Director Collections¶

The director Default Collection File is used to dynamically create collections based on the most popular directors in your library.

Requirements & Recommendations¶

Supported Library Types: Movie

Collections Section 150¶

Collection	Key	Description
`Directors Collections`	`separator`	Separator Collection to denote the Section of Collections.
`<<director_name>>` Example: `Frank Welker`	`<<director_name>>` Example: `Frank Welker`	Collection of Movies by the Director.

Poster Styles¶

This Default can use the style template variable to easily change the posters styles.

Black & White Style (Default) (click to expand)

Rainier Style (click to expand)

Signature Style (click to expand)

Diiivoy Style (click to expand)

Diiivoy Color Style (click to expand)

Config¶

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

libraries:
  Movies:
    collection_files:
      - default: director

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 will use its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored.

Variable Lists (click to expand)

File-Specific Template Variables are variables available specifically for this Kometa Defaults file.
Shared Template Variables are additional variables shared across the Kometa Defaults.
Shared Separator Variables are additional variables available since this Default contains a Separator.

File-Specific Template VariablesShared Template VariablesShared Separator Variables

Variable Description & Values

style Description: Controls the visual theme of the collections created.
Default: bw
Values: bw, rainier, signature, diiivoy, or diiivoycolor

limit Description: Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: Number Greater than 0

limit_<<key>>¹ Description: Changes the Builder Limit of the specified key's collection.
Default: limit
Values: Number Greater than 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

data

Description: Replaces the data dynamic collection value.

Attribute	Description & Values
`depth`	Controls the depth within the casting credits to search for common actors Default: 5 Values: Number greater than 0
`limit`	Controls the maximum number of collections to create Default: 25 Values: Number greater than 0

include Description: Force these Actors to be included to create a Dynamic Collection.
Values: List of Actor Names

exclude Description: Exclude these Directors from creating a Dynamic Collection.
Values: List of Director Names

name_format Description: Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections.
Default: <<key_name>> (Director)
Values: Any string with <<key_name>> in it.

summary_format Description: Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections.
Default: <<library_translationU>>s directed by <<key_name>>.
Values: Any string with <<key_name>> in it.

tmdb_birthday

Description: Controls if the Definition is run based on tmdb_person's Birthday. Has 3 possible attributes this_month, before and after.
Values:

`this_month`	Run's if Birthday is in current Month	`true`/`false`
`before`	Run if X Number of Days before the Birthday	Number 0 or greater
`after`	Run if X Number of Days after the Birthday	Number 0 or greater

tmdb_person_offset_<<key>>¹ Description: Changes the summary tmdb_person_offset for the specific key.
Default: 0
Values: Dictionary of Actor Name as the keys and the tmdb_person_offset as the value.

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

Variable Description & Values

language Description: Set the language of Collection Names and Summaries
Default: default
Values: default (English), fr (French), or de (German)

use_all Description: Turns off all Collections in a Defaults file.
Values: false to turn off the collection

use_<<key>>¹ Description: Turns off individual Collections in a Defaults file.
Values: false to turn off the collection

name_<<key>>¹ Description: Changes the name of the specified key's collection.
Values: New Collection Name

summary_<<key>>¹ Description: Changes the summary of the specified key's collection.
Values: New Collection Summary

collection_section Description: Changes the sort order of the collection sections against other default collection sections. (Use quotes to not lose leading zeros "05")
Values: Any number

sort_prefix Description: Changes the prefix of the sort title.
Default: !
Values: Any String

sort_title Description: Changes the sort title of all collections.
Default: <<sort_prefix>><<collection_section>><<pre>><<order_<<key>>>><<title>>
Values: Any String

name_mapping Description: Changes the name_mapping of all collections.
Default: <<title>>
Values: Any String with <<key_name>> in it.

order_<<key>>¹ Description: Controls the sort order of the collections in their collection section.
Values: Any number

collection_mode

Description: Controls the collection mode of all collections in a Defaults file.
Values:

`default`	Library default
`hide`	Hide Collection
`hide_items`	Hide Items in this Collection
`show_items`	Show this Collection and its Items

ignore_ids Description: Set a list or comma-separated string of TMDb/TVDb IDs to ignore in all collections.
Values: List or comma-separated string of TMDb/TVDb IDs

ignore_imdb_ids Description: Set a list or comma-separated string of IMDb IDs to ignore in all collections.
Values: List or comma-separated string of IMDb IDs

minimum_items Description: Set the number of minimum items for a collection to be created for all collections.
Values: Any number greater than 0

minimum_items_<<key>>¹ Description: Set the number of minimum items for a collection to be created for the specified key's collection.
Values: Any number greater than 0

schedule Description: Set the schedule for all of the collections in a Defaults file.
Values: Any Scheduling Option

schedule_<<key>> Description: Set the schedule for a specific key's collection.
Values: Any Scheduling Option

delete_collections_named Description: Used to delete any collections in your plex named one of the given collections.
Values: List of Collection Names to delete

url_poster Description: Changes the poster url for all collections.
Values: URL directly to the Image

url_poster_<<key>>¹ Description: Changes the poster url of the specified key's collection.
Values: URL directly to the Image

file_poster Description: Sets the poster filepath for all collections.
Values: Filepath directly to the Image

file_poster_<<key>>¹ Description: Sets the poster filepath of the specified key's collection.
Values: Filepath directly to the Image

url_background Description: Sets the background url for all collections.
Values: URL directly to the Image

url_background__<<key>>¹ Description: Sets the background url of the specified key's collection.
Values: URL directly to the Image

file_background Description: Sets the background filepath for all collections.
Values: Filepath directly to the Image

file_background__<<key>>¹ Description: Sets the background filepath of the specified key's collection.
Values: Filepath directly to the Image

visible_library

Description: Controls visible on Library Recommended Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

visible_library_<<key>>¹

Description: Controls visible on Library Recommended Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Default: visible_library
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

visible_home

Description: Controls visible on Home Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

visible_home_<<key>>¹

Description: Controls visible on Home Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Default: visible_home
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

visible_shared

Description: Controls visible on Shared Users' Home Tab for all collections in a Defaults file. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

visible_shared_<<key>>¹

Description: Controls visible on Shared Users' Home Tab of the specified key's collection. (Only works with Plex Pass)
Default: visible_shared
Values:

