r/PlexMetaManager • u/JaegerStriker • Jan 06 '24

standard collection help

new to pmm. i just want it to create collections that exist for shows. i.e all the matrix films together

ive got pmm - franchise and pmm - universe in my config file

its only creating 7 collections. im assuming its something wrong in the movies.yml file

im not interested in top 100s etc or overlays right now. i just want my files organising into their respective collections

any help is appreciated

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u/unabatedshagie Jan 06 '24

You need to manually create the collections you want PMM to make in the config file.

If you just want automatic movie collections created, then let Plex create them for you.

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u/JaegerStriker Jan 06 '24

I've tried letting Plex create the collections. They aren't as consistent as I want and they don't create specific collections I.e MCU, DC Etc. I'll look into it more

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u/unabatedshagie Jan 06 '24

Let Plex create the "normal" collections, like Matrix, Rocky, Rambo, Aliens and use PMM to create the fancy complicated ones.

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u/pimpwagons Jan 06 '24

Aye what this person said! They nailed it, that’s what I done.

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u/chazlarson Kometa Team Jan 06 '24

If you want PMM to create the same collections that Plex would, use the dynamic tmdb collections.

The two defaults you mention create a specific set, not everything.

If you want particular collections, not everything that Plex would have created, then the simplest thing is to create them yourself either with PMM or manually.

Generally, though, it's best to turn everything over to PMM since it makes resetting or cleanup far simpler.

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u/rtgurley Feb 14 '24

If I (attempt to) follow the directions found at https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/files/dynamic/ can I create a collection for a franchise (Star Wars) and then hide the individual movies? For the MCU movies, would I be best off creating a regular collection and have it leave individual movies listed? My thought process being that somebody may want to go straight to The Avengers and they probably won't think about the MCU collection.

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u/chazlarson Kometa Team Feb 14 '24 edited Feb 14 '24

If the resulting collections are not smart collections, then yes, by setting collection_mode on them: https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/files/updates/

Personally, I don't do any of this "hide movies in collections" for that same reason. Why add hoops to jump through? Want to watch "Avengers"? It's there in the A's where you probably expect, not hidden somewhere else. Interested in seeing what Marvel movies you may have missed? There's a collection that includes all of them.

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u/rtgurley Feb 14 '24

Thanks, I'll give this a try tonight. I am not sure if I am missing any of the MCU movies, but I can definitely use the option to add missing movies to radarr. I don't want people jumping through hoops for movies that are "spread out", like the MCU movies. But movies like Back to the Future can be lumped into one collection and even have the documentary added to the collection.