Option: auto-remove after watched (“watchlist” vs “playlist”)
Actors Lists (keep track of favorite Actors)
allow bulk-editing for selected items inside a list
Optional Sorting (by Date added, Release Dates etc - just like the normal filters)
Import IMDb/Trakt Playlists
Allow Users to edit shared playlists
Allow Plex-Home-Users to share playlists (not only admins)
Still missing on some devices:
"Add to watchlist" for every client (missing on Roku for example)
"Go to Item" for every client (missing on AndroidTV for example)
All in all, maybe the normal Library View could be just better + easier to maintain.
I never really understood that massively stripped-down Playlists-View.
right now, i guess the best way is to use collections instead of Playlists.
Just name them with a “.” in front and they’ll be on top.
For those wanting to sync Playlists with Trakt/IMDb:
Plex-Meta-Manager is a pain in the a** to use (until WebUI, if you ask me), but lets you do a lot of stuff Plex is missing.
This way you can sync any Trakt/Imdb-Lists (like Popular/Trending, or your own Playlists) with Plex (Collections).
Below are some features (ideas) that I could use for “Shared Playlists”. I understand that for various reasons all requested features may not be doable, may not be required or wanted by others, or will need other features added. This list can be considered as a starting point for a “New Feature Request” or not should someone have a better idea:
There needs to be 2 classes of playlist users:
a. Those who can only use an existing shared playlist.
b. Those who have more capabilities that would include creating, sharing, maintaining or making changes to a shared playlist. Deletion is another matter see below.
There needs to be multiple types of playlists:
a. One that have been designated as “Shared” - can be the default value.
b. Those that are not shared – single user use.
c. Playlists that have specific users able to use them (think of it as parental controls).
Playlist functionality:
a. Whoever creates a Playlist has complete control over that list. They can name, change, delete items, assign as use-only, assign other users to maintain this list short of deletion. This would need the ability for the server administrator to either assume the role of the original creator or to outright have those abilities.
b. Only the original creator or server administrator can delete a playlist. A feature that displays who is using or copied the list may be of some value.
c. Merge/copy existing shared playlist(s) into a new playlist.
d. No duplicate names allowed each list must have its own unique name.
e. Once in use a list cannot be renamed only deleted. A feature that can display who is using the list or copied it may be of value. Single user lists can be deleted or renamed by the creator at any time.
For now, that’s as far as my thinking takes me. Any other ideas?
This is an incredibly important feature for server admins. I share my server with lots of friends and use it as a way of sharing the things I like with them.
I want to be able to set any normal playlist I create as “shared.” This playlist would be available to all users who have access to the specific library that the playlist is associated with. So if a user has access to my Anime library, they can see any of my shared Anime playlists. But if I don’t grant them access to my Movie library, they can’t see my shared Movie playlists.
This should also work for Smart Playlists. While PLEX’s Smart Playlist creation tools are fairly hidden/buried in the interface, they still exist and work, and I often set up playlists to help me keep up with certain types of shows. But given that smart playlists can be based on states that vary from user to user (watched status, ratings), there are a couple of ways to approach this:
Let’s say there’s a playlist that includes all unwatched episodes of TV shows that are part of my Sitcoms collection ordered by air date. If I watch an episode, the item is removed from the playlist. If I share this playlist, I don’t want to share a playlist built from items based on my own watched status; I want to share the Smart Playlists’s rules. In other words, another user looking at my Unwatched Sitcoms playlist would see episodes that they haven’t watched yet. It’s sort of like setting up specialized “On Deck” sections for specific libraries that adjust for each user.
Let’s say there’s another playlist that includes all of my 4- and 5-star rated music tracks. These are tracks I’m really enjoying and I want to share this “favorites” playlist with my friends. It’s a Smart Playlist that’s automatically populated when I rate something 4 or 5 stars. I don’t want to share the “rules” for this playlist though; I want people to see MY top-rated tracks. So I need some kind of option on like “Share Items” that shares the items that are added to the playlist based on MY ratings, not my friends’ ratings.
