I love the ability to customize the new Plex Client Home screens. Lets me organize the things I use and ignore the stuff I don’t. What I don’t like is having to duplicate the same customization on each client I use.
So what I’d like is if we could store the customization in our Plex user account (and Plex Home sub-accounts) and then use it on any client that supports customization when we log in. So my phone, iPad, roku3, and roku ultra would all be the same. Then a buddy comes over and logs into Plex on my Roku Ultra and it loads his customization. Now my Roku looks like it’s his while he’s logged into it.
Edit: 2020-02-18 Removed my vote as this has kind of been added. Wanted to move a vote elsewhere.
At the very least it would be nice to have the option to store the current customization’s to a template(s) (that you name) so you can easily and consistently apply them to each new client with just a click or two.
Not just store. Would be good to be able from central point for those with parents or kids using PMS. Then as ADMIN you can help adjust their presentation without having to drive across town or farther to do it in person.
Also, Would be nice to have some of the Categories within Settings saved too (At least the ones that are compatible across devices), Like the Main, Audio & Video sections of Settings. Having these saved would help some not so tech savy users to be able to setup a new device with ease without having to change settings like…
-Auto Sign In
-Remote/Local/Online Video Quality
-Volume Boost
-Subtitle Size, Position & Colour
-TV Themes Music
-Cinema Trailers
I know most devices that run Plex have these settings listed above. I share with 6 Family/Friends that have roughly 11 devices, & 3 devices that I own. Basically I end up have to help them or manually configure these devices which can get a bit tedious after awhile. These settings don’t hurt & are universal. Please consider this also. Thanks!!
No more votes left, but I want to add my support for this.
We have about 6 AppleTVs and several Macs and iPods and iPhones accessing the PMS, each with up to 5 accounts and every combination has to be individually configured. This is simply stupid. Especially as I’ve just set up a new PMS and so every ‘player’ has to be configured ALL OVER AGAIN. I cannot overemphasise how monumentally annoying this is.
Truth is, every single one is the same. So why do I have to do it, what 60+ times? Setting every single one to the exact same config. Why can I not set this ONCE from the admin account on the actual PMS and all users, whatever the client/player/device gets that same config?
I’m not talking about very personal choices like colours or other ‘thematic’ configuration. The big problem is setting up the nav. panel on the LHS. On many clients it is simply a PIA with each individual library having to be moved on its own. Then choose re-order and do it all again for the next one. Probably a dozen times for each player/account combo. So that means… you do the maths. It’s a LOT.
I realise it is possible that some users may have fewer libraries available to them than others, but that’s easy to cope with. Anything that’s restricted, don’t show it. Simple.
Even if I spend the time setting up every combination, if at any time I add or change a library, I have to modify every single one again.
I had forgotten how appalling this is. I gave up trying to keep everything the same, but now with the new server I’m discovering all over again what a nightmare this is.
Just when I was really enjoying some of the new features and how I generally love the way Plex works. Then this.
