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Dynamic Collections

Plex Meta Manager can dynamically create collections based on different criteria, such as

Collections based on the Collections from TMDb for every item in the library. (Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc...)
Collections based on each of a Users Trakt Lists
Collections for the top X popular people on TMDb (Bruce Willis, Tom Hanks, etc...)
Collections for each decade represented in the library (Best of 1990s, Best of 2000s, etc...)
Collections for each of the moods/styles within a Music library (A Cappella, Pop Rock, etc...)

The main purpose of dynamic collections is to automate the creation of collections which would otherwise require considerable user input and repetition (such as creating a collection for every genre).

Each dynamic collection must have a mapping name (just like standard collections), which is also attached to the collection as a label to mark it as having been created by this dynamic collection.

This example will create a collection for every TMDb Collection associated with items in the library.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: "Collection"

Collection Naming

By default, the collections generated will be named for the thing being used to create them; things like genres, countries, actors or even Trakt List Names.

There are many attributes that can change the titles, including title_format, remove_suffix, remove_prefix, key_name_override, and title_override all detailed below.

Dynamic Keys & Key Names

A dynamic key or key for short is used to refer to a specific value/result from the dynamic collection criteria that will be used to create the collection.

A key_name is the name that replaces <<key_name>> in title_format to create the collection titles for each key.

An example of some keys and their names that would be generated from a tmdb_collection dynamic collection are

key: "10"
- key_name: Star Wars Collection
key: "1241"
- key_name: Harry Potter Collection

Example Key Usage

Keys can be used for a number of purposes, examples can be found throughout this page. A few examples are shown below:

Excluding the "Horror" key from the Genre dynamic collection definition

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    exclude:
      - Horror

Using the key_name_override attribute to change the formatting of "France" to "French" so that a collection can be named "French Cinema" instead of simply "France"
- This particular example also uses the title_format attribute to manipulate the naming convention of the collections.

dynamic_collections:
  Countries:         # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: country
    title_format: <<key_name>> Cinema
    key_name_override:
      France: French

Using the addons attribute to combine multiple keys, i.e. merging "MTV2", "MTV3" and "MTV (UK)" into one "MTV" collection.
- When doing this, individual collections will not be created for the individual MTV collections, instead they will be merged within the "MTV" collection.

dynamic_collections:
  networks:
    type: network
    addons:
      MTV:
        - MTV2
        - MTV3
        - MTV (UK)

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Required
`type`	Type of Dynamic Collection to be created.	✅
`data`	Data to determine how dynamic collections with a certain `type` are created.	Depends on `type`
`exclude`	Exclude this list of keys from being created into collections.	❌
`addons`	Defines how multiple keys can be combined under a parent key.	❌
`template`	Name of the template to use for these dynamic collections.	❌
`template_variables`	Defines how template variables can be defined by key.	❌
`other_template`	Name of the template to use for the other collection.	❌
`remove_suffix`	Removes the defined suffixes from the key before it's used in the collection title.	❌
`remove_prefix`	Removes the defined prefixes from the key before it's used in the collection title.	❌
`title_format`	This is the format for the collection titles.	❌
`key_name_override`	Defines how key names can be overridden before they are formatted into collection titles.	❌
`title_override`	Defines how collection titles can be overridden ignoring title formatting.	❌
`custom_keys`	Defines if custom keys are allowed.	❌
`test`	Will add `test: true` to all collections for test runs.	❌
`sync`	Will remove dynamic collections that are no longer in the creation list.	❌
`include`	Define a list of keys to be made into collections.	❌
`other_name`	Used in combination with `include`. When defined, all keys not in `include` or `addons` will be combined into this collection.	❌

Type & Data

Specifies the type of dynamic collection to be created.

Depending on the type of dynamic collection, data is used to specify the options that are required to fulfill the requirements of creating the collection.

