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Is Plex EVER GOING to fix the issue with using “The” in the titles???..I realize that some may not want “The” used in the sort order, but I know I do, and I am sure there are others that do…
I have been dealing with this “issue” since day 1, and have never seen any movement on it…but Plex has no problem adding “features” that I don’t want/need/use…
While I have a lifetime plex pass, I have begun to look at other options…Kodi…Emby…Jellyfin…hoping to find one I like, and has more options for this sorting issue…
I don’t know that is so hard about giving users the option to say use “the” as the first worst in sort with title that start with “the”…
Hell, I bet the despised AI could figure it out!!!
As an aside, the options for “tags” SUCKS!!!
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 out.
-Shark2k
I am not sure if I did this correctly as it did not work…
I created a string value named ArticleStrings, but left it blank…was I supposed to enter the in as a value in the string?
Did you refresh metadata on the entire library after making the change? Keep in mind refreshing may alter other metadata as well
As @veeejay said, refresh the metadata for the entire library as that should force the setting to take place. You might be able to refresh the metadata on one series/movie that starts with one of the articles as a test to confirm it works before refreshing the metadata for the whole library.
-Shark2k
Thanks to both Veeejay and Shark2K for helping me solve this issue!!!
Many thanks to both!!!
