Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/files/updates.md

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tags	tmdb_person tmdb_person_offset sort_title content_rating label label.remove label.sync collection_mode collection_order collection_filtering visible_library visible_home visible_shared url_theme file_theme url_poster tmdb_poster tmdb_list_poster tmdb_profile tvdb_poster tvdb_list_poster file_poster url_background tmdb_background tvdb_background file_background

Collection/Playlist Metadata Updates

All the following attributes update various details of the definition's Metadata.

Only tmdb_person works with Playlists.

Attribute	Description & Values
tmdb_person	Description: Changes summary and poster to a TMDb Person's biography and profile to the first specified person as well as allow the people specified to be used in Plex Searches. Values: TMDb Person ID or Actor Name (Will pull the first ID from the TMDb search results) (List or Comma-separated string)
tmdb_person_offset	Description: Offsets which search results are used by tmdb_person. Values: Any number greater than 0 Default: 0
sort_title	Description: Changes the sort title. You can "promote" certain collections to the top of a library by creating a sort title starting with a + or "demote" certain collections to the bottom of a library by creating a sort title starting with a ~. Values: Text to change Sort Title
content_rating	Description: Changes the content rating. Values: Text to change Content Rating
label	Description: Appends new labels. Values: Comma-separated string of labels to append
label.remove	Description: Removes existing labels from the collection. Values: Comma-separated string of labels to remove
label.sync	Description: Matches the labels of the collection to the labels provided (Leave blank to remove all labels) Values: Comma-separated string of labels to sync
collection_mode	Description: Changes the Collection Mode Values: default Library default hide Hide Collection hide_items Hide Items in this Collection show_items Show this Collection and its Items
collection_order	Description: Changes the Collection Order Normal Collections Only When using custom.asc/custom.desc you can only have a single builder in the collection. Values: release Order Collection by Release Dates alpha Order Collection Alphabetically custom.asc/custom.desc Order Collection Via the Builder Order ascending or descending Any plex_search Sort Option Order Collection by any plex_search Sort Option
collection_filtering	Description: Changes the Collection Filtering Smart Collections Only Values: admin Always the server admin user user User currently viewing the content
visible_library	Description: Changes collection visible on Library Recommended Tab (Only works with Plex Pass) Values: true Visible false Not Visible Any schedule Option Visible When Scheduled
visible_home	Description: Changes collection visible on Home Tab (Only works with Plex Pass) Values: true Visible false Not Visible Any schedule Option Visible When Scheduled
visible_shared	Description: Changes collection visible on Shared Users' Home Tab (Only works with Plex Pass) Values: true Visible false Not Visible Any schedule Option Visible When Scheduled
url_theme	Description: Changes the Collection Theme to the URL provided. Values: URL to mp3 file
file_theme	Description: Changes the Collection Theme to the file location provided. Values: Path to mp3 file

• Here's an example of how the collections can look on the Home Page.

Summary Collection/Playlist Metadata Updates

All the following attributes update the summary of the collection/playlist from various sources.

All of these details work with Playlists.

Attribute	Description & Values
summary	Description: Changes summary to the Text Provided Values: Text to change Summary
tmdb_summary	Description: Changes summary to the TMDb Movie/Collection summary for a movie library or the TMDb Show summary for a show library Values: TMDb Movie/Show/Collection ID
tmdb_description	Description: Changes summary to the TMDb List Description Values: TMDb List ID
tmdb_biography	Description: Changes summary to the TMDb Person's biography Values: TMDb Person ID
tvdb_summary	Description: Changes summary to the TVDb Movie summary for a movie library or the TVDb Show summary for a show library Values: TVDb Movie/Show ID or URL
tvdb_description	Description: Changes summary to the TVDb List Description Values: TVDb List URL
trakt_description	Description: Changes summary to the Trakt List Description Values: Trakt List URL
letterboxd_description	Description: Changes summary to the Letterboxd List Description Values: Letterboxd List URL

Poster Collection/Playlist Metadata Updates

All the following attributes update the poster of the collection/playlist from various sources.

All of these details work with Playlists.

If no poster is specified the script will look in the library's Image Asset Directories for a folder named either the collection/playlist name or the name_mapping if specified and look for a poster.ext file in that folder (replacing .ext with the image extension).

Attribute	Description & Values
url_poster	Description: Changes poster to the URL Values: URL of image publicly available on the internet
tmdb_poster	Description: Changes poster to the TMDb Movie/Collection poster for a movie library or the TMDb Show poster for a show library Values: TMDb Movie/Show/Collection ID
tmdb_list_poster	Description: Changes poster to the TMDb List poster Values: TMDb List ID
tmdb_profile	Description: Changes poster to the TMDb Person's profile Values: TMDb Person ID
tvdb_poster	Description: Changes poster to the TVDb Movie poster for a movie library or the TVDb Show poster for a show library Values: TVDb Movie/Show ID or URL
tvdb_list_poster	Description: Changes poster to the TVDb List poster Values: TVDb List URL
file_poster	Description: Changes poster to the image in the file system Values: Path to image in the file system

Standard priority is as follows [lower numbers take precedence]:

1. url_poster

2. file_poster

3. tmdb_poster

4. tvdb_poster

5. asset_directory

6. tmdb_person

7. tmdb_collection_details

8+. all other _details methods

You can use the prioritize_assets setting to push the asset_directory to the top of this priority list.

Background Collection/Playlist Metadata Updates

All the following attributes update the background of the collection/playlist from various sources.

All of these details work with Playlists.

If no background is specified the script will look in the library's Image Asset Directories for a folder named either the collection/playlist name or the name_mapping if specified and look for a background.ext file in that folder (replacing .ext with the image extension).

Attribute	Description & Values
url_background	Description: Changes background to the URL Values: URL of image publicly available on the internet
tmdb_background	Description: Changes background to the TMDb Movie/Collection background for a movie library or the TMDb Show background for a show library Values: TMDb Movie/Show/Collection ID
tvdb_background	Description: Changes background to the TVDb Movie background for a movie library or the TVDb Show background for a show library Values: TVDb Movie/Show ID or URL
file_background	Description: Changes background to the image in the file system Values: Path to image in the file system

Standard priority is as follows [lower numbers take precedence]:

1. url_background

2. file_background

3. tmdb_background

4. tvdb_background

5. asset_directory

You can use the prioritize_assets setting to push the asset_directory to the top of this priority list.