Filters preferences on user profile instead of stored locally

[madblam 4]

Hi

Would it be possible to have filters preference on the user profile? It seems to be in a cookie at the moment.

I often change computers and clear cookies and it's annoying to always setup my filter preferences.

Thanks 

[Neminem 1639]

Are you dropping you laptop in the river

Don't do that

But where should that be stored if not there

 

[madblam 4]

1 hour ago, Neminem said:

Are you dropping you laptop in the river

Don't do that

But where should that be stored if not there

 

In the user profile on server side...

Working on several computers,  some with clear cookies on exit  forced by company policies...

 

 

[Luke 42317]

Hi, the main reason we don't do this is that people move from one device from the next and then don't realize what they're looking at when the sort and filter options from another device are applied. At least that's the reaction we got to it in the past.

[madblam 4]

Oh Interesting!  Would you be open to try it again in a Beta? 

[brothom 211]

While I understand the current implementation, I'd also like to see better continuity across all Emby platforms, regardless of whichever version, app or browser is being used.

[yocker 1449]

13 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, the main reason we don't do this is that people move from one device from the next and then don't realize what they're looking at when the sort and filter options from another device are applied. At least that's the reaction we got to it in the past.

I find that use think the filter resets it self when done and then weird me asking why they can't find the video they are looking for 

That's when they can even find the filter option. 

My users are not the brightest sometimes but emby could use a bit of user friendliness update, like text on some buttons instead of icons.  Just my opinion.  

[visproduction 339]

Using any filter, I believe still results in the filter button getting a highlight color.  I think this can easily be missed.  Perhaps there could be a warning alert text "Filtered results",  or an overlay colored box that appears on top of the library title to remind the user that some filter is on. This type of UI alert doesn't happen anywhere else, so it is not consistent with the look of the site.

There have been other forum posts and a current one, where filters cause "missing" media.  I've run into it myself and I know to watch for filter settings.  I think keeping filters on for the next login is correct and makes sense.  An extra visible notice, might be nice.

[Luke 42317]

On 4/1/2026 at 4:51 AM, brothom said:

While I understand the current implementation, I'd also like to see better continuity across all Emby platforms, regardless of whichever version, app or browser is being used.

If you were filtering movies on netflix to view movies from a certain year, then opened the netflix app on your tv and were only seeing movies from 1963, would you make the correlation that it's because of what you did on your phone?

[madblam 4]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

If you were filtering movies on netflix to view movies from a certain year, then opened the netflix app on your tv and were only seeing movies from 1963, would you make the correlation that it's because of what you did on your phone?

Personally,  yes

[ebr 16372]

8 hours ago, madblam said:

Personally,  yes

Even if it was a week later?

[crusher11 1166]

On 4/2/2026 at 10:09 PM, visproduction said:

Using any filter, I believe still results in the filter button getting a highlight color.  I think this can easily be missed.  Perhaps there could be a warning alert text "Filtered results",  or an overlay colored box that appears on top of the library title to remind the user that some filter is on.

 

[Luke 42317]

26 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

 

Yea this is a good way of doing it. A little verbose, especially if it wraps to multiple lines on a small screen. But it’s effective.