Dropdowns for Pre-Defined Fields in Auto-Populated Playