This customization method of home screen hubs/rows will depreciate on April 22, 2021. The new method can be found at Manage Recommendations. Pinning and reordering libraries on the side bar navigation is still the same and can be found below
While our apps work to give you a great default Home screen, everyone’s needs can be different—and can even vary from device to device for the same person.
That’s where the ability to customize things comes in. Our Plex Web app allow you to easily choose what appears on your Home screen, which media sources are available, and how to arrange the available sources.
Plex Web Setup
When initially launching the Plex Web app or after resetting customization, you will be prompted to make several choices to determine what content is displayed on your home screen and navigation sidebar. Further changes and customization can be done later.
Choose your Preferred Server
If you currently have access to more than one Plex Media Server, you will be prompted to select your preferred server. This will determine the the libraries initially available to be pinned to your navigation sidebar.
Customize your Navigation
On this screen you can select which sources you would like to have pinned to your navigation sidebar initially. Sources not selected here will still be available by selecting the More option in the navigation sidebar.
Reset Home Customization
If you would like to revert all changes that have been made to your Home screen, you can do so using Restore Home Screen. This option can be found by opening the Edit button found at the top of the Home Screen.
Edit the Navigation Sidebar
From the navigation sidebar, you’ll be able to choose which source to view, if you have access to more than one. For instance, you might have your own library of photos as well one shared with you by a friend or family member or maybe you have multiple TV libraries of your own. To choose which source you wish to view/access, you simply choose from the navigation sidebar if the item has been pinned to your sidebar (if the source has not been pinned, it can be found by selecting more from the sidebar). By default, they’ll be arranged with sources from your preferred server listed first followed by other sources located in the More section.
Reorder Navigation Sidebar
Most people will only have one or two sources available for any particular media type, but some people might have several. In that case, you may wish to customize the order in which they’re displayed—so that your favorite or most commonly-used one is at the top, for instance.
Each item listed in the navigation sidebar can be reordered or unpinned by highlighting the item, selecting the ... entry, and clicking Reorder.
You can then select a source and you can then move it up or down in the list to order things as desired.
You can also choose the More entry to view additional items or to pin them to the sidebar. Using the ...entry you can pin new items to appear in the main navigation sidebar area (By default, new items will be placed at the end of the list).
Reset Customization
If you would like to completely reset your sidebar navigation and home screen configuration, this can be done by:
- Use
to open the settings menu - Navigate to
Generalunder the Web Client section - Select
Show Advanced - Select
Reset Customization
Selecting this option will direct you back to the Plex Web Setup screen, where you will be prompted to select a server, media providers, and customize your navigation sidebar.
Note: Using this option will reset all customization changes made in the app, including source/home screen ordering. If you have access to multiple Plex Media Servers, you will then be prompted to select a preferred server as well as the initial sources to display in the Navigation Sidebar.