Plugin: AutoTag

[soderlund91 57]

20 minutes ago, sh0rty said:

Great work! One question though: Am I able to set a poster URL for collections? If not, I propose this as a feture request @soderlund91 

Currently, no. 
But I would say it's fairly easy to do manually by editing the pictures/metadata of the collection once it has been created.

I will look into the possibility of implementing this, since a few of you have asked for it.  
As I'm playing and using the plugin myself, I notice some things along the way that need to improve.
 

Currently on my to-to is:

• An easier way to move objects in the manual sorting. 
• A filter option (for example, only show collections, scheduled, etc.).
• By request: improved collection handling — poster, description, and general metadata.
• Support for more sources.

And a major thing I want to do — if it will be supported by the Emby API — is to add an option to create a home screen section directly from the plugin (Emby Server 4.10+). This would be a killer feature, at least for my use case.

So those are my thoughts. What started with only tags might end up as an overall "home screen manager." We'll see down the road how this evolves and how much time I get, but it always good to have an ambition! 

[chander421 16]

Exciting stuff!

However, I think there is a problem with the exclusion of certain titles (advanced tab). As you can see here, I have blacklisted five titles, but they keep reappearing in the collection every time I sync. I have even deleted the tags and removed the movies from this collection manually, but nothing works...

Any idea why?

[soderlund91 57]

30 minutes ago, chander421 said:

Exciting stuff!

However, I think there is a problem with the exclusion of certain titles (advanced tab). As you can see here, I have blacklisted five titles, but they keep reappearing in the collection every time I sync. I have even deleted the tags and removed the movies from this collection manually, but nothing works...

Any idea why?

Yeah, the blacklist funktion seems to be broken.. Slipped through my version-testing. I'll look into it as soon as possible! 

Thanks for the report! 

[soderlund91 57]

New release -  Version 2.2.0.0.
Download .dll here: https://github.com/soderlund91/AutoTag/releases/tag/v2.2.0.0
Also attached to this post

New Features

• Filter options: Filter your list by name/search, schedule or collection
   

Improvements & Fixes

• Bug fixes: 
  • Blacklist: Fixed a bug where blacklist settings didnt apply
• UI Updates:
  • Merged all settings into one expandable menu
  • Manual sorting is now drag-and-drop instead of arrows.
  • Renamed each objects "Advanced" to "Blacklist"
• Other
  • Max item: Separate by each URL. 0 now means unlimited (actually it means 10000 but in reality that equals to unlimited)

Note
If you don't see the changes after updating, please refresh your page and clear the browser cache.

AutoTag.dll

[chander421 16]

Thanks!!!

[eMoOak 8]

Great work!! Thank you so much!!

Juste tested a couple of lists with mdblist and it works fine! But I don't know why this one doesn't work:

https://mdblist.com/lists/emooak/col-films-de-90-minutes-max

Nothing seems different with the others... It's a public one like the others but I get "No tems found" from the plugin.

Any idea?

[soderlund91 57]

31 minutes ago, eMoOak said:

Great work!! Thank you so much!!

Juste tested a couple of lists with mdblist and it works fine! But I don't know why this one doesn't work:

https://mdblist.com/lists/emooak/col-films-de-90-minutes-max

Nothing seems different with the others... It's a public one like the others but I get "No tems found" from the plugin.

Any idea?

Thanks!  

It works for me and gives all items. Is it your own list? 
I have noted that if I create a list at MDBList and enter the link BEFORE the list have populated/generated the plugin will then cache an empty list, and therefore you will get error until the cache has emptied. Might be the issue here?  

You could try to delete the cache file: /plugins/AutoTag/autotag_cache.json and the run again

[eMoOak 8]

Yes, it's my own list.
I probably entered the link BEFORE the list have populated.

I deleted the cache (autotag_cache.json), restarted emby but still nothing for this one: "No tems found"

[soderlund91 57]

1 hour ago, eMoOak said:

Yes, it's my own list.
I probably entered the link BEFORE the list have populated.

I deleted the cache (autotag_cache.json), restarted emby but still nothing for this one: "No tems found"

Not sure why this happens.. As a workaround you can clone your list, wait for it to populate and then enter your new link. 
Then you could delete the first list. 
 

I’ll see if can fix this bug

[soderlund91 57]

New release -  Version 2.2.1.0.
Download .dll here: https://github.com/soderlund91/AutoTag/releases/tag/v2.2.1.0
Also attached to this post

Bug fixes: 

• Cache: Resolved a bug where newly created lists returned zero results if the list haven'tbeen populated by MDBList yet. The plugin now forces a fresh fetch to ensure data is displayed as soon as the list is populated.

AutoTag.dll

Edited Saturday at 02:43 PM by soderlund91
Added .dll

[shinedou 6]

I would like to see an option to use a local Emby Collection or Playlist as a source. 

[antoniopulido98 1]

Hi! Does it work on macOS?

[soderlund91 57]

On 2/23/2026 at 7:30 PM, shinedou said:

I would like to see an option to use a local Emby Collection or Playlist as a source. 

Thats a good idea, I'll put it on the to do list!

2 hours ago, antoniopulido98 said:

Hi! Does it work on macOS?