`true`	Visible
`false`	Not Visible
Any `schedule` Option	Visible When Scheduled

radarr_upgrade_existing Description: Override Radarr upgrade_existing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

radarr_upgrade_existing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr upgrade_existing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Values: true or false

radarr_monitor_existing Description: Override Radarr monitor_existing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

radarr_monitor_existing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr monitor_existing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Values: true or false

radarr_add_missing Description: Override Radarr add_missing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

radarr_add_missing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr add_missing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: radarr_add_missing
Values: true or false

radarr_folder Description: Override Radarr root_folder_path attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: Folder Path

radarr_folder_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr root_folder_path attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: radarr_folder
Values: Folder Path

radarr_search Description: Override Radarr search attribute or all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

radarr_search_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr search attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: radarr_search
Values: true or false

radarr_tag Description: Override Radarr tag attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

radarr_tag_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Radarr tag attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: radarr_tag
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

item_radarr_tag Description: Used to append a tag in Radarr for every movie found by the builders that's in Radarr for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

item_radarr_tag_<<key>>¹ Description: Used to append a tag in Radarr for every movie found by the builders that's in Radarr of the specified key's collection.
Default: item_radarr_tag
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

sonarr_upgrade_existing Description: Override Sonarr upgrade_existing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

sonarr_upgrade_existing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr upgrade_existing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Values: true or false

sonarr_monitor_existing Description: Override Sonarr monitor_existing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

sonarr_monitor_existing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr monitor_existing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Values: true or false

sonarr_add_missing Description: Override Sonarr add_missing attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

sonarr_add_missing_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr add_missing attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: sonarr_add_missing
Values: true or false

sonarr_folder Description: Override Sonarr root_folder_path attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: Folder Path

sonarr_folder_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr root_folder_path attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: sonarr_folder
Values: Folder Path

sonarr_search Description: Override Sonarr search attribute or all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: true or false

sonarr_search_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr search attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: sonarr_search
Values: true or false

sonarr_tag Description: Override Sonarr tag attribute for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

sonarr_tag_<<key>>¹ Description: Override Sonarr tag attribute of the specified key's collection.
Default: sonarr_tag
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

item_sonarr_tag Description: Used to append a tag in Sonarr for every series found by the builders that's in Sonarr for all collections in a Defaults file.
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

item_sonarr_tag_<<key>>¹ Description: Used to append a tag in Sonarr for every series found by the builders that's in Sonarr of the specified key's collection.
Default: item_sonarr_tag
Values: List or comma-separated string of tags

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

Variable Description & Values

use_separator Description: Turn the Separator Collection off.
Values: false to turn of the collection

sep_style Description: Choose the Separator Style.
Default: orig
Values: amethyst, aqua, blue, forest, fuchsia, gold, gray, green, navy, ocean, olive, orchid, orig, pink, plum, purple, red, rust, salmon, sand, stb, or tan

sort_prefix Description: Changes the prefix of the sort title.
Default: !
Values: Any String

sort_title Description: Changes the sort title of all collections.
Default: <<sort_prefix>><<collection_section>>_!<<title>>
Values: Any String

placeholder_tmdb_movie Description: Add a placeholder Movie to the Separator. Only valid for Movie libraries.
Values: TMDb Movie ID

placeholder_tvdb_show Description: Add a placeholder Show to the Separator. Only valid for Show libraries.
Values: TVDb Show ID

placeholder_imdb_id Description: Add a placeholder Movie/Show to the Separator. Valid for Movie or Show libraries assuming the ID points to an item of the correct type.
Values: IMDb ID

name_separator Description: Changes the name of the specified key's collection.
Values: New Collection Name

summary_separator Description: Changes the summary of the specified key's collection.
Values: New Collection Summary

collection_section Description: Changes the sort order of the collection sections against other default collection sections.
Values: Any number

collection_mode

Description: Controls the collection mode of all collections in a Defaults file.
Values:

`default`	Library default
`hide`	Hide Collection
`hide_items`	Hide Items in this Collection
`show_items`	Show this Collection and its Items

url_poster_separator Description: Changes the poster url of the specified key's collection.
Values: URL directly to the Image

Example Template Variable Amendments

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

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libraries:
  Movies:
    collection_files:
      - default: director
        template_variables:
          data:
            depth: 10 #(1)!
            limit: 20 #(2)!
          style: rainier #(3)!
          sort_by: title.asc
          use_separator: false #(4)!
          tmdb_person_offset_Richard Brooks: 1 #(5)!

Check the first 10 casting credits in each movie
Create 20 collections maximum
use the rainier Style
Do not create a "Directors Collections" separator
There are two Richard Brooks, so use the 2nd Richard Brooks found on TMDb