# Expanded Sorting, Filtering, and Mode Options When Viewing/Creating Collections **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** plex-web, library-management\ **Created:** [October 22, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/expanded-sorting-filtering-and-mode-options-when-viewing-creating-collections/857437 "2023-10-22T18:04:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**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:** [October 22, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/expanded-sorting-filtering-and-mode-options-when-viewing-creating-collections/857437/2 "2023-10-22T20:24:56Z")
Just wondering… have you considered simply filtering by a particular collection and then use the library sorting features? Don’t get me wrong… those collection posters look beautiful but it appears you’re trying to force a square part through a round hole – i.e. using a collection as an additional way to structure the entire library vs. grouping related items / franchises. # > [@TheMonitor](#): > > - A “Hide collection and ignore items” mode, essentially doing nothing to the items within. There’s already an existing suggestion addressing this – please vote in that collection in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. > [@Add an extra library option for Collections // mod: hide collection and its items from library view](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-an-extra-library-option-for-collections-mod-hide-collection-and-its-items-from-library-view/590060): > > Currently the collections settings in each library has 3 options: Disabled Hide items which are in collections Show collections and their items I would like to add 1 option: Hide collections and items which are in collections This way, you can still use the collections tab to look at collections, but the library will not show collections or their items. This should make it easier to check items which haven’t been placed in collections yet (If you are like me and want to “collectify” a lot… # > [@TheMonitor](#): > > - An optional checkbox in Advance Collections settings that would force collection mode parameters to ignore library items / not affect them. > - An overhaul to the collection mode system whereby collection modes and library item modes are separated. Collection Mode options would be “Hide” and “Show”. Library Items Mode options would be “show” “hide” “unaffected/ignore”. I suppose this is also covered in a number of existing suggestions, e.g. > [@New options for Libraries (Collections) and Collections (Collection mode)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-options-for-libraries-collections-and-collections-collection-mode/831364): > > Currently the Library advanced options for Collections are: Disabled Hide items which are in collections Show items and their collections And the Collection advanced options for Collection mode are: Library default Hide items in this collection Show this collection and its items Hide collection Choosing Disabled in the library options means none of the collection options will work. So, it’s not possible (unless I’m missing something) to have collections hidden by default and then select… > [@Collection Display Issue](https://forums.plex.tv/t/collection-display-issue/305406): > > It’s not a full feature request but there seems to be some issue with current per collection viewing rule for current implementation. For example, The Return of the King is part of Lord of the Rings collection as well as Oscar Best Picture collection in my case. I’d rather hide individual items for Lord of the Rings collection. But I don’t want to do the same for movies on Oscar Best Picture collection for obvious reasons. This creates two conflicting collection rules, resulting Return of the… > [@Collection details // mod: table view for collections tab](https://forums.plex.tv/t/collection-details/724305): > > If you are using collections and you want to change a setting, right now you have to go through each one and change the setting manually. On the collections tab, what would be nice is if we could switch to a details view to see some of basic details of the collection, mainly, the name, sort title, collection mode, and collection order. So you can, in a glance, see what all your collections are appearing as vs having to go through each collection one by one and verify. That’s it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/expanded-sorting-filtering-and-mode-options-when-viewing-creating-collections/857437)._