Type Option	Description	Uses `data`	Movies	Shows	Music	Video
`tmdb_collection`	Create a collection for each TMDb Collection associated with an item in the library	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
`tmdb_popular_people`	Create a collection for each actor found on TMDb's Popular People List	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
`original_language`	Create a collection for each TMDb original language associated with an item in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`origin_country`	Create a collection for each TMDb origin country associated with an item in the library	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
`trakt_user_lists`	Create a collection for each list from specific trakt users	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
`trakt_liked_lists`	Create a collection for each list the authenticated trakt user likes	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`trakt_people_list`	Create a collection for each actor found in the trakt list	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
`actor`	Create a collection for each actor found in the library	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
`director`	Create a collection for each director found in the library	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
`writer`	Create a collection for each writer found in the library	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
`producer`	Create a collection for each producer found in the library	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
`genre`	Create a collection for each genre found in the library	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
`content_rating`	Create a collection for each content rating found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	✅
`year`	Create a collection for each year found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`decade`	Create a collection for each decade found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`country`	Create a collection for each country found in the library	❌	✅	❌	✅	✅
`resolution`	Create a collection for each resolution found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`subtitle_language`	Create a collection for each subtitle language found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`audio_language`	Create a collection for each audio language found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`studio`	Create a collection for each studio found in the library	❌	✅	✅	❌	❌
`edition`	Create a collection for each edition found in the library	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
`network`	Create a collection for each network found in the library	❌	❌	✅	❌	❌
`mood`	Create a collection for each mood found in the library	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
`style`	Create a collection for each artist style found in the library	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
`album_style`	Create a collection for each album style found in the library	❌	❌	❌	✅	❌
`number`	Creates a collection for each number defined	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
`custom`	Creates a collection for each custom `key: key_name` pair defined.	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

TMDb Collection

Create collections based on the TMDb Collections associated with items in the library.

`type` Option	`tmdb_collection`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	TMDb Collection ID
Key Names	TMDb Collection Title
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: tmdb_collection_details: <<value>> minimum_items: 2`

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Collection found in the library.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: Collection
    remove_prefix: The

TMDb Popular People

Create collections based on each actor found on TMDb's Popular People List.

`type` Option	`tmdb_popular_people`
`data` Value	Number greater than 0
Keys	TMDb Person ID
Key Names	TMDb Person Name
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: tmdb_person: <<value>> plex_search: all: actor: tmdb`

Example: Create collection for the top 10 popular people

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Popular People:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: tmdb_popular_people
    data: 10

Original Language

Create collections based on the TMDb original language associated with items in the library.

`type` Option	`original_language`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	ISO 639-1 Code
Key Names	ISO Language Name
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: plex_all: true filters: original_language: <<value>>`

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Original Language found in the library.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Languages:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: original_language

Origin Country

Create collections based on the TMDb origin country associated with items in the library.

`type` Option	`origin_country`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
Key Names	ISO Country Name
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: plex_all: true filters: origin_country: <<value>>`

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Origin Country found in the library.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Countries:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: origin_country

Trakt User Lists

Create collections for each of the Trakt lists for the specified users. Use me to reference the authenticated user.

Requires Trakt Authentication to be configured within the Configuration File

`type` Option	`trakt_user_lists`
`data` Value	List of Trakt Users
Keys	Trakt List URL
Key Names	Trakt List Title
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: trakt_list_details: <<value>>`

Example: Create collections for each of the lists that the users have created

dynamic_collections:
  Trakt User Lists:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: trakt_user_lists
    data:
     - me
     - yozoraxcii

Trakt Liked Lists

Create collections for each of the Trakt lists that the authenticated user has liked.

Requires Trakt Authentication to be configured within the Configuration File

`type` Option	`trakt_liked_lists`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Trakt List URL
Key Names	Trakt List Title
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: trakt_list_details: <<value>>`

Example: Create collections for each of the lists that the user has liked within Trakt

dynamic_collections:
  Trakt Liked Lists:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: trakt_liked_lists

Trakt People Lists

Create collections for each of the people found within Trakt lists that the user specifies.

Requires Trakt Authentication to be configured within the Configuration File

`type` Option	`trakt_user_lists`
`data` Value	List of Trakt URLs
Keys	TMDb Person ID
Key Names	TMDb Person Name
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: tmdb_person: <<value>> plex_search: all: actor: tmdb`

Example: Create a collection for each of the people on the trakt list

dynamic_collections:
  Trakt User Lists:
    type: trakt_people_lists
    data:
     - https://trakt.tv/users/ash9001/lists/all-time-top-actors

Actor

Create a collection for each actor found in the library.

type Option actor

data Values

Attribute	Description & Values
`depth`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`minimum`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`limit`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: None

