# Suggestion/request: actors thumbs

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/suggestion-request-actors-thumbs/829296>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-synology\
**Created:** [February 2, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/suggestion-request-actors-thumbs/829296 "2023-02-02T18:44:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![webguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@webguy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/webguy)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/suggestion-request-actors-thumbs/829296/1 "2023-02-02T18:44:58Z")

</div>

Problem: http links are created to get **local** thumbs

What:  
1- to use nfo importer to populate movie metadata  
2- have Plex load actors images from a local server folder for each movie

Why:  
1- actor thumbs by movie is better because actors get older and it is weird to see an old actor in the role of a child.  
2- local image instead of link is better because links can change and would not point to the right image or image at all. (404 error)  
3- If links are dead and metadata is refreshed, image is lost.

How:  
1- Read nfo.  
If there is an actor, use the image from /.actors folder and cache it to plexserver. If there is not a image, try the link from the nfo and cache image to plexserver. If there is no link or it is a 404 do nothing.

Don’ts:  
1- do not use http link to local image as synology will need to have a webserver installed

In summary, just do it like it is done for posters and fanarts.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/suggestion-request-actors-thumbs/829296/2 "2023-05-03T18:45:17Z")

</div>

This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.