# Bug: Smart Collections not respecting sorting based on ADMIN watch date
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** library-management
**Created:** [May 27, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660 "2024-05-27T14:02:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@jeremyfrankly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeremyfrankly)
#### Post date: [May 27, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/1 "2024-05-27T14:02:17Z")
I had added a Smart Collection called “Jeremy’s Been Enjoying” to my users’ home screen that displayed movies (a second one for series too) I’d rated 4+ stars, showing what I’ve seen most recently.
I only recently learned that it had always been broken, and was sorting my rated movies by the USER’S date viewed, so it only showed stuff they’d recently watched.
I had set the Smart Collection filtering to be based on the Admin account, which gives rating, play count, and watched status as _examples_ and I assumed watched date would be included. It seems like it isn’t.
Can this be added to that option so that it works?
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2024, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/2 "2024-05-28T13:23:13Z")
This is not a feature request, but a bug report.
I have tried to recreate the issue, but it works exactly as intended.
Collection filter definition, created under the server owner’s account:
Setting to use the server owner’s “watched” status:
Collection is “published” to be visible on shared user’s home page
Result on the Home page of one of my managed users:
(this user has to have access permission to the library wherein the collection has been created, of course.)
And no, this managed user has _not_ watched these movies, yet:
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### Author:  [@jeremyfrankly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeremyfrankly)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/3 "2024-05-29T01:16:31Z")
Please see [this screen recording of the issue [had to host on Imgur]](https://imgur.com/LudPEDd). Note that I navigate to Account just to show I’m the admin
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### Author:  [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/4 "2024-05-29T07:51:31Z")
Do you have something in this input field in your Network server configuration?
“List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth”
If you do, use a Plex client which is not inside your home network to test the access permissions of external users.
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### Author:  [@jeremyfrankly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeremyfrankly)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2024, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/5 "2024-05-29T12:28:03Z")
I’ve confirmed in a previous test using the same set up from external users that it was experiencing the same issue
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### Author:  [@jeremyfrankly](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jeremyfrankly)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/6 "2024-06-02T17:27:50Z")
I just posted this as a bug, not realizing you may have moved it.
Either way, here’s better screen captures of non-network users not seeing it properly displayed
[Screen capture: admin account creates the smart collection [YouTube]](https://youtu.be/5SNAfYaKGkM)
[Screen capture: user account not on shared network sees different collection order [YouTube]](https://youtube.com/shorts/7-2FKBxTbIc?feature=share)
Additional evidence: screenshot of what another external user sees
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/bug-smart-collections-not-respecting-sorting-based-on-admin-watch-date/878660/7 "2024-08-31T17:28:35Z")
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