Keys Person Name

Key Names Person Name

Default title_format <<key_name>>

Default Template

default_template:
  plex_search:
    any:
      actor: <<value>>

depth determines how many top billed actor per item they are in. (i.e. if they play a cameo role, this is unlikely to be counted)
minimum determines the minimum number of times the actor must appear within depth for the collection to be created.
limit determines the number of actor collection to max out at. (i.e. if to make collections for the top 25 actors)

Example:

Create a collection for the top 25 actors who appear in the top 5 billing credits of movies

dynamic_collections:
  Top Actors:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: actor
    data:
      depth: 5
      limit: 25

Example:

Create a collection for actors who appear in the top 5 billing credits of movies
Only create the collection if they are in the top 5 billing credits of at least 20 movies

dynamic_collections:
  Actors:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: actor
    data:
      depth: 5
      minimum: 20

Director

Create a collection for each director found in the library.

type Option director

data Values

Attribute	Description & Values
`depth`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`minimum`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`limit`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: None

Keys Person Name

Key Names Person Name

Default title_format <<key_name>>

Default Template

default_template:
  plex_search:
    any:
      director: <<value>>

depth determines how many directors are looked at per item.
minimum determines the minimum number of times the director must appear within depth for the collection to be created.
limit determines the number of director collection to max out at. (i.e. if to make collections for the top 25 directors)

Example:

Create a collection for the top 5 directors who appear in the top director credit of movies

dynamic_collections:
  Top Directors:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: director
    data:
      depth: 1
      limit: 5

Example:

Create a collection for directors who appear in the top director credits of movies
Only create the collection if they are in the top director credits of at least 10 movies

dynamic_collections:
  Directors:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: director
    data:
      depth: 1
      minimum: 10

Writer

Create a collection for each writer found in the library.

type Option writer

data Values

Attribute	Description & Values
`depth`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`minimum`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`limit`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: None

Keys Person Name

Key Names Person Name

Default title_format <<key_name>>

Default Template

default_template:
  plex_search:
    any:
      writer: <<value>>

depth determines how many writers are looked at per item.
minimum determines the minimum number of times the writer must appear within depth for the collection to be created.
limit determines the number of writer collection to max out at. (i.e. if to make collections for the top 25 writers)

Example:

Create a collection for the top 5 writers who appear in the top writer credit of movies

dynamic_collections:
  Top Writers:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: writer
    data:
      depth: 1
      limit: 5

Example:

Create a collection for writers who appear in the top writer credits of movies
Only create the collection if they are in the top writer credits of at least 10 movies

dynamic_collections:
  Writers:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: writer
    data:
      depth: 1
      minimum: 10

Producer

Create a collection for each producer found in the library.

type Option producer

data Values

Attribute	Description & Values
`depth`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`minimum`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 3
`limit`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: None

Keys Person Name

Key Names Person Name

Default title_format <<key_name>>

Default Template

default_template:
  plex_search:
    all:
      producer: <<value>>

depth determines how many producers are looked at per item.
minimum determines the minimum number of times the producer must appear within depth for the collection to be created.
limit determines the number of producer collection to max out at. (i.e. if to make collections for the top 25 producers)

Example:

Create a collection for the top 5 producers who appear in the top producer credit of movies

dynamic_collections:
  Top Producers:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: producer
    data:
      depth: 1
      limit: 5

Example:

Create a collection for producers who appear in the top producer credits of movies
Only create the collection if they are in the top producer credits of at least 10 movies

dynamic_collections:
  Producers:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: producers
    data:
      depth: 1
      minimum: 10

Genre

Create a collection for each genre found in the library.

`type` Option	`genre`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Genre
Key Names	Genre
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: genre: <<value>>`

Example:

Create dynamic collections based on each genre found in the library (TV and Movies)
Amend the template to increase the limit from 50 to 100
Exclude the "Talk Show" genre
Name the collection "Top [Genre] Movies" or "Top [Genre] Shows"

templates:
  genre collection:
    smart_filter:
      limit: 100
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        genre: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    exclude:
      - Talk Show
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s
    template: genre collection

Content Rating

Create a collection for each content rating found in the library.

`type` Option	`content_rating`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Content Rating
Key Names	Content Rating
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: content_rating: <<value>>`

Example:

Create dynamic collections based on each content rating found in the library (TV and Movies)
Amend the template to increase the limit from 50 to 100

templates:
  content rating collection:
    smart_filter:
      limit: 100
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        content_rating: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Content Ratings:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: content_rating
    template: content rating collection

Year

Create a collection for each year found in the library.

