Blacktag vs Whitetag

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Blacktag

*One or more tags allowed
*Multiple tags must be comma separated
*Spaces in tag names are taken literally
*Blacktags override whitelists
*Can be used with whitetags
*Blacktag is ignored until media item is watched
*Favorites are per user, tags are per media item; all users see all tags
*Tag matched items are processed for every user

Whitetag

*One or more tags allowed
*Multiple tags must be comma separated
*Spaces in tag names are taken literally
*Whitetags override blacklists
*Whitetags override blacktags
*Setting a media item with a whitetag is equivalent in priority to setting a media item as a favorite
*Can be used with blacktags
*Favorites are per user, tags are per media item; all users see all tags
*Tag matched items are processed for every user

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Blacktag Example:

User00:

• Blacklisted LibraryA
• Blacktagged media itemC in LibrayA
• Whitlisted LibraryB
• Blacktagged media itemD in LibraryB

User00

• Media item C will be deleted.
• Media item D will be deleted.

Whitetag Example:

User00:

• Blacklisted LibraryA
• Whitetagged media itemC in LibrayA
• Whitlisted LibraryB
• Whitetagged media itemD in LibraryB

User00

• Media item C will be kept.
• Media item D will be kept.

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** Objective 1 **

Desire is to control what media items are to be deleted using only blacktags

• Chose blacklisting
• Enter blacktag(s) when prompted during setup
• Skip whitetags (Optional: Enter whitetag(s))
• Chose monitored user(s)
• When prompted to select libraries for user(s) leave blank and hit enter (this will blacklist no libraries and whitelist all libraries)
• Complete setup
• Open Emby/Jellyfin and add blacktag(s) to media items
• Blacktagged media items will be deleted once they are watched

** Objective 2 **

Desire is to control what media items are to be kept using only whitetags

• Chose whitelisting
• Skip Blacktags (Optional: Enter blacktag(s))
• Enter whitetag(s) when prompted during setup
• Chose monitored user(s)
• When prompted to select libraries for user(s) leave blank and hit enter (this will whitelist no libraries and blacklist all libraries)
• Complete setup
• Open Emby/Jellyfin and add whitetag(s) to media items
• Whitetagged media items will be kept once they are watched

Advanced - Use Caution With Tagging

• Blacktags and Whitetags can be mixed with Favorites, Blacklists, and Whitelists
• Randomly whitetagging media items can lead to a media item being kept when it seems like it should be deleted
• Randomly blacktagging media items can lead to a media item being deleted when it seems like it should be kept