The smart playlist in iTunes is a bit smarter than plexamp. One thing that is really noticeably missing is the “Limit To”, really needs to add an “at random”. I’ve seen some prior forum entries explaining how you could do this, could not see them actually doing anything useful. but even if they …

Thanks for asking for this feature. I have started to create smart playlist using the obscure random feature you mentioned and was going to ask for this useful feature. I second this request.

Pro tip: If you create a smart playlist without sort order and download X hours, you’re essentially doing exactly that, as it will take a random sampling of the playlist. If you’re not downloading, then not exactly sure how the limiting is super useful but maybe I’m missing some scenario?

For me, not focused on downloading, but attempting as much as possible to create the “radio” feature of Plex using a more specific and tuned set of tracks. That is what I like about random feature. Certainly, I would really, really like the ability to build up radio sets using any criteria. For exam…

[image] elan: Pro tip: If you create a smart playlist without sort order Slight hijack, but how do you creat a smart playlist without a sort order? All my smart playlists are sorted by “Album Artist” by default :thinking:

There is a way to specify sort=random. Find the sort= column in url and change value (artist name) to random. Not a very public trick, and I honestly forget where I read it. That is why I request and explicit option in smart list creation screen.

[image] [TIP] --- how to create an autoplaylist with random sort Tips, Tricks & How-Tos have you ever wanted to create an autoplaylist that returned a different set list of items every time you viewed it ? in plex you can create a filter, and you can sort by different fie…

Yes, that is the great tip. Now, all we ask is that the Plex engineers add a “Random” check box in the filter dialog so I don’t have to go to the URL and physically add the random parameter. Just a cleaner interface.

EXACTLY… I shouldn’t have to be this smart to create a smart playlist! :grin:

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