`type` Option	`year`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Year
Key Names	Year
Default `title_format`	`Best <<library_type>>s of <<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: year: <<value>>`

Example

Create dynamic collections based on each year found in the library (TV and Movies)
Use the include attribute to only show collections for years "2020", "2021" and "2022"
Name the collection "Best of [Year]"

dynamic_collections:
  Years:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: year
    include:
      - 2020
      - 2021
      - 2022
    title_format: Best of <<key_name>>

Decade

Create a collection for each decade found in the library

`type` Option	`decade`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Decade
Key Names	Decade
Default `title_format`	`Best <<library_type>>s of <<key_name>>`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: decade: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each decade found in the library (TV and Movies)
Name the collection "Top [Decade] Movies"
Rename the 2020 collection name to "Top 2020 Movies (so far)"

dynamic_collections:
  Decades:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: decade
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s
    title_override:
      2020: Top 2020 Movies (so far)

Country

Create a collection for each country found in the library

`type` Option	`country`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Country
Key Names	Country
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: country: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for the top movies from each country found in the library
Name the collection "Top [Country] Cinema"
The key_name_override attribute is used here in combination with the title_format to change the collection name from "France" which would be the default title, to "Top French Cinema"

dynamic_collections:
  Countries:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: country
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> Cinema
    key_name_override:
      France: French
      Germany: German
      India: Indian

Resolution

Create a collection for each resolution found in the library

`type` Option	`resolution`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Resolution
Key Names	Resolution
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: title.asc any: resolution: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each resolution found in the library
Name the collection "[Resolution] Movies"
Combine 480p, 576p and SD into a collection called "SD Movies"

dynamic_collections:
  Resolutions:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: resolution
    addons:
      480p:
        - 576p
        - SD
    title_override:
      480p: SD Movies

Subtitle Language

Create a collection for each subtitle language found in the library

`type` Option	`subtitle_language`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	ISO 639-1 Code
Key Names	Subtitle Language Name
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.asc any: subtitle_language: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each subtitle language found in the library

dynamic_collections:
  Subtitle Languages:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: subtitle_language

Audio Language

Create a collection for each audio language found in the library

`type` Option	`audio_language`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	ISO 639-1 Code
Key Names	Audio Language Name
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.asc any: audio_language: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each audio language found in the library

dynamic_collections:
  Audio Languages:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: audio_language

Studio

Create a collection for each studio found in the library.

`type` Option	`studio`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Studio
Key Names	Studio
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: studio: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each studio found in a Movies library

templates:
  studio collection:
    smart_filter:
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        studio: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Studios:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: studio
    title_format: <<key_name>>
    template: studio collection

Edition

Create a collection for each edition found in the library.

`type` Option	`edition`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Editions
Key Names	Edition
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: edition: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each edition found in a Movies library

templates:
  edition collection:
    smart_filter:
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        edition: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Sditions:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: edition
    title_format: <<key_name>>
    template: edition collection

Network

Create a collection for each network found in the library.

`type` Option	`network`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Network
Key Names	Network
Default `title_format`	`Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: critic_rating.desc any: network: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for each network found in a TV Shows library

templates:
  network collection:
    smart_filter:
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        network: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Networks:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: network
    title_format: <<key_name>>
    template: network collection

Mood

Create a collection for each mood found in the library.

`type` Option	`mood`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Mood
Key Names	Mood
Default `title_format`	`Most Played <<value>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: plays.desc any: artist_mood: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for the top 100 items for each mood found in the Music library
Name the collection "Top [Mood] Tracks"

templates:
  mood collection:
    smart_filter:
      limit: 100
      sort_by: plays.desc
      type: tracks
      all:
        track_mood: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Moods:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: mood
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> Tracks
    template: mood collection

Style

Create a collection for each artist style found in the library.

`type` Option	`style`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Style
Key Names	Style
Default `title_format`	`Most Played <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: plays.desc any: artist_style: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for the top 10 artists for each style found in the Music library
Name the collection "Top [Style] Artists"

templates:
  style collection:
    smart_filter:
      limit: 10
      sort_by: plays.desc
      all:
        artist_style: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Styles:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: style
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> <<library_type>>
    template: style collection

Album Style

Create a collection for each album style found in the library.

