Completed Sort and filter of the content of collections

[Luke 42077]

Just a reminder, You'll be able to sort collections from the detail screen in the upcoming Emby Server 4.8.

[shawnseanshaun 0]

So is it still not possible to do custom sorting on collections? I'd really like to switch from Plex to Emby, but this is pretty much a blocker for me. I have a number of collections (e.g. the HALO audiobooks) where I need to do custom sorting.

[CRiXiD 25]

Was this released in 4.8 as noted? I can't find how to do this...

[ebr 16169]

[CRiXiD 25]

Yes, but how do I order the items that are in the collection? There's no drag and drop or explicit order anywhere to be seen.

Edited August 26, 2024 by CRiXiD

[newyorker 11]

I'd like to have a custom order for sorting items in a collection. While using a sort title would achieve a similar effect, sort title is universal and would affect the order across the entire library. Ideally, I'd like the option to either drag and drop to reorder the items or have a collection-specific sort title.

[solostreaming 2]

Would love to see these new "Sort By" options to be available in the metadata options per collection.  Or at least a way to manually establish a set "order" for the items in a collection, even if that functionality was only exposed via API.

This is a huge limitation for getting anything like acdb.tv, or any other tooling for custom collections to be comparable to what is available on Plex + Kometa.

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, solostreaming said:

Would love to see these new "Sort By" options to be available in the metadata options per collection.  Or at least a way to manually establish a set "order" for the items in a collection, even if that functionality was only exposed via API.

This is a huge limitation for getting anything like acdb.tv, or any other tooling for custom collections to be comparable to what is available on Plex + Kometa.

The set order is what’s in the metadata editor. There ate just currently only two choices.