Movies sort by ... Random

[Mrpink200]

Hi

For people with large libraries … that may have no idea what to look sometimes, i could be great to have an extra sort option to have a random sort that may allow access to movies added long time ago that we do not even remember having get in the database

Same thing for albums (plexamp features) witch is a cool features in Logitech Media Server.

[beckfield]

Until such a feature is implemented, this tip might be useful:

[TIP] --- how to create an autoplaylist with random sort

have you ever wanted to create an autoplaylist that returned a different set list of items every time you viewed it ? in plex you can create a filter, and you can sort by different fields, however there is no visible shuffle or random sort. This post will show you how to create a filter which will give you a set of tracks/videos that changes every time it is refreshed. load Plex Web navigate to the library of your choice (it works on music, movies, episodes. video of course you might choose…

Forum Admins: There are several other duplicates of this request that come up when searching for “random”:
https://forums.plex.tv/search?q=random%20category%3A8

[tom80H]

On top of that… there’s already a request asking for exactly that Random sort option within a library (without creating a playlist).
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate

[implemented] Show the library view randomized

It would be great to be able to sort by selecting “random” as an option. This would get one a randomized list in no specific order. [Plex feature request example]

Music libraries already have a Random Album Radio.

Please use the search before posting duplicate suggestions to avoid distracting votes/comments. Instead, please comment/vote in the existing thread.

Therefore closing this thread.