Server Version#: 4.142.2 I’m trying to figure out why Plex is ignoring some of the extras I have for TV shows. The Library type is TV shows, the scanner is Plex TV Series, the Agent: Plex Series. The 2 test episodes themselves and the series are recognised. I’ve tried various file naming as belo…

[image] ade_m: I’ve tried referencing from the guide , Note: Certain clients do not yet fully support TV extras Season-level extras in particular. Did you look at it with the web app? That’s among those client types, which don’t show season-level extras yet.

I’ve also tried moving the folder up a level as below [adrian@homenas1 House of the Dragon]$ find …/House\ of\ the\ Dragon/ …/House of the Dragon/ …/House of the Dragon/Season 01 …/House of the Dragon/Season 01/House of the Dragon - S01E01 - The Heirs of the Dragon.mkv …/House of the Dragon/Se…

Looking around on the forums I see other people posting on this back in 2021. But the article seems to call out that it should work with this as the example: /Game of Thrones An Interview With Emilia Clarke-interview.mkv /Trailers Trailer 1.mkv Trailer 2.mkv /Featurettes …

Yes this is directly using app.plex.tv

Ah okay… I understand now, thanks Otto very much. Seems odd to me that the mobile apps have functionality that Plex’s own web interface doesn’t. I just checked on iOS and I can see it there. Do you know if there’s any timeline for when that type of feature becomes available in the web app?

Would it work differently if the server was Windows vs Linux ? My test setup is Windows based, and it seems to work there (iOS client). But the same iOS Client on the QNAP install doesn’t seem to work.

[image] ade_m: Would it work differently if the server was Windows vs Linux ? No, that doesn’t make a difference. [image] ade_m: But the same iOS Client on the QNAP install doesn’t seem to work. Then there is something different on the QNAP. Possible causes include: item hasn’t got…

Thanks again. It looks like I had to run a manual Refresh Metadata on the library for it to get picked up. Now I understand the mechanics a little, I just have to go back through all my collection to move files around and rename them ! Oh well thats the xmas week break sorted out :slight_smile:

[image] ade_m: I just have to go back through all my collection to move files around and rename them ! Oh well thats the xmas week break sorted out :slight_smile: Tip: Filebot can take most of those duties on a whole tv show’s worth of files.

TV Extras naming

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files

OttoKerner December 15, 2024, 1:48pm 12

Tip: Filebot can take most of those duties on a whole tv show’s worth of files.

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