`type` Option	`album_style`
`data` Value	Not Used
Keys	Style
Key Names	Style
Default `title_format`	`Most Played <<key_name>> Albums`
Default Template	`default_template: smart_filter: limit: 50 sort_by: plays.desc any: album_style: <<value>>`

Example:

Create a collection for the top 10 albums for each style found in the Music library
Name the collection "Top [Style] Albums"

templates:
  style collection:
    builder_level: album
    smart_filter:
      limit: 10
      sort_by: plays.desc
      all:
        album_style: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Styles:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: album_style
    title_format: Top <<key_name>> Albums
    template: style collection

Number

Creates a collection for each number defined.

type Option number

data Values

Attribute	Description & Values
`starting`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 0
`ending`	Values: Number greater than 1	Default: 1
`increment`	Values: Number greater than 0	Default: 1

starting and ending can also have the value current_year
You can also use a value relative to the current_year by doing current_year-5

Keys Number

Key Names Number

Default title_format <<key_name>>

Default Template **None**

Example:

Create a collection for the Oscar Winner by Year for the last 5 years
Name the collection "Oscars Winners [Number]"

templates:
  Oscars:
    summary: Academy Awards (Oscars) Winners for <<key>>
    imdb_list: https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?release_date=<<key>>-01-01,<<key>>-12-31&groups=oscar_winner&sort=moviemeter,asc
    sync_mode: sync
    collection_order: custom
dynamic_collections:
  Oscars Winners Awards:
    type: number
    sync: true
    data:
      starting: current_year-5
      ending: current_year
    title_format: Oscars Winners <<key_name>>
    template:
      - Oscars

Custom

Creates a collection for each custom key: key_name pair defined.

`type` Option	`custom`
`data` Values	Strings to iterate
Keys	`key`
Key Names	`key_name`
Default `title_format`	`<<key_name>>`
Default Template	None

Example:

Create a collection for the various Streaming Services
Name the collection "[Key Name] Movies"



templates:
  streaming:
    cache_builders: 1
    smart_label: release.desc
    sync_mode: sync
    mdblist_list: https://mdblist.com/lists/plexmetamanager/<<key>>-movies
    url_poster: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Images/master/streaming/<<key_name_encoded>>.jpg

dynamic_collections:
  Streaming:
    type: custom
    data:
      all-4: All 4
      appletv: Apple TV+
      bet: BET+
      britbox: BritBox
      disney: Disney+
      hbo-max: HBO Max
      hulu: Hulu
      netflix: Netflix
      now: NOW
      paramount: Paramount+
      peacock: Peacock
      amazon-prime-video: Prime Video
    title_format: <<key_name>> Movies
    template:
      - streaming
      - shared

Exclude

Exclude this list of keys from being created into collections.

For example when making a genre dynamic collection definition you can exclude "Horror" from having a collection created from the key.

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    exclude:
      - Horror

Addons

Defines how multiple keys can be combined under a parent key.

For example, the addons attribute can be used to combine multiple keys, i.e. merging "MTV2", "MTV3" and "MTV (UK)" into the "MTV" collection.

dynamic_collections:
  networks:
    type: network
    addons:
      MTV:
        - MTV2
        - MTV3
        - MTV (UK)

You can also define custom keys under addons if the main key doesn't exist as a key it will be considered a custom key combining all keys into one key.

Template

Name of the template to use for these dynamic collections. Each type has its own default template, but if you want to define and use your own template you can.

Each template is passed a few template variables you can use.

value: The list of keys and addons
key: The dynamic key
key_name: The key after key_name_override, remove_prefix, or remove_suffix are run on it.

For example, the template below removes the limit on the smart_filter so it shows all items in each network

templates:
  network collection:
    smart_filter:
      sort_by: critic_rating.desc
      all:
        network: <<value>>
dynamic_collections:
  Networks:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: network
    title_format: <<key_name>>
    template: network collection

Template Variables

Defines how template variables can be defined by key.

For example, when using type: tmdb_collection and you want to define a poster url for some collections

templates:
  my_template:
    optional:
      - my_collection_poster
    tmdb_collection_details: <<value>>
    collection_order: release
    url_poster: <<my_collection_poster>>
dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: "Collection"
    template: my_template
    template_variables:
      my_collection_poster:
        119: https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/oENY593nKRVL2PnxXsMtlh8izb4.jpg
        531241: https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/original/nogV4th2P5QWYvQIMiWHj4CFLU9.jpg

Other Template

Name of the template to use for the other collection. Will use the same template as the rest of the dynamic collections unless specified.

