I want Plex to NOT modify titles at all for sorting. Sorting must use the exact same string as the Display Title. That means: No removal of articles (the, a, an, der, das, el, la) No special sorting rules No normalization or rewriting of titles for Sort Title Required behavior: Display Title = …

[image] "The" in Titles plexPlex Media Server Use the advanced hidden server settings: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201105343-advanced-hidden-server-settings/ You want the “ArticleStrings” preference and I believe to do what you want, you just clear it ou…

yes but how do you do it? is there a guide

My post that I linked to includes the link to the Plex support article. I would suggest using that as your starting point. I run Plex via Docker on a Debian host and I do not use a Synology NAS, so I cannot be any more help. I would believe that the advanced hidden server settings are available o…

Thank you very much for your answer.

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