Since we’re talking about playlists, I’d also like to see a little bit more customization on playlists, specifically something like defining a cover, banner, and background image. One thing I want to do in the future is set up something like “DarkeSword’s Summer Movie Festival” as a playlist and put some summer movies into it, and then attach some nice artwork and stuff to it to really make a cool event. Then friends can log in and check it out and enjoy my server in a more fun/festive way. I can keep adding movies throughout the summer and friends can check every week to see what’s next.
Sharing playlists is the first step to providing PLEX with stronger, more robust curation tools. For me, it’s not enough to just set up a library and share it anymore. I want to be able to curate my content in a more meaningful and fun way.
Being able to have shared play list would really be helpful. Especially with music playlist. Right now I have playlists that I created with Administrator. I then created a music channel plug-in that allows anybody to use playlist from all others (but they can’t modify them in anyway, only the owner can do that). It isn’t fancy but it works. It also allows me to use my playlist over DLNA. Plex developers, if I can do this easily with a plug-in, why can’t you guys get this feature in after all this time?
To avoid to have a lot of Libraries. Is a huge work.
For example, I have to make a Drama library, one for the kids, and one for the adults, but the problem goes bigger when the teenagers show up in the house.
If I have for example Sci-fi library, some movies like Alien collection is not for kids, but it is for a teens and adults, plus for some sagas, how a father that I a’m, is very handy can manage who can see X or Y Playlist without have to make more and more libraries.
At the end of the day, this is the reason of the playlists, right?
@HRSCR said:
If I have for example Sci-fi library, some movies like Alien collection is not for kids, but it is for a teens and adults, plus for some sagas, how a father that I a’m, is very handy can manage who can see X or Y Playlist without have to make more and more libraries.
At the end of the day, this is the reason of the playlists, right?
Actually, that’s not the reason for the playlists. Playlists aren’t the only way to do this. In fact, they’re probably the least efficient way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
You don’t need to create more libraries either. You can restrict what each of your user accounts can view by establishing restrictions based on ratings or labels.
@HRSCR said:
If I have for example Sci-fi library, some movies like Alien collection is not for kids, but it is for a teens and adults, plus for some sagas, how a father that I a’m, is very handy can manage who can see X or Y Playlist without have to make more and more libraries.
At the end of the day, this is the reason of the playlists, right?
Actually, that’s not the reason for the playlists. Playlists aren’t the only way to do this. In fact, they’re probably the least efficient way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
You don’t need to create more libraries either. You can restrict what each of your user accounts can view by establishing restrictions based on ratings or labels.
Except that is still whitelist only and there’s no blacklisting support which would make a lot more sense.
@Xen0sys said:
Except that is still whitelist only and there’s no blacklisting support which would make a lot more sense.
That’s the subject of a different thread, and it doesn’t mean you can’t do what @HRSCR wants to do. It would be easier with blacklisting, sure. (Actually, I think whitelisting will serve his needs better)
@beckfield said:
Actually, that’s not the reason for the playlists. Playlists aren’t the only way to do this. In fact, they’re probably the least efficient way to accomplish what you are trying to do.
You don’t need to create more libraries either. You can restrict what each of your user accounts can view by establishing restrictions based on ratings or labels.
Sorry but, I disagree with you, it needs be more accurate like that, tags and PG’s are not enough. Plus, the collections/playlist are very important. Only in one genre you can have a lot of choices with the PG’s. and some collections many times comes with different PG’s and that not help at all in this case.
Is all about avoid to create a lot of libraries, and that’s why the playlist exist.
I have around 7000 movies, I can’t do what you said, doesn’t work for me.
Thank you for your advice
Edit: BTW, Plex add automaticlly tag the movies, edit one by one is a crazy thing to do in my case.