Each template is passed a few template variables you can use.

value: The list of keys and addons
key: The dynamic key
key_name: The key after key_name_override, remove_prefix, or remove_suffix are run on it.
included_keys: The list of included keys
used_keys: The list of all keys used (included_keys and their addon keys)

Remove Prefix/Suffix

Removes the defined prefixes/suffixes from the key before it’s used in the collection title.

For example, when using type: tmdb_collection you may not want every collection title to end with Collection

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # This name is the mapping name
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: "Collection"

Title Format

This is the format for the collection titles.

there are two special tags you can include in the title_format

<<key_name>> is required and is what will be replaced by the dynamic key name.
<<library_type>> will be replaced with either Movie, Show, or Artist depending on your library type.

Here's an example using title_format.

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    title_format: Top 50 <<key_name>> <<library_type>>s

Key Name Override

Defines how key names can be overridden before they are formatted into collection titles.

This example uses the key_name_override attribute to change the formatting of "France" to "French" so that a collection can be named "French Cinema" instead of simply "France"

This particular example also uses the title_format attribute to manipulate the naming convention of the collections.

dynamic_collections:
  Countries:         # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: country
    title_format: <<key_name>> Cinema
    key_name_override:
      France: French

Title Override

Defines how collection titles can be overridden ignoring title formatting.

Here's an example using title_override that will override the TMDb Star Wars collection which has an TMDb ID of 10 with `Star Wars Universe.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: "Collection"
    title_override:
      10: Star Wars Universe

Custom Keys

Defines if custom keys are allowed. Can be true or false. Defaults to true.

Here's an example using custom_keys.

dynamic_collections:
  TMDb Collections:          # mapping name does not matter, just needs to be unique
    type: tmdb_collection
    remove_suffix: "Collection"
    custom_keys: false

Test

Will add test: true to all collections for test runs.

Here's an example using test.

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    test: true

Sync

Will remove dynamic collections that are no longer in the creation list.

The mapping name is added as a label to any collection created using dynamic and because of this when sync is true all collections with that label not found in this run will be deleted.

Here's an example using sync.

dynamic_collections:
  Trakt Liked Lists:          # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: trakt_liked_lists
    sync: true

Include

Define a list of keys to be made into collections.

This cannot be used with exclude.

Here's an example using include.

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    include:
      - Action
      - Adventure
      - Animation
      - Comedy
      - Family
      - Fantasy
      - Horror
      - Romance
      - Science Fiction
      - War

Other Name

Used in combination with include. When defined, all keys not in include or addons will be combined into this collection.

This is the main reason to use include. It allows a catch all collection for everything not defined in the config file.

Here's an example using other_name.

dynamic_collections:
  Genres:         # mapping name does not matter just needs to be unique
    type: genre
    other_name: Top Other Movies
    include:
      - Action
      - Adventure
      - Animation
      - Comedy
      - Family
      - Fantasy
      - Horror
      - Romance
      - Science Fiction
      - War

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Dynamic Collections

Collection Naming

Dynamic Keys & Key Names

Example Key Usage

Attributes

Type & Data

TMDb Collection

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Collection found in the library.

TMDb Popular People

Example: Create collection for the top 10 popular people

Original Language

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Original Language found in the library.

Origin Country

Example: Create collection for every TMDb Origin Country found in the library.

Trakt User Lists

Example: Create collections for each of the lists that the users have created

Trakt Liked Lists

Example: Create collections for each of the lists that the user has liked within Trakt

Trakt People Lists

Example: Create a collection for each of the people on the trakt list

Actor

Example:

Example:

Director

Example:

Example:

Writer

Example:

Example:

Producer

Example:

Example:

Genre

Example:

Content Rating

Example:

Year

Example

Decade

Example:

Country

Example:

Resolution

Example:

Subtitle Language

Example:

Audio Language

Example:

Studio

Example:

Edition

Example:

Network

Example:

Mood

Example:

Style

Example:

Album Style

Example:

Number

Example:

Custom

Example:

Exclude

Addons

Template

Template Variables

Other Template

Remove Prefix/Suffix

Title Format

Key Name Override

Title Override

Custom Keys

Test

Sync

Include

Other Name

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