DLNA custom template

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 3.77.4
Player Version#: NA

I am wanting to play around with a DLNA template to allow it to perform some features I would like. However I’m not sure if I can even write a custom template that isn’t over written during an application update.

Some enlightenment would be most helpful.

Regards

Fred

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Here’s an old thread with some basic info. It mentions system profiles vs user profiles.

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Sorry, I may not have been clear enough in my post.

Profile verses template.

There are DLNA profiles that are used to setup custom playback containers for clients.

Then there is the template that configures the look and feel of the (for want of a better term) menu that appears on the client when using DLNA…

Regards

Fred

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I was not aware of that. Thanks for the clarification. Cheers.

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There are no such things as DLNA templates in Plex.

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I’ll ask the question in a different way then.

How is the list of media shown on a DLNA client (TV)?

Surely there is a template that configures how this looks?

Regards

Fred

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I think that’s all determined on the TV-side of things, not the Plex side.

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There is nothing configurable about the output of the DLNA server in Plex.

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I have to warm up this old topic cause I have the same issue as BambiSlayer.

It is related to Plex DLNA server and must be configured on the server side. I have two DLNA servers running on my QNAP NAS offering the same content. The list shown in the clients is different depening on the chosen server:

  • QNAP native DLNA server: if I chose “by album” just the album titles are shown, inside the album the song titles are shown followed by the album name
  • Plex DLNA server: if I chose “by album” all albums and song names are listed starting with band or singer name followed by album name followed by the song name

This is independed from the client, I tried with different ones. But this causes issues, e.g. on my surround receiver with limited display size I see only band names, the album names are cut off or appear after a certain time by scrolling text. This is pretty anoying cause I have to wait untill I see what album is selected.

As this is independent from the client, it must be a configuration on the server side. How can this be changed? How can I tell the server what order of the information shall be for songs, like “song name - album - band” in place of “band - album - song name”.

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