[Karellen]

i found it was using cached data in the debug logs, but i couldn't find where it was stored

Here... https://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_data_folder#cache

[seppia]

when using nfo files/local information the content source should be set to 'local information only' which is it's designed function

not sure what you understood but the issue was related to the scraper caching data and ignoring the updated informations not the nfo file itself, which by the way, according to the wiki at least, is the only way to force an alternative episode group ordering with online scrapers, so that should be and intended use case.
 

the tmdb scraper caches to the kodi temp folder userdata/temp/scrapers

found it, but the temp folder is not in userdata, the path is kodi_data_folder/temp/scrapers
 

Here... https://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_data_folder#cache

Thanks. Well, I find a bit odd that it's not specified in the wiki that it's actually the temp folder since all the others have correct names but good to know, especially the self-cleaning timers.

[izprtxqkft]

when using nfo files/local information the content source should be set to 'local information only' which is it's designed function

not sure what you understood but the issue was related to the scraper caching data and ignoring the updated informations not the nfo file itself, which by the way, according to the wiki at least, is the only way to force an alternative episode group ordering with online scrapers, so that should be and intended use case.
 

the tmdb scraper caches to the kodi temp folder userdata/temp/scrapers

found it, but the temp folder is not in userdata, the path is kodi_data_folder/temp/scrapers
 

Here... https://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_data_folder#cache

Thanks. Well, I find a bit odd that it's not specified in the wiki that it's actually the temp folder since all the others have correct names but good to know, especially the self-cleaning timers.

i meant kodi data folder - https://kodi.wiki/view/Kodi_data_folder

the information on nfo -> local information only was only in regards to your report that it ignored nfo files

best of luck

[b3t4n]

Hi there!

Forgive me for returning to a topic that may have already been resolved, but I have a question regarding the subject matter of the thread.
If I understand correctly the process to use the alternative sorting, you have to create a tvshow.nfo file and put it inside the folder of the series, and name the folders and files inside according to what appears in the grouping you want to use, so far correct?
In my case, the problem comes with the "Edens Zero" series, which you can find at: https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/104711. I want to use the "Seasons" group, so I have created the tvshow.nfo file with only the URL inside (https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/104711/epi...026b124dcc).



I have created 2 folders for the seasons, "Season 1" and "Season 2" (with files named S01E01...S01E25 and S02E01...S02E16), which coincide with the name that appears in the group, but now comes the problem: when I scan the series, season 1 appears correctly but season 2 is marked as the "Recap Movie" and not as the second season, do you know what could be the reason? Is it because of the order in which the seasons are listed there with the movie in the middle? I say this because the endpoint returns the field "order" with value 3 for season 2, and I don't know if it has something to do with it.

Thank you very much in advance!

[Karellen]

: when I scan the series, season 1 appears correctly but season 2 is marked as the "Recap Movie" and not as the second season, do you know what could be the reason?

Everything you have done so far is correct.
The problem is the way the episode group was created.
"Season 1", "Recap Movie" and "Season 2" that you see listed are just names. You could name it "Season 47" or "My Favourite Season", it won't make a difference.

If you look in the edit screen you will see this...

The Order column is the actual Season number. So Season 2 is being used by Recap Movie. Then Season 3 was created, and it was given the name "Season 2".

In your case, you need to rename S02E01...S02E16 to S03E01...S03E16 and then it will work correctly.
Yep, that is a poor example of an episode group. That Recap Movie should have been added to the end of Season 1.

[ilf_]

Which scraper is this feature ("Episode Orders" via tvshow.nfo) for?

- name: The Movie Database
- id: metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org
- version: 3.6.0
- forum: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=200504
- broken: No longer maintained

or

- name: TMDb TV Shows
- id: metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org.python
- version: 1.6.5
- forum: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=357232

Or both?

[Karellen]

Which scraper is this for?

Both.
It's not scraper related. It's an entry error at TMDB.

- name: The Movie Database
- id: metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org
- version: 3.6.0
- forum: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=200504
- broken: No longer maintained

Is broken. Don't use this.

[ilf_]

Which scraper is this for?

Both.
It's not scraper related. It's an entry error at TMDB.

Sorry. I didn't mean the last post, I meant this entire thread and solution.
I edited "this" to "this feature ("Episode Orders" via tvshow.nfo)".

[Karellen]

I meant this entire thread and solution.

Ok.
Both scrapers were able to access alternate orders. But as I stated in my previous post, - id: metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org is broken.
The only TMDB scraper you can use is this one...

- name: TMDb TV Shows
- id: metadata.tvshows.themoviedb.org.python
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- forum: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=357232

See how to use Episode Orders here... https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:TMDb_TV_Sh...ode_Orders