# Advanced Filters do not allow Smart Collections

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filters-do-not-allow-smart-collections/779634>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** playlists\
**Created:** [March 7, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filters-do-not-allow-smart-collections/779634 "2022-03-07T04:37:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Illithilich](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/illithilich/32/5126_2.png) [@Illithilich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Illithilich)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filters-do-not-allow-smart-collections/779634/1 "2022-03-07T04:37:17Z")

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I just created a whole bunch of smart collections for a library.

I then went to create a smart playlist that would use these smart collections, however, it does not appear that you can select smart collection in the drop down, only the three non smart collections are showing.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filters-do-not-allow-smart-collections/779634/2 "2022-03-08T00:36:20Z")

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There’s a feature suggestion asking for this feature to be added / gap to be closed.

> [@Advanced Filter by Custom Collection](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filter-by-custom-collection/730830):
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> If I create a custom collection, I cannot use advanced filters to filter by that collection. I would like to. Example: I make a custom collection called “Capes” Match any of the following: Studio is “Marvel Studios” Studio Is “DC Comics” etc I would like to make a custom collection called “No Capes”: Collections is not “Capes” But my custom collection “Capes” does not show up as an option. Only the fixed collections from the metadata source appear in the filter UI. As a workaround I ha…

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/advanced-filters-do-not-allow-smart-collections/779634/3 "2022-06-06T00:36:28Z")

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