In-Progress Exclude library/tag from global search

[shocker 129]

Hello,

  It will be great to have the possibility to exclude a library from the global search. For example the Adult content one.

  Or at least to be able to exclude a tag from the global search and by this I can tag the entire Adult library as Adult and Adult tag to be globally excluded on search.

 

Imagine what happens when you want to search for "Coffee with Ana" movie and you start typing in the search field "Ana" with little kids near you

 

Thanks!

[admin.nxpoint@gmail.com 1]

Hi,

 

This would be a great, great, great improvement, to be able to select tags or by setting the profile ignore tags from the search.

 

Thank you.

[Luke 39667]

It's a good idea for a future update. thanks !

[shocker 129]

@@Luke, until this will be implemented in the GUI can we have at least a hard coded dummy tag excluded from the global search? Let's say a tag called "no-search"?

By this all the items/libraries tagged with "no-search" will be excluded from global search, and you can ensure that all the adult content result will not be displayed on-screen while searching for something in front of kids 

Edited March 3, 2018 by shocker

[nmkaufman 49]

This would be great

[xontik 5]

Hello, update on this ?

[Luke 39667]

Not yet, sorry.

[runtimesandbox 160]

+1 would love to see this

[jtding 0]

Hello, update on this ?

[kikinjo 192]

4,5 Years since inital FR, facepalm

[jtding 0]

Any update on this ?

[Luke 39667]

12 hours ago, jtding said:

Any update on this ?

Hi, not yet, sorry.

[maxigmv 24]

@Luke Any update on this?
This is in need for more than 7 years? not even the excluded global tag to implement a walkaround?
Thanks.
 

Edited February 8 by maxigmv

[Luke 39667]

Hi, as this is an easy addition, we'll add an option into emby library setup for the next 4.9 beta build. Thanks.

[Luke 39667]

Any preference on configuring this in Emby library setup and having it apply to all users vs a user preference so that each user can set it on their own?

[shocker 129]

Personally I would prefer to have something locked and enforced to all users, to have the ability to enforce something for all users but to leave it unlocked and users to be able to manage the unlocked items.

[Luke 39667]

20 minutes ago, shocker said:

Personally I would prefer to have something locked and enforced to all users, to have the ability to enforce something for all users but to leave it unlocked and users to be able to manage the unlocked items.

Except this is not an enforcement setting, because it is not restricting access to the library altogether,  just excluding it from search.

[shocker 129]

Yes, just from search. My main use-case was to exclude Adult content from search, as actors were revealed even if the library was not shared with a user. But it was an old use-case as now I have moved all the adult content to a different server for ensuring that restrictions are applied.

Let’s gather other ideas from other users to see what fits’s the best for a wider audience.

[runtimesandbox 160]

i do also like the idea of a global "default" set by server admin, but allowing it to be changeable by users if required.

my use case is a mix of low tech people who don't ever change settings and power user who like to customise anything and everything they can to get the best setup for their needs. The global default helps cover both use cases without me having to go to all the low tech users and changing it for them.

[Luke 39667]

23 hours ago, runtimesandbox said:

i do also like the idea of a global "default" set by server admin, but allowing it to be changeable by users if required.

my use case is a mix of low tech people who don't ever change settings and power user who like to customise anything and everything they can to get the best setup for their needs. The global default helps cover both use cases without me having to go to all the low tech users and changing it for them.

What are both the use cases?

[runtimesandbox 160]

Use case 1:

- Non techy users who stick to default settings. 
I as the emby admin can configure the defaults in a simple way and have them apply to all of the servers users by default

Use case 2:
- Tech savy users / users who like to customise
The global default i set is able to be overridden by the user for their profile to tweak it to how they like it / what works for them

I have a mix of both users on my system

[Luke 39667]

On 2/21/2025 at 2:49 PM, runtimesandbox said:

Use case 1:

- Non techy users who stick to default settings. 
I as the emby admin can configure the defaults in a simple way and have them apply to all of the servers users by default

Use case 2:
- Tech savy users / users who like to customise
The global default i set is able to be overridden by the user for their profile to tweak it to how they like it / what works for them

I have a mix of both users on my system

OK. Why would you choose to give a user access to a library but not include it in their search results? Isn't that more of a personal choice?

[maxigmv 24]

On 3/9/2025 at 6:45 AM, Luke said:

OK. Why would you choose to give a user access to a library but not include it in their search results? Isn't that more of a personal choice?

To give those scenarios I guess this can be implemented:
-In Library edition below Enable real time monitoring, a new setting Include In Search ( this should be enabled by default when creating library)
This setting should be propagated when creating Users



-In User Preferences / Home Screen, below Display in secondary home screen sections such as latest media and continue watching a new setting Include In Search ( this should be have the library setting value by default)

-Search using these settings

Buuuut   If this is going to take too long, a Zero byte file .nosearch on library folders could be used to trim search results, although I do see some complications

This setting would be very useful not only for leaving Adult content off search, but I have my non cloud repo of pictures (almost 20000) that gets always on search results when I only want to search movies.

 

[runtimesandbox 160]

On 09/03/2025 at 05:45, Luke said:

OK. Why would you choose to give a user access to a library but not include it in their search results? Isn't that more of a personal choice?

For me, I have a few non standard libraries that hold stuff such as conference videos, sample test media, youtube downloads.

Stuff that people watch occasionally but isn't useful coming up in search results 95% of the time

[ebr 15580]

2 hours ago, runtimesandbox said:

Stuff that people watch occasionally but isn't useful coming up in search results 95% of the time

That sounds like the very type of thing one would have to search for in order to find it when they did want it.  How are they to find those if they are blocked from search?