I created the smart playlist using this link. [image] [TIP] --- how to create an autoplaylist with random sort Tips, Tricks & How-Tos have you ever wanted to create an autoplaylist that returned a different set list of items every time you viewed it ? in plex you can cre…

Yes that is a side effect that the track list is dynamic, every time it is loaded, it is different. This mean that what you see is one list, what gets played is a different list. There is no simple way to capture/play the exact list of what you see.

@beckfield Actually in my case it’s the opposite. The first item I play in the list is sometimes correct but when the Next item is played in the list after the current item, it is different than what was supposed to play.

I have followed this “recipe” in the past and it has worked flawlessly for me. However, today I can’t seem to get the URL to return back a “&sort=” keyword. Has something changed in the latest version of Plex to have made this “recipe” redundant? I’ve really have loved Plex for allowing me to ran…

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Auto smart playlist with random sort weird behaviour

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beckfield March 1, 2021, 11:55pm 2

I found the same thing, but I figured out that only the first track that plays is incorrect. After the first track (or if you manually hit ‘Next’), it’s all correct.

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Auto smart playlist with random sort weird behaviour

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