I guess so? It's a plugin for your Emby server so I don't see why? I'm not familiar with macOS myself

Edited Tuesday at 09:30 PM by soderlund91

[antoniopulido98 1]

14 hours ago, soderlund91 said:

I guess so? It's a plugin for your Emby server so I don't see why? I'm not familiar with macOS myself

Unfortunately it's not working, still .NET version 6 on macOS server and the plugin requires 8.0 

[soderlund91 57]

16 minutes ago, antoniopulido98 said:

Unfortunately it's not working, still .NET version 6 on macOS server and the plugin requires 8.0 

Okay, now I got you! If it’s not too big of a hassle I’ll try to build with net 6 when I get some time over. 

[soderlund91 57]

6 hours ago, antoniopulido98 said:

Unfortunately it's not working, still .NET version 6 on macOS server and the plugin requires 8.0 

Could you try this? Its built with .NET 6.0.  I have not tested it myself

AutoTag_Net6.dll

[antoniopulido98 1]

48 minutes ago, soderlund91 said:

Could you try this? Its built with .NET 6.0.  I have not tested it myself

AutoTag_Net6.dll 186 kB · 0 downloads

Thanks for your quick response! On the face of it, everything looks good, now the plugin shows up on Emby. I'll give it a go later when I get round to testing it out and give you more insight

[crusher11 1104]

Does this only work with an external source list? I was hoping there would be a way to dynamically control things based on keywords and other criteria, like building a VirtualTV channel.

EDIT: I also have no idea how to get a Trakt API key? I assume I use the “new application” button, but then it wants redirect URIs and all sorts of other things I don't understand.

Edited 2 hours ago by crusher11

[crusher11 1104]

A reverse collection option would be good, too, to tag everything in a given collection (eg setting up a rule to tag everything in my Universal Monsters collection at the start of October, then untag it at the end of October).

Also I noticed this:

 

[rbjtech 5294]

2 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

A reverse collection option would be good, too, to tag everything in a given collection (eg setting up a rule to tag everything in my Universal Monsters collection at the start of October, then untag it at the end of October).

 

From 1.4.00 it already has this (scheduler) ?

 

[crusher11 1104]

1 minute ago, rbjtech said:

From 1.4.00 it already has this (scheduler) ?

 

The scheduling, yes, but it can't use an Emby collection as a source. 

[soderlund91 57]

1 hour ago, crusher11 said:

Does this only work with an external source list? I was hoping there would be a way to dynamically control things based on keywords and other criteria, like building a VirtualTV channel.

EDIT: I also have no idea how to get a Trakt API key? I assume I use the “new application” button, but then it wants redirect URIs and all sorts of other things I don't understand.

Yes, currently it’s only trakt or mdblist.

I’m working on an update to also include some local media information as 4K, Dolby digital, exciting collections/playlists, genres, etc. 
 

Could you please elaborate what you mean by using “keywords”? 
 

9 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

A reverse collection option would be good, too, to tag everything in a given collection (eg setting up a rule to tag everything in my Universal Monsters collection at the start of October, then untag it at the end of October).

Also I noticed this:

 

Yeah I’m aware of some visual bugs when using a light theme. Thanks for reporting! 

[rbjtech 5294]

7 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

The scheduling, yes, but it can't use an Emby collection as a source. 

Not yet - but I guess this could be added in the Filter section for Dynamic Media.    A lot of us are using tagging on the collections, so we are doing it that way - but agree, it would be nice to pick a collection and use that instead.

Edited 1 hour ago by rbjtech

[soderlund91 57]

2 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

Not yet - but I guess this could be added in the Filter section for Dynamic Media.    A lot of us are using tagging on the collections, so we are doing it that way - but agree, it would be nice to pick a collection and use that instead.

I’m working on the next update that will include an ability to choose an existing collection as source, and then put tags on the items within. 
Also to include local media information as 4K, 1080p, Dolby Atmos, etc. 
 

On my to-do list is also the ability to add a poster for collection and description. That will probably be in another update. 

[crusher11 1104]

11 minutes ago, soderlund91 said:

Yes, currently it’s only trakt or mdblist.

I’m working on an update to also include some local media information as 4K, Dolby digital, exciting collections/playlists, genres, etc. 
 

Could you please elaborate what you mean by using “keywords”? 

Well, for example, all TV shows where the title contains "law & order."

Tagging by genre, director, actor, etc. as well. It's November? Spotlight film noir. David Lynch died? Spotlight films he directed. Robert Redford died? Spotlight films he starred in.

Release date, too. Films with the genre "film noir" released between 1940 and 1950, to filter out neo-noir. Films celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. 

There's so much metadata already on the server, it just feels silly that I have to manually curate lists elsewhere. I do love the Trakt integration for Trending and the like though. 

Can you clarify how I get an API key? 

 

33 minutes ago, rbjtech said:

Not yet - but I guess this could be added in the Filter section for Dynamic Media.    A lot of us are using tagging on the collections, so we are doing it that way - but agree, it would be nice to pick a collection and use that instead.

You can already Spotlight a collection, but if I could use this to dynamically tag its contents I don't need to go reconfigure the Spotlight once I'm done spotlighting that collection and want to go back to tags.