I google searched, I searched here… I see it mentioned in some other posts… however most I came across were discussing naming of files etc…
Ever since TheTVDB updated their site the plex advanced feature of DVD order does not work for kids shows that have 2 episodes in 1. There used to be a plugin you could download before Plex added this feature (however every link I find for it now is a dead end).
For Example : Puppy Dog Pals… every episode on Disney has 2 episodes included in it. TheTVDB counts these as individual episode (s02e01 & s02e02). However the DVD order counts them as just 1 episode (s02e01) … (in thetvdb they are episode 1.1 & 1.2).
Is it possible to get this feature working again in Plex? Or am I looking at splitting up a bunch of kids tv episodes?
If you no longer can use DVD order then you can name each double episode file as s02e01-e02. There are a few unfortunate limitations doing it that way but at least you don’t have to split files apart.
So using your example Puppy Dog Pals.
Season 1, Episode 1 seems to have 4 segments. And so on…
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e01-e04 - Hawaii Pug-Oh + A.R.F. + The French Toast Connection + Take Me Out to the Pug Game.mkv
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e05-e08 - The Go-Long Retriever + Pot O' Pugs + A Pyramid Scheme + Special Delivery.mkv
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e09-e10 - Design-A-Dog + Ice, Ice Puggy.mkv
Or simply, if you don’t want to include the titles in the filenames.
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e01-e04.mkv
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e05-e08.mkv
Puppy Dog Pals - s01e09-e10.mkv
That solution works fine as far as the way the episodes appear in the dashboard. However if you select episode #1 it plays the full 30 minute video file (episode 1 & 2)… then autoplay goes to the next file… which is the same fie and plays the full episode again.
Plex added the feature for DVD Sorting, I think if the feature is there it should work. The old plugin worked just fine.
Right I saw that post… which goes to show that both ways are broken. The DVD Order was added into plex, and any old posts with a plugin have all been deleted … if something is added into PLEX it needs to work… or remove it.