating.asc`<br>`content_rating.desc`   | Sort by Content Rating                              | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `duration.asc`<br>`duration.desc`               | Sort by Duration                                    | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `progress.asc`<br>`progress.desc`               | Sort by Progress                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `played.asc`<br>`played.desc`                   | Sort by Date Last Played                            |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `plays.asc`<br>`plays.desc`                     | Sort by Number of Plays                             | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `unplayed.asc`<br>`unplayed.desc`               | Sort by Unplayed                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_added.asc`<br>`episode_added.desc`     | Sort by Last Episode Date Added                     |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `added.asc`<br>`added.desc`                     | Sort by Date Added                                  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `viewed.asc`<br>`viewed.desc`                   | Sort by Date Last Viewed                            | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `rated.asc`<br>`rated.desc`                     | Sort by Date Last Rated                             |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `popularity.asc`<br>`popularity.desc`           | Sort by Popularity                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `resolution.asc`<br>`resolution.desc`           | Sort by Resolution                                  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `bitrate.asc`<br>`bitrate.desc`                 | Sort by Bitrate                                     | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `random`                                        | Sort by Random                                      | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

## Filters

There are three fields per filter option when using Plex's Advanced Filters in the Web UI.

1. **Attribute:** What attribute you wish to filter.
2. **Modifier:** Which modifier to use.
3. **Value:** Actual value to filter.

**Example:** `Attribute.Modifier: Value`

## String Filters

String filters can be used with either no modifier or with `.not`, `.is`, `.isnot`, `.begins`, or `.ends`.

String filter can take multiple values **only as a list**.

### String Modifiers

| String Modifier | Description                                                                    | Plex Web UI Display |
|:----------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------:|
| No Modifier     | Matches every item where the attribute contains the given string               |     `contains`      |
| `.not`          | Matches every item where the attribute does not contain the given string       | `does not contain`  |
| `.is`           | Matches every item where the attribute exactly matches the given string        |        `is`         |
| `.isnot`        | Matches every item where the attribute does not exactly match the given string |      `is not`       |
| `.begins`       | Matches every item where the attribute begins with the given string            |    `begins with`    |
| `.ends`         | Matches every item where the attribute ends with the given string              |     `ends with`     |

### String Attributes

| String Search        | Description                                              |             Movie<br>Libraries             |             Show<br>Libraries              |             Music<br>Libraries             |
|:---------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `title`              | Uses the title attribute to match                        | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_title`      | Uses the title attribute of the show's episodes to match |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `studio`             | Uses the studio attribute to match                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `edition`            | Uses the edition attribute to match                      | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `artist_title`       | Uses the Artist's Title attribute to match               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_title`        | Uses the Album's Title attribute to match                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_title`        | Uses the Track's Title attribute to match                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_record_label` | Uses the Album's Record Label attribute to match         |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

## Tag Filters

Tag filters can be used with either no modifier or with `.not` except for `decade` and `resolution` which can only be used with no modifier.

Tag filter can take multiple values as a **list or a comma-separated string**.

### Tag Modifiers

| Tag Modifier | Description                                                            | Plex Web UI Display |
|:-------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------:|
| No Modifier  | Matches every item where the attribute matches the given string        |        `is`         |
| `.not`       | Matches every item where the attribute does not match the given string |      `is not`       |

