Sorting Items within Collections by Newest First

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This setting affects how items are sorted elsewhere in Emby. If you rely on browsing by sort order outside of collections, this feature may not be for you. That being said, when the setting is disabled, all changes are reverted back.

By default, Emby plugins can only sort items alphabetically (by sort name) or by release date (oldest first).

While you can manually sort collections by Date Added in Emby instead of using the Newest First option in ACdb.tv, the experience varies depending on the client you're using. For most users, this method works well enough.

Emby Collection Sort by Date Added does the job for most.

When you choose Newest First on ACdb.tv, the plugin automatically modifies the sort names of series and movies within the collection to incorporate its Date Added date. This ensures that when your collection is sorted alphabetically, the most recently added items appear at the top. The plugin also resets the collection's sort order during every sync, guaranteeing that all Emby users always see the latest additions first.

To select Newest First go to a collection you have added and click the Edit button

It's important to note that this feature affects how items are sorted throughout Emby. If you typically browse by sort order outside of collections, this might not be the right choice for you.

How Newest First will change item sort names.

Sort names are reverted back:

Everything will be reverted back if you don't like how this affects your library.

  • If you disable Newest First for the collection.
  • When items are removed from all collections where Newest First is enabled.
  • If a collection with Newest First enabled is deleted, either manually on Emby or from ACdb.tv.

The above only applies if the items are not part of other Newest First collections.

All Newest First sort names are reverted back to your previous values when you log out of the plugin or uninstall it.