Genre Collections¶

The genre Default Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the genres available in your library.

This file also merges similarly named genres (such as “Sci-Fi”, “SciFi” and “Sci-Fi & Fantasy”) into one (“Science Fiction”)

This file works with Movie and Show Libraries.

Collections Section 06¶

Collection	Key	Description
`Genre Collections`	`separator`	Separator Collection to denote the Section of Collections.
`<<Genre>> Movies/Shows` Example: `Action Movies`	`<<Number>>` Example: `5`	Collection of Movies/Shows that have this Genre.

Config¶

The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections:

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: genre
  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: genre

Template Variables¶

Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file in various ways to slightly change how it works without having to make your own local copy.

Note that the template_variables: section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it’s just ignored.

All Shared Collection Variables are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file.

This file contains a Separator so all Shared Separator Variables are available as well.

Variable	Description & Values
`limit`	Description: Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in a Defaults file. Values: Number Greater then 0
`limit_<<key>>`¹	Description: Changes the Builder Limit of the specified key’s collection. Default: `limit` Values: Number Greater then 0
`sort_by`	Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort for all collections in a Defaults file. Default: `release.desc` Values: Any `smart_filter` Sort Option
`sort_by_<<key>>`¹	Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort of the specified key’s collection. Default: `sort_by` Values: Any `smart_filter` Sort Option
`exclude`	Description: Exclude these Genres from creating a Dynamic Collection. Values: List of Genres found in your library
`addons`	Description: Overrides the default addons dictionary. Defines how multiple keys can be combined under a parent key. The parent key doesn’t have to already exist in Plex Values: Dictionary List of Genres found in your library
`append_addons`	Description: Appends to the default addons dictionary. Values: Dictionary List of Genres found in your library
`genre_name`	Description: Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections. Default: `<<key_name>> <<library_translationU>>s` Values: Any string with `<<key_name>>` in it.
`genre_summary`	Description: Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections. Default: `<<library_translationU>>s that have the genre <<key_name>>.` Values: Any string.

Each default collection has a key that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace <<key>> with when calling.

The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: genre
        template_variables:
          use_separator: false
          sep_style: red
          exclude:
            - Politics
            - News
          append_addons:
            Horror:
              - Thriller  # Adds all thriller items to the Horror collection
          sort_by: title.asc

Default values¶

These are lists provided for reference to show what values will be in use if you do no customization. If you want to customize these values, use the methods described above. These do not show how to change a name or a list.

Default `addons`¶