Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/both/year.md

Year Language Default Metadata File

The - pmm: year Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the years available in your library, sorted by critic rating to create a "best of "

Example Collections Created:

The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections:

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: year

Template Variables

Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file from the default settings which are provided.

Note that the templates_variables: section only needs to be used if you do NOT want to use the default settings.

All Shared Variables are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file.

Variable	Description & Values
collection_order	Description: Changes the Collection Order Values: release Order Collection by Release Dates alpha Order Collection Alphabetically custom Order Collection Via the Builder Order Any plex_search Sort Option Order Collection by any plex_search Sort Option
data	Description: Changes the following values of the collection builder Values: Attribute Description & Values starting Controls the starting year for collections Values: Number greater than 0 Default: current_year-10 ending Controls the ending year for collections Values: Number greater than 1 Default: current_year increment Controls the incriment (i.e. every 5th year) 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

The below shows an example config.yml with all the template_variables set away from their defaults:

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: year
        template_variables:
          sort_by: title.asc
          collection_section: 8
          collection_mode: show_items
          use_other: false
          use_separator: false
          sep_style: purple