Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/show/decade.md

Decade Collections

The decade Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the decades available in your library, sorted by critic rating to create a "best of "

This file works with Show Libraries, but has a Movie Library Counterpart.

Collections Section 12

Collection	Key	Description
Decade Collections	separator	Separator Collection to denote the Section of Collections.
Best of <<Decade>> Example: Best of 2020s	<<Year>> Example: 2020	Collection of Shows released in this Decade.

Config

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

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: show/decade

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 templates_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.

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: orig, red, blue, green, gray, purple, or stb
limit	Description: Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in a Defaults file. Default: 100 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: critic_rating.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 Decades from creating a Dynamic Collection. Values: List of Decades found in your library
decade_name	Description: Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections. Default: Best of <<key_name>> Values: Any string with <<key_name>> in it.
decade_summary	Description: Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections. Default: Top <<limit>> <<library_translation>>s of the <<key_name>>. Values: Any string.

1. 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:
  TV Shows:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: decade
        template_variables:
          use_other: false
          use_separator: false
          sep_style: purple
          sort_by: title.asc