Metadata Manager > Tags (Autocomplete)

[DaN 47]

Hi,

I'm a big fan for emby server, and I love to fill my metadata with useful information about the content using Tags; I feel it will be much more powerful if Tags can be auto-completed based on previous tag entries. a drop down list also will do a good job.

 

thanks,

DaN

[Luke 39869]

Yes this is a good idea.

[DaN 47]

I'm sharing a short video for my expectation of how TAGS auto-completion can be; this can apply also to other fields where previous entries are stored and can be reused again and again. example, People, Geners, Studio, etc.

 

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/103260475/Tags-example.wmv

 

regards,

DaN

[patje57 9]

Yes this is a good idea.

 

Reactivating this request. Using Emby for a few months only, but really surprised that despite the excelent metadata handling, autcomplete feature hasn't been made available yet.

Would be a big time saver for us, for whatever reason, needing to maintain metadata manually (genre's, cast,...).

[Luke 39869]

I agree. We just have not been able to get to this yet. Thanks.

[ExpedientFalcon 6]

I'd also really like to have this feature. I'm a developer and would be happy to add it, if time is the concern. Although, as I understand, Emby is currently closed-source, correct? (Apologies if this is a dumb question, I'm relatively new to Emby.)

[GrimReaper 4046]

Doesn't browser auto-complete already do that?

[ExpedientFalcon 6]

Only if you have browser autocomplete turned on, and haven't cleared your history recently. This also isn't helpful if you prefer to use the desktop app, as I do (because it supports H.265 playback, which browsers don't).

What we are looking for is that it would fetch a list of all tags that exist somewhere in this Emby server, and display those as a list.

Edited December 2, 2021 by ExpedientFalcon

[GrimReaper 4046]

2 minutes ago, ExpedientFalcon said:

because it supports H.265 playback, which browsers don't

Generally they don't. Use Marmaduke's Chromium. 

[rbjtech 4955]

Edge with an older version H265 Extension also works OK with HEVC. 

[ExpedientFalcon 6]

That is good to know, however the H.265 playback isn't relevant to the desire for this feature. It sounds like we're being offered a workaround, which is:

- Use this specific forked browser

- With form history enabled

- And never clear the history

And still we wouldn't have any tags in the autocomplete that were created before we began the above. So, I don't consider it a real solution.

Edited December 2, 2021 by ExpedientFalcon

[rbjtech 4955]

This was raised in 2016 - If it hasn't gained traction in ~5 years, then I suspect it's not coming any time soon. 

Maybe reach out to @Luke or there may be other options using the API for example.

Edited December 2, 2021 by rbjtech

[Luke 39869]

5 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

This was raised in 2016 - If it hasn't gained traction in ~5 years, then I suspect it's not coming any time soon. 

Maybe reach out to @Luke or there may be other options using the API for example.

Actually it's on my to do list. Thanks.

[Marijuana 12]

7 hours ago, Luke said:

Actually it's on my to do list. Thanks.

I would hate to have your to-do list, your work is appreciated keep up the great work.