# Custom Local Extras Filter **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [August 9, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255 "2016-08-09T19:25:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zordrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecae2f/32.png) [@Zordrack](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zordrack)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/1 "2016-08-09T19:25:04Z")
Can we get a customizable local extras folder for movies and TV ? The current handling of extras is rather rigid and does not play well with other front ends like Kodi/XBMC et al. It would be nice to have the flexibility of custom extras file/folder tags. It shouldn’t be hard to implement and would allow for much greater flexibility in organizing extras. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/2 "2016-08-09T19:52:04Z")
What do you mean? You haven’t really specified anything actionable here. [https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/139657/how-to-create-a-feature-request](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/139657/how-to-create-a-feature-request) ---
**Author:** ![Zordrack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecae2f/32.png) [@Zordrack](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zordrack)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/3 "2018-01-09T20:54:06Z")
I know it’s been awhile but decided to come back to this. So. My current directory structure is as follows: \server\share(Movies,Series,Music,etc)\Movie title\ What i would love to see is to be able to add in local extras so my directory structure looks as follows: \server\share(Movies,Series,Music,etc)\Movie title\Extras\ With all extra material for that given title residing in the “Extras” folder and with Plex treating it as such regardless of the naming of any one given file. Does this make more sense ? From what i can tell this is currently not an option and Plex will simply ignore the folder naming convention and try to interpret the extra files based on file names. ---
**Author:** ![CharlieHD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CharlieHD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CharlieHD)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/4 "2018-05-17T12:02:29Z")
I would also like to see this. Kodi and Emby already allow this and Plex’s requirements for indexing extras is really obnoxious. It’s one of the reasons why I’m considering to just switch to Emby as Plex has literally banned the word ‘extras’ from the scannner: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201381883-special-keyword-file-folder-exclusion/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201381883-special-keyword-file-folder-exclusion/) Please just allows us to have a single folder called _Extras_ that gets scrapped for extra features. ---
**Author:** ![tycho1974](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tycho1974/32/6693_2.png) [@tycho1974](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tycho1974)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/5 "2018-05-17T19:34:11Z")
@Zordrack — I do exactly what you’re describing, and it works just fine for me. I make a folder _per movie_, wherein I place the movie file and any extras associated with that file. The folder name must match the movie filename exactly. Trailers use a “filename-trailer.mp4” naming scheme, extras can be “filename-extras.mp4” or “filename-BTS.mp4”, for example. /Movies/Star Wars (1977)/Star Wars (1977).mkv /Movies/Star Wars (1977)/Star Wars - Trailer-trailer.mp4 /Movies/Star Wars (1977)/Star Wars - Re-Release Trailer-trailer.mp4 etc… ---
**Author:** ![CharlieHD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CharlieHD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CharlieHD)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/6 "2018-05-18T10:41:21Z")
@tycho1974 That is actually very different from what @Zordrack described. You are exactly following Plex’s rules while the request is to allow a more lenient (and logical) way of indexing extras, such as allowing a folder called ‘Extras’ to be indexed with everything inside that folder to be indexed as an extra feature. ---
**Author:** ![tycho1974](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tycho1974/32/6693_2.png) [@tycho1974](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tycho1974)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/7 "2018-05-18T15:37:03Z")
> @CharlieHD said: > @tycho1974 That is actually very different from what @Zordrack described. You are exactly following Plex’s rules while the request is to allow a more lenient (and logical) way of indexing extras, such as allowing a folder called ‘Extras’ to be indexed with everything inside that folder to be indexed as an extra feature. Perhaps I’m misreading what he wrote: > What i would love to see is to be able to add in local extras so my directory structure looks as follows: > > \server\share(Movies,Series,Music,etc)\Movie title\Extras\ > > With all extra material for **that given title residing in the “Extras” folder** and with Plex treating it as such regardless of the naming of any one given file. …because I read that as _each movie and its extra content residing in its own folder_ in the main “Movies” folder. Perhaps what you and @Zordrack meant is: > \Movies\Extras > instead of > \Movies\Specific Movie Folder\Extras > In any case, I don’t see how Plex would be able to link a specific “extra” with a particular movie unless it was grouped in a folder, the way that is required now. Additionally, the naming scheme of those extras is also very intentional, as Plex needs something to look at and determine whether a file is a “trailer” or some other kind of extra content. This article explains this in more detail: [https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/) ---
**Author:** ![CharlieHD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@CharlieHD](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CharlieHD)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/8 "2018-05-19T09:04:01Z")
I think both us were referring to _\Movies\Specific Movie Folder\Extras_ as folder structure. Both Emby and Kodi are able to index the extras using this folder structure but Plex refuses to do it as an Extras folder is ignored on purpose by the scanner. I think it’s great that Plex allows very specific scanning for extras as described in that link you posted, but it really should also just allow a generic Extras folder to be scanned and all extras inside it to be indexed. ---
**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 31, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/9 "2021-03-31T16:34:06Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Flexible Movie Extras](https://forums.plex.tv/t/flexible-movie-extras/397473): > > Could we get a flexible or custom Movie extras filter ? And i do mean beyond what is laid out in the following article: For example i have my movie library laid out in the following schema: \server\share\movie - (year)\movie.ext Now rather than having to keep a strict schema for extras, it would be exceptionally helpful for me to have the ability to simply use a generic “extras” folder. This way, rather than having the choice between a strict schema or handling my extras externally, I coul… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-local-extras-filter/154255/10 "2021-06-10T00:42:25Z")