Mixed content library folder

[norm04468 15]

HI

I was wondering if it would be possible to get an all tab at the top of a mixed content library. Currently there is buttons at top of library - shows - movies -genres - tags - folders. This is my issue I have a library folder that is called Documentaries, which consist of single episode shows and multi episode shows & because of scraping rules the single episodes are scraped as movies and Muli-episode shows are scraped as tv shows.  When I am browsing my Documentaries library I have to toggle between the shows and movies tab. It would be nice to be able to see all of them without changing tabs.  In the past if you selected shows it showed them all, not sure when it changed but I happened to notice it this past weekend. 

Thanks

[Luke 42077]

Hi there, how are your files named and organized?

[norm04468 15]

Not sure what you are asking, it's basically movie name (year). Tvshowname (year).s01e01. And each show is in its own folder with the scraped data. I have multiple directories that are in the mixed library. Ex. Single episode documentaries 1 and 3. Multi episode documentaries 1, 2, &3. Each directory contains  folders of individual shows.

[Luke 42077]

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because of scraping rules the single episodes are scraped as movies

HI there, can you please provide a specific example?

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Thanks !

 

[norm04468 15]

here is some screen shots.

[Luke 42077]

What are the folders that are added to the tvshows and movies libraries?

[Luke 42077]

OK the problem with the 8 days show is that it is not named by following tv show naming conventions:

TV Naming

[norm04468 15]

Thats because its a single episode show so it has to scrape as a movie.

[norm04468 15]

Since its a mixed directory I was thinking you could put a tab that says all. That way it would show both tv shows and movies together. If you look at the previous pics of the library you can see them individually by toggling between shows and movies. 

 

[pwhodges 2012]

"Folders" shows everything together.

Paul

[norm04468 15]

Yes it does but for some reason some of the posters don't load, I am guessing because it's in the folder mode.

[Luke 42077]

1 hour ago, norm04468 said:

Thats because its a single episode show so it has to scrape as a movie.

Does it? Why can't it just be a single episode show?

[norm04468 15]

I guess you would have to ask the scraper database people. single episode tv shows don't scrape if they have a tv naming format. they scrape as movies.

[norm04468 15]

first pic is movie tab second is folder tab

[norm04468 15]

Screen shot from TMDB

[brothom 177]

9 hours ago, norm04468 said:

Screen shot from TMDB

@norm04468If you feel like the data on TMDB (or TVDB) is incorrect, create an account and edit the entry or request one of the admins to edit it for you.
I've seen multiple wrongly identified shows/movies/seasons on TMDB and you can always request it to be changed.

Additionally, "8 Days to the Moon and Back" is also identified as a movie on IMDB, BBC and PBS.
In contrast, "13 Factors That Saved Apollo 13" is also identified as a TV-show by Netflix and IMDB among others.

I had similar questions with the "The Haunting of" series, but those are all considered separate movies as well and not a tv shows.

Edited November 12, 2025 by brothom

[norm04468 15]

I have an account and have requested them to fix that, in short their answer was if it's a single episode it's considered a movie. More than one episode it's considered a TV show. I understand their point there is over a million tv shows that are considered movies that would have to be changed in all the databases, tmdb,tvdb,imdb ect. It's not gonna happen. Besides isn't that the point of having a mixed library.

[Luke 42077]

23 hours ago, norm04468 said:

Screen shot from TMDB

Ok fair enough. It is a movie then.

[norm04468 15]

So can we get a all button for mixed library.