### Tag Attributes

| Tag Search                 | Description                                                                 |             Movie<br>Libraries             |             Show<br>Libraries              |             Music<br>Libraries             |
|:---------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `actor`                    | Uses the actor tags to match                                                | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `audio_language`           | Uses the audio language tags to match                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `collection`               | Uses the collection tags to match for top level collections                 | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `season_collection`        | Uses the collection tags to match for season collections                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_collection`       | Uses the collection tags to match for episode collections                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `content_rating`           | Uses the content rating tags to match                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `country`                  | Uses the country tags to match                                              | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `decade`<sup>1</sup>       | Uses the year tag to match the decade                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `director`                 | Uses the director tags to match                                             | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `genre`                    | Uses the genre tags to match                                                | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `label`                    | Uses the label tags to match for top level collections                      | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `season_label`             | Uses the label tags to match for season collections                         |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_label`            | Uses the label tags to match for episode collections                        |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `network`                  | Uses the network tags to match<br>**Only works with the New Plex TV Agent** |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `producer`                 | Uses the actor tags to match                                                | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `resolution`               | Uses the resolution tags to match                                           | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `subtitle_language`        | Uses the subtitle language tags to match                                    | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `writer`                   | Uses the writer tags to match                                               | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `year`<sup>1</sup>         | Uses the year tag to match                                                  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_year`<sup>1</sup> | Uses the year tag to match                                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `artist_genre`             | Uses the Artist's Genre attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_collection`        | Uses the Artist's Collection attribute to match                             |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_country`           | Uses the Artist's Country attribute to match                                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_mood`              | Uses the Artist's Mood attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_style`             | Uses the Artist's Style attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_label`             | Uses the Artist's Label attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_genre`              | Uses the Album's Genre attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_mood`               | Uses the Album's Mood attribute to match                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_style`              | Uses the Album's Style attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_format`             | Uses the Album's Format attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_type`               | Uses the Album's Type attribute to match                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_collection`         | Uses the Album's Collection attribute to match                              |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_source`             | Uses the Album's Source attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_label`              | Uses the Album's Label attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_mood`               | Uses the Track's Mood attribute to match                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_source`             | Uses the Track's Source attribute to match                                  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_label`              | Uses the Track's Label attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

<sup>1</sup> You can use `current_year` to have PMM use the current years value. This can be combined with a `-#` at the end to subtract that number of years. i.e. `current-2`

## Date Filters

Date filters can be used with either no modifier or with `.not`, `.before`, or `.after`.

No date filter can take multiple values.

### Date Modifiers

| Date Modifier | Description                                                                                                                                                | Plex Web UI Display  |
|:--------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:--------------------:|
| No Modifier   | Matches every item where the date attribute is in the last X days<br>**Format:** number of days<br>**Example:** `30`                                       |   `is in the last`   |
| `.not`        | Matches every item where the date attribute is not in the last X days<br>**Format:** number of days<br>**Example:** `30`                                   | `is not in the last` |
| `.before`     | Matches every item where the date attribute is before the given date<br>**Format:** MM/DD/YYYY or `today` for the current day<br>**Example:** `01/01/2000` |     `is before`      |
| `.after`      | Matches every item where the date attribute is after the given date<br>**Format:** MM/DD/YYYY or `today` for the current day<br>**Example:** `01/01/2000`  |      `is after`      |

### Date Attributes

| Date Search           | Description                                                                        |             Movie<br>Libraries             |             Show<br>Libraries              |             Music<br>Libraries             |
|:----------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `added`               | Uses the date added attribute to match                                             | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_added`       | Uses the date added attribute of the show's episodes to match                      |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `release`             | Uses the release date attribute (originally available) to match                    | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_air_date`    | Uses the air date attribute (originally available) of the show's episodes to match |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `last_played`         | Uses the date last played attribute to match                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_last_played` | Uses the date last played attribute of the show's episodes to match                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `artist_added`        | Uses the Artist's date added attribute to match                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_last_played`  | Uses the Artist's last played attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_last_played`   | Uses the Album's last played attribute to match                                    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_added`         | Uses the Album's date added attribute to match                                     |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_released`      | Uses the Album's release date attribute to match                                   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_last_played`   | Uses the Track's date last played attribute to match                               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_last_skipped`  | Uses the Track's date last skipped attribute to match                              |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_last_rated`    | Uses the Track's date last rated attribute to match                                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_added`         | Uses the Track's date added attribute to match                                     |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

## Number Filters

Number filters must use `.gt`, `.gte`, `.lt`, or `.lte` as a modifier only the rating filters can use `.rated`.

No number filter can take multiple values.

### Number Modifiers

| Number Modifier | Description                                                                                                                                             | Plex Web UI Display |
|:----------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------:|
| `.gt`           | Matches every item where the number attribute is greater than the given number<br>**Format:** number<br>**Example:** `30`, `1995`, or `7.5`             |  `is greater than`  |
| `.gte`          | Matches every item where the number attribute is greater than or equal to the given number<br>**Format:** number<br>**Example:** `30`, `1995`, or `7.5` |         N/A         |
| `.lt`           | Matches every item where the number attribute is less than the given number<br>**Format:** number<br>**Example:** `30`, `1995`, or `7.5`                |   `is less than`    |
| `.lte`          | Matches every item where the number attribute is less than or equal to the given number<br>**Format:** number<br>**Example:** `30`, `1995`, or `7.5`    |         N/A         |
| `.rated`        | Matches every item either rated or not rated<br>**Format:** `true` or `false`                                                                           |         N/A         |

* `.rated` only works for rating filters

### Number Attributes

| Number Search              | Description                                                                                 |             Movie<br>Libraries             |             Show<br>Libraries              |             Music<br>Libraries             |
|:---------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `duration`                 | Uses the duration attribute to match using minutes<br>**Minimum:** `0`                      | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `plays`                    | Uses the plays attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                                       | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_plays`            | Uses the Episode's plays attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                             |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `critic_rating`            | Uses the critic rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`                      | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `audience_rating`          | Uses the audience rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`                    | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `user_rating`              | Uses the user rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`                        | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_user_rating`      | Uses the user rating attribute of the show's episodes to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0` |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `year`<sup>1</sup>         | Uses the year attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                                        | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_year`<sup>1</sup> | Uses the Episode's year attribute to match<br> **Minimum:** `0`                             |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `album_year`<sup>1</sup>   | Uses the Album's year attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_decade`<sup>1</sup> | Uses the Album's decade attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                              |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_plays`              | Uses the Album's plays attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_plays`              | Uses the Track's plays attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_skips`              | Uses the Track's skips attribute to match<br>**Minimum:** `0`                               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `artist_user_rating`       | Uses the Artist's user rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`               |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_user_rating`        | Uses the Album's user rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_critic_rating`      | Uses the Album's critic rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`              |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_user_rating`        | Uses the Track's user rating attribute to match<br>**Range:** `0.0` - `10.0`                |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

<sup>1</sup> You can use `current_year` to have PMM use the current years value. This can be combined with a `-#` at the end to subtract that number of years. i.e. `current-2`

## Boolean Filters

Boolean Filters take no modifier and can only be either `true` or `false`.

### Boolean Attributes

| Boolean Search      | Description            |             Movie<br>Libraries             |             Show<br>Libraries              |             Music<br>Libraries             |
|:--------------------|:-----------------------|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------:|
| `hdr`               | Is HDR                 | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `unmatched`         | Is Unmatched           | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `duplicate`         | Is Duplicate           | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `unplayed`          | Is Unplayed            | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `progress`          | Is In Progress         | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `trash`             | Is Trashed             | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `unplayed_episodes` | Has Unplayed Episodes  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_unplayed`  | Has Episodes Unplayed  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_duplicate` | Has Duplicate Episodes |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_progress`  | Has Episode Progress   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `episode_unmatched` | Has Episodes Unmatched |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `show_unmatched`    | Has Shows Unmatched    |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |
| `artist_unmatched`  | Is Artist's Unmatched  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `album_unmatched`   | Is Album's Unmatched   |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |
| `track_trash`       | Is Track Trashed       |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  |  :fontawesome-solid-circle-xmark:{ .red }  | :fontawesome-solid-circle-check:{ .green } |

## Smart Filter Examples

A few examples are listed below:

```yaml
collections:
  Documentaries:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        genre: Documentary
```
```yaml
collections:
  Dave Chappelle Comedy:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        actor: Dave Chappelle
        genre: Comedy
```
```yaml
collections:
  Top Action Movies:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        genre: Action
      sort_by: audience_rating.desc
      limit: 20
```
```yaml
collections:
  90s Movies:
    smart_filter:
      any:
        year:
          - 1990
          - 1991
          - 1992
          - 1993
          - 1994
          - 1995
          - 1996
          - 1997
          - 1998
          - 1999
```
```yaml
collections:
  90s Movies:
    smart_filter:
      any:
        decade: 1990
```
```yaml
collections:
  Best 2010+ Movies:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        year.gte: 2010
      sort_by: audience_rating.desc
      limit: 20
```

If you specify TMDb Person ID's using the Detail `tmdb_person` and then tell either `actor`, `director`, `producer`, or `writer` to add `tmdb`, the script will translate the TMDb Person IDs into their names and run the filter on those names.

```yaml
collections:
  Robin Williams:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        actor: tmdb
    tmdb_person: 2157
```
```yaml
collections:
  Steven Spielberg:
    smart_filter:
      all:
        director: tmdb
    tmdb_person: https://www.themoviedb.org/person/488-steven-spielberg
```
```yaml
collections:
  Quentin Tarantino:
    smart_filter:
      any:
        actor: tmdb
        director: tmdb
        producer: tmdb
        writer: tmdb
    tmdb_person: 138
```