# Feature request: Media admin notes **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** plex-web\ **Created:** [October 3, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858 "2026-10-03T07:32:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randywest55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@randywest55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randywest55)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/1 "2026-10-03T07:32:05Z")
I run a server that I share primarily with family members. I have public libraries that I share with every user and private libraries that I reserve for myself. Sometimes, I find myself moving a particular media item from private to public, because I believe the public audience would appreciate it. I also sometimes would like to give the public audience a primer/disclaimer/explainer for the media in question, something that I currently do via other means. How to watch it/what to expect when it might be triggering but ultimately inspiring, etc. It would be really cool if I could, as the admin, tag specific media with notes that would be obviously surfaced to users when they access said media. Anyhow, love your work. Thanks for the consideration. If you were open source, I’d help, but I understand 😉. ---
**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 3, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/2 "2026-10-03T07:49:39Z")
You might want to check out the user review option. In this case, you could configure you review (admin note) as private, so it’s only visible to your inner circle. [https://support.plex.tv/articles/user-reviews/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/user-reviews/) ---
**Author:** ![randywest55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@randywest55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randywest55)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/3 "2026-10-03T17:43:16Z")
I don’t see that feature on Plex Web ([app.plex.tv](http://app.plex.tv)), the Ubuntu snap app (which I think is just a wrapper around the web app that also supports H265), or the iPhone app, which are my three ways of using the player. What I do see in all three cases is a way to assign 0-5 stars to a media item without any option for a text review or, on the phone app only, “Start a Discussion.” When I start a discussion on my phone, the only place I see any indication of it is also on the phone. I also looked on the LG TV app one of my users uses, all through the profile menu, friends, and the media I started a discussion on itself, and there’s no indication of it anywhere. So sorry, but those docs just aren’t accurate for a bunch of different ways of accessing Plex, and the inconsistencies between apps muddy the waters further. I don’t see any way of using user reviews at all (beyond assigning stars), much less using them for the purpose I described. ---
**Author:** ![randywest55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@randywest55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randywest55)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/4 "2026-10-03T18:06:14Z")
I found the user settings for reviews and visibility, by the way. I had it set to critics only/fully private. I expected changing which kind of reviews to only affect visibility, not the ability to create reviews, and on changing it to critics & plex users, it seems I was correct. Nothing has changed in terms of the ability to write text reviews as the linked article describes. ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/5 "2026-10-04T00:53:38Z")
Have you verified the requirements for this feature in the support article linked above? ---
**Author:** ![randywest55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@randywest55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randywest55)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/6 "2026-10-04T23:22:22Z")
- Verified email - Using Plex Movie - iOS \>= 8.40 (26.6.2) - Plex Web \>= 4.139.0 (4.162.1) - Plex for Linux \>= 1.102.0 (1.115.0.426-4e960a1d) I don’t see a _server_ version requirement on that page, but I’m at 1.43.3.10861. I wasn’t previously aware of [watch.plex.tv](http://watch.plex.tv), which is listed at the end of the requirements. It looks a little different than the article, but I do see Rate & Review there, and it includes review text. As far as I can tell, [watch.plex.tv](http://watch.plex.tv) is for streaming media from sources other than my server, though, so it doesn’t get me any closer to doing what I want to do. ---
**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 4, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/7 "2026-10-04T23:27:21Z")
What agent are you using in your library and are those videos matched? User reviews / commenting etc. are part of Plex’s Discover features and will only work with the current-generation agents – and on matched items. In addition, there’s another requirement / prerequisite: > - User Reviews are not stored locally on the Plex Media Server, so Syncing Watch State and Ratings for your account is required. If not enabled, only the option to rate will be available on server library pages. The option will remain available on “Discover” and “Movies & Shows” details pages from our online catalog. ---
**Author:** ![randywest55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d26b3c/32.png) [@randywest55](https://forums.plex.tv/u/randywest55)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-media-admin-notes/943858/8 "2026-10-04T23:33:10Z")
Oh, sorry, I kind of skimmed over that thinking it was informational (“… are not stored locally …”). You hit the nail on the head: I didn’t have Sync My Watch State and Ratings active. Thanks for your feedback and patience! The feature itself is interesting. I’m going to play with it a bit and see if using it as you suggest (restricting visibility) looks close enough to what I was imagining to rescind my request.