Could we get a flexible or custom Movie extras filter ?
And i do mean beyond what is laid out in the following article:
For example i have my movie library laid out in the following schema:
\server\share\movie - (year)\movie.ext
Now rather than having to keep a strict schema for extras, it would be exceptionally helpful for me to have the ability to simply use a generic “extras” folder.
This way, rather than having the choice between a strict schema or handling my extras externally, I could use something like the following layout, keeping movies and extras together:
\server\share\movie - (year)\extras\extra.ext
This is not currently possible and it seems like a very simply thing to implement.
Either simply add “extras” to the list of extra filters, or allow us (the end user) to specify a custom filter to be used for extras.
The various folders for extras are only for organization & display purposes. Plex doesn’t know if the file you put in the trailer folder is really a trailer.
See the pic below. I put “Peter Graves Interview.mkv” and “The Making of Airplane!.mkv” in the “Others” folder. They still show up, just categorized as “Other” (There’s no thumbnails because I just added the files & PMS has not yet generated thumbnails for them).
This again requires adherence to strict classifications of extra material.
I have tons of extras, enough that going through each item and renaming them isn’t viable, and renaming them is even less viable than sorting them into specific folders.
Quite honestly i have a hard time understanding the pushback here.
It seems not entirely unlike Apple’s “you’re holding it wrong”.
Yes there are ways that i can structure my data to fit plex.
And i am aware of those methods, hence why i referenced the original support articles.
What i am looking for is the ability for plex to give me the tools to adjust it to my data, rather than re-doing my data to fit plex.
And i really don’t see it as a big ask.
I’m simply looking for a custom (or general) extras filter for a folder layout.
Given everything that has gone into this product that cannot be that difficult.
And i’m sorry if i sound terse here, but this is not the first time i’ve raised this issue and the last time the response was “no actionable item here. use what we have”.
And honestly that’s just really not very useful.
To sum up.
I already have my data laid out.
It worked just fine with kodi which i was previously using.
Plex refuses to deal with it correctly as the data does not adhere to what it expects.
Please. There has to be a way to add either a generics “extras” folder filter or a custom filter.
I used to think the same way, however now I just simply use 1 extras folder called “Behind the Scenes”. Ultimately, if you divide up all the extras based on their category, the ONLY difference is the Category label that is displayed under the name (Interviews, Deleted Scenes, etc) - Just make it simple, and put all the extras pertinent to that movie in a single folder that already exists…
And by folder filter i mean filtering a content set based on a folder name.
Like the ability to specify “anything in a folder named ‘extras’ is to be treated as extra content for the movie who’s folder it resides under”.
Powershell example:
$extras = (Get-ChildItem | where Name -eq “extras”)
And that’s exactly my point.
If i can use a folder named “other” then why can i not use a folder named “extras” ?
But do you at least see my point ?
yes there are workarounds, but it would also be a trivially easy fix to make, and it would make library management a lot more flexible for people.
And while i might be the first to create a stink over it, i cannot be the only one that has come across this and thought “i wish there was a different way”.
