# Custom Recently Added for TV library: filter help **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [July 18, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-recently-added-for-tv-library-filter-help/926297 "2025-07-18T17:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Insomnic\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/insomnic_1/32/215416_2.png) [@Insomnic\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Insomnic_1)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-recently-added-for-tv-library-filter-help/926297/1 "2025-07-18T17:16:04Z")
I’m trying to see if I can find a way to break out the built in “Recently Added” for TV libraries into two custom filters via Smart Collection for dedicated home rows\hubs but I think it’s not possible… but wanted to ask before giving up on it. Essentially I’d like to turn the current Recently Added into two separate rows so I can have one for live action and one for anime\animation. The stumbling block, I think, is that the built in one is programmatically built because it’ll include both episodes and seasons while user facing filters can only do one or the other. So, if I add more than a single episode at the same time, the built in one will group them together and if I add a single episode it’ll just show that one episode but if I try to build that same function using the episodes option, if I add 3 seasons of a show then it’ll create a string of 75 episodes instead of showing just the 3 seasons themselves and if I try to build it with seasons it doesn’t show individual episodes being added. I don’t think I can replicate the Recently Added for TV libraries because that mix\match of episodes\seasons\shows is not available via filters. I recently combined a dedicated Anime TV library with my broader TV library and found I miss having those separated out a bit for the recently added row on the home screen so was debating if I have to go back to a dedicated library to achieve this split, but thought I’d ask first in case I’m missing something. Or if maybe something in the upcoming new admin tools will help, then I can live with it for now rather than going through a library merge\split again. 🙂 Any suggestions or confirmation is appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![MovieFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@MovieFan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MovieFan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-recently-added-for-tv-library-filter-help/926297/2 "2025-07-18T19:47:46Z")
Can’t think of any way to do this. Using separately libraries is the only option. ---
**Author:** ![Insomnic\_1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/insomnic_1/32/215416_2.png) [@Insomnic\_1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Insomnic_1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-recently-added-for-tv-library-filter-help/926297/3 "2025-07-19T16:59:40Z")
Yeah… I’m thinking I’ll reverse my library merge. My fansubs is kinda “polluting” the recently added a bit much since I’m not usually current with fansubs like I often am with other shows. I’m all for keeping the number of libraries to a minimum but without having a bit more control with this function I don’t think it’ll work for me; which is a preference thing, not a functionality issue with Plex really. Maybe the new admin tools will have something. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-recently-added-for-tv-library-filter-help/926297/4 "2025-10-17T17:00:30Z")
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