Server Version#: 1.21.1.3876 Hello :slight_smile: I have a problem with my TheTVDB metadata. I want to respect the naming recommendations, so I named my new series: Series name (Year) But it doesn’t recognize any of the series, if I remove (Year) from the folder name it finds it instantly. exem…

It’s been a problem that started a month ago or so & has been getting worse. if you manually Fix Match it pulls up the correct show, but for some reason it doesn’t auto match correctly anymore half the time. Some times it will show the title as Show (YEAR) & the year as blank, but if you move the ye…

[image] LostOnTheLine: Using Show (YEAR) is the preferred naming convention. Not according to Plex. By default, Plex matches against TheTVDB.com , so you should name and organize your content based on the information on that site. For shows with the same or similar names (e.g. remakes, U…

[image] Dan_Bev: should name and organize your content based on the information on that site Yes the Name. The (YEAR) used to be, & still is half of the time, recognized as a different part, not part of the name. The DVR will ALWAYS name with the (YEAR) at the end. Do you think Plex designed …

This matching behavior has existed for nearly a year. It was recognized shortly after the transition to TheTVDB’s version 3 API was completed (correlation does not necessarily imply causation notwithstanding). At the time, it appeared to manifest primarily when adding new 2020 shows. Here are a c…

[image] pshanew: Personally, I always include the year and Match / Fix Match as necessary. … and I use Filebot - that names the file EXACTLY as it appears at TVDB, resulting in an instant natural match… mostly (99%ish). I’m not a Rocket Scientist - but it doesn’t take one to know what to do. …

From the “Matching Failures” thread: [image] Match Failures They’ll pry using the release year in the directory/file names from my cold, dead hands. :upside_down_face:

^that’s the Chest Puffed Out Dancing On The Canvas - then Fix Match - Approach… lol

[image] pshanew: They specifically mention TheTVDB’s API change as contributing to the new behavior Yes, it’s a bug, it’s not the new standard, it’s a bug. The bug may not be fixed any time soon, so if you happen to add so many new TV Shows that Fix Match is that inconvenient then jank-up you…

[image] LostOnTheLine: But when the new TV Agent that’s in Beta If Plex doesn’t foist their New Agent Soup on me with no other choice - HELL will be in all the papers 'cause it’ll have a brand new Ice Cap on it 500 miles thick when I - on purpose - switch to a new agent designed to chase ever…

[image] JuiceWSA: I have FileBot. So use your FileBot. Nobody cares. There are Zero people in this thread who care about how YOU name your library. Correction, there is ONE… You… Nobody told you to change. But you are telling the OP that they are doing it wrong because they aren’t doing it t…

Problem with metadata thetvdb

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

pshanew January 11, 2021, 5:56pm 12

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