# Make Plex self-consistent **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [October 12, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-plex-self-consistent/892119 "2024-10-12T18:00:21Z")\ **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 12, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-plex-self-consistent/892119/2 "2024-10-12T20:37:14Z")
Please follow the [guide for feature suggestions](https://forums.plex.tv/t/please-read-before-submitting-a-feature-suggestion/273976#when-submitting-a-feature-request-1) and stick with 1 suggestion per thread. Otherwise users will have a hard time to actually vote for your thread (voting for all or nothing). In your case, it appears almost all of those suggestions are already covered in existing threads. Please comment/vote in those threads in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. The exception seems to be describing a possible bug or issue in your setup for which logs might be helpful (online extras not playing). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If editions are a feature, make it a feature everywhere (all library types) There’s already existing suggestions discussing for Plex to support [editions for tv-show libraries](https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-edition-support-to-tv-shows/843629) or [different versions/releases of albums for music libraries](https://forums.plex.tv/t/better-support-for-multiple-versions-of-music-albums/126609) (in addition to the existing feature for movies). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If local extras are a feature, make it compatible with other features, like editions Local extras are a feature and they are working fine for editions. There’s an existing suggestion discussing for Plex to allow [sharing of local extras across different editions of the same movie](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-editions-feedback-suggestions-mod-shared-extras-for-editions-in-same-folder/805155). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If external extras are a feature, make sure they actually route and playback before presenting them as playable options (maybe 1 out of 50 ever plays) That sounds less like a suggestion but a bug report. It might be helpful to get logs from the player app where you experience this behavior for troubleshooting. I’ve seen a few reports where users had issues playing the online extras due to certain restrictions in their home network. # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If extras are available, don’t only offer them on “apps” and “on the website, but only for movies”: make them available and consistent on all platforms and all library types Local extras are a feature, not only for movies (throwing in the support articles on how to add files as local extras for [movies](https://support.plex.tv/articles/local-files-for-trailers-and-extras/) and [tv-shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/local-files-for-tv-show-trailers-and-extras/)). Handling vor `Other video` type libraries is the same as for movies. There are gaps when it comes to displaying local extras on all clients and for all tiers of tv shows (there’s a conclusive list which clients support displaying local extras for what tiers of a show in the support article linked above). There’s a feature suggestion discussing for Plex to support [displaying all tiers of tv-shows on all apps](https://forums.plex.tv/t/display-tv-show-extras-for-shows-seasons-and-episodes-in-all-apps/744740) (show, season and episode extras). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If .plexmatch is a feature, let it work everywhere (all library types). (e.g., if IMDB and TVDB are referable sources for video, then Musicbrainz should be supported for audio) There’s an existing feature suggestion discussing for Plex to support [`.plexmatch` files or adding Musicbrainz IDs to folders as matching hints for albums](https://forums.plex.tv/t/support-musicbrainz-ids-in-plexmatch-files-for-audio/885300). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If “prefer local files” or “prefer local metadata” is an option, and it is checked, then actually respect it. Ideally, at least for music libraries, there should be an “only use local metadata” option so we can just eliminate all the Musicbrainz mismatching shenanigans. Plexamp is only as good as the database it reads from… You should be able to set your library agent to `Plex Personal Media` to prevent your library from using any online metadata (or assets). If you’re using the `Plex Music` agent, setting your library to `Prefer local metadata` should already do that – at least for any file formats where Plex can read the embedded metadata (which should be the case for the common music formats). # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > - If versions are a feature, make it a feature everywhere (all library types). Also, make versions easily identifiable, separate, and filterable. (e.g., high-res vs low-res, stereo-vs-surround, etc.} in all interfaces, please. Or better yet, support obvious differences without explicit version tags. For what library types are you missing this option? As posted above… there’s a separate suggestion asking for an option to support different releases/versions of albums in music libraries. Beyond that, all library types should support different-quality versions of their items. _ **Edit:** No tags needed to handle different-quality versions._ # > [@Philoplexer](#): > > If TVDB is the master source of authority on TV series, then implement it fully (e.g., episode cross-referencing between multiple series). If there isn’t an alternative to TVDB, we’re just stuck. TheTVDb is not a master source of authority for TV series within Plex. That being said, Plex is sourcing metadata from different repositories – including TheTVDb. Though for most shows the role of “master source” appears to be TMDb. There’s an existing suggestion for Plex to support [crossover episodes across different shows](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unified-series-collection-option/796831) (if that’s what you mean by cross-referencing). --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-plex-self-consistent/892119)._