Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/movie/writer.md

Writer Default Metadata File

The - pmm: writer Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the most popular writers in your library.

Example Collections Created:

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

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: writer

Rainier Style

Below is a screenshot of the alternative Rainier style which can be set via template variables

Template Variables

Template Variables can be used to manipulate the writer file from the default settings which are provided.

Note that the templates_variables: section only needs to be used if you do NOT want to use the default settings.

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

Variable	Description & Values
style	Description: Controls the visual theme of the collections created Values:bw - Black and white theme or rainier - Rainier theme
sort_by	Description: Controls the sort method for the collections Values: Any sort method in the Sorts Options Table
data	Description: Changes the following values of the collection builder Values: Attribute Description & Values depth Controls the depth within the casting credits to search for common actors Values: Number greater than 0 Default: 5 limit Controls the maximum number of collections to create Values: Number greater than 0 Default: 25

The below is an example config.yml extract with some template_variables changed from their defaults.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: writer
        template_variables:
          data:
            depth: 10
            limit: 20
          style: rainier
          sort_by: title.asc
          collection_section: 12
          collection_mode: show_items
          use_separator: false
          sep_style: purple