# Shared Collection Template Variables

IMPORTANT: The variables in this table are only valid in the context of the [`PMM default metadata files`](guide).

There are some `template_variables` that all the PMM Defaults except [`franchise`](movie/franchise) and [`collectionless`](both/collectionless) can use to manipulate the file from the default settings which are provided.    This page is not an exhaustive list of all such template variables.

The variables listed on this page are common to all default collection files [aside from `franchise` and `collectionless`]; each individual collection file *may* have other template variables available.  Those will be listed on the wiki page for each individual default collection file.

Some of these template variables may have default values depending on the specific collection file.  Those default values will also be listed on the individual collection file page.

Note that the `template_variables:` section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified will use its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored.

Below are the common variables which can be used to customize the file.

| Variable                                 | Description & Values                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|:-----------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `language`                               | **Description:** Set the language of Collection Names and Summaries<br>**Default:** `default`<br>**Values:** `default` (English), `fr` (French), or `de` (German)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | 
| `use_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>                | **Description:** Turns off individual Collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** `false` to turn off the collection                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `name_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>               | **Description:** Changes the name of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** New Collection Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `summary_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>            | **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. (Use quotes to not lose leading zeros `"05"`)<br>**Values:** Any number                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `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>><<pre>><<order_<<key>>>><<title>>`<br>**Values:** Any String                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `name_mapping`                           | **Description:** Changes the `name_mapping` of all collections.<br>**Default:** `<<title>>`<br>**Values:** Any String with `<<key_name>>` in it.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `order_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>              | **Description:** Controls the sort order of the collections in their collection section.<br>**Values:** Any number                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `collection_mode`                        | **Description:** Controls the collection mode of all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`default`</td><td>Library default</td></tr><tr><td>`hide`</td><td>Hide Collection</td></tr><tr><td>`hide_items`</td><td>Hide Items in this Collection</td></tr><tr><td>`show_items`</td><td>Show this Collection and its Items</td></tr></table>                     |
| `ignore_ids`                             | **Description:** Set a list or comma-separated string of TMDb/TVDb IDs to ignore in all collections.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of TMDb/TVDb IDs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `ignore_imdb_ids`                        | **Description:** Set a list or comma-separated string of IMDb IDs to ignore in all collections.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of IMDb IDs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| `minimum_items`                          | **Description:** Set the number of minimum items for a collection to be created for all collections.<br>**Values:** Any number greater than 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `minimum_items_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>      | **Description:** Set the number of minimum items for a collection to be created for the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** Any number greater than 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `delete_collections_named`               | **Description:** Used to delete any collections in your plex named one of the given collections.<br>**Values:** List of Collection Names to delete                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| `url_poster`                             | **Description:** Changes the poster url for all collections.<br>**Values:** URL directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `url_poster_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>         | **Description:** Changes the poster url of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** URL directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `file_poster`                            | **Description:** Sets the poster filepath for all collections.<br>**Values:** Filepath directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| `file_poster_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>        | **Description:** Sets the poster filepath of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** Filepath directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| `url_background`                         | **Description:** Sets the background url for all collections.<br>**Values:** URL directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `url_background__<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>    | **Description:** Sets the background url of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** URL directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `file_background`                        | **Description:** Sets the background filepath for all collections.<br>**Values:** Filepath directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `file_background__<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>   | **Description:** Sets the background filepath of the specified key's collection.<br>**Values:** Filepath directly to the Image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `visible_library`                        | **Description:** Controls visible on Library Recommended Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table>                              |
| `visible_library_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>    | **Description:** Controls visible on Library Recommended Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Default:** `visible_library`<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table> |
| `visible_home`                           | **Description:** Controls visible on Home Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table>                                             |
| `visible_home_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>       | **Description:** Controls visible on Home Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Default:** `visible_home`<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table>                   |
| `visible_shared`                         | **Description:** Controls visible on Shared Users' Home Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table>                               |
| `visible_shared_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>     | **Description:** Controls visible on Shared Users' Home Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)<br>**Default:** `visible_shared`<br>**Values:**<table class="clearTable"><tr><td>`true`</td><td>Visible</td></tr><tr><td>`false`</td><td>Not Visible</td></tr><tr><td>[Any `schedule` Option](../metadata/details/schedule)</td><td>Visible When Scheduled</td></tr></table>   |
| `radarr_add_missing`                     | **Description:** Override Radarr `add_missing` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `radarr_add_missing_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup> | **Description:** Override Radarr `add_missing` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `radarr_add_missing`<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `radarr_folder`                          | **Description:** Override Radarr `root_folder_path` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** Folder Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `radarr_folder_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>      | **Description:** Override Radarr `root_folder_path` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `radarr_folder`<br>**Values:** Folder Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `radarr_search`                          | **Description:** Override Radarr `search` attribute or all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `radarr_search_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>      | **Description:** Override Radarr `search` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `radarr_search`<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `radarr_tag`                             | **Description:** Override Radarr `tag` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `radarr_tag_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>         | **Description:** Override Radarr `tag` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `radarr_tag`<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `item_radarr_tag`                        | **Description:** Used to append a tag in Radarr for every movie found by the builders that's in Radarr for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| `item_radarr_tag_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>    | **Description:** Used to append a tag in Radarr for every movie found by the builders that's in Radarr of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `item_radarr_tag`<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `sonarr_add_missing`                     | **Description:** Override Sonarr `add_missing` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `sonarr_add_missing_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup> | **Description:** Override Sonarr `add_missing` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `sonarr_add_missing`<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| `sonarr_folder`                          | **Description:** Override Sonarr `root_folder_path` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** Folder Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| `sonarr_folder_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>      | **Description:** Override Sonarr `root_folder_path` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `sonarr_folder`<br>**Values:** Folder Path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `sonarr_search`                          | **Description:** Override Sonarr `search` attribute or all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `sonarr_search_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>      | **Description:** Override Sonarr `search` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `sonarr_search`<br>**Values:** `true` or `false`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `sonarr_tag`                             | **Description:** Override Sonarr `tag` attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `sonarr_tag_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>         | **Description:** Override Sonarr `tag` attribute of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `sonarr_tag`<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| `item_sonarr_tag`                        | **Description:** Used to append a tag in Sonarr for every series found by the builders that's in Sonarr for all collections in a Defaults file.<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `item_sonarr_tag_<<key>>`<sup>1</sup>    | **Description:** Used to append a tag in Sonarr for every series found by the builders that's in Sonarr of the specified key's collection.<br>**Default:** `item_sonarr_tag`<br>**Values:** List or comma-separated string of tags                                                                                                                                                                        |

1. Each default collection has a `key` that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace `<<key>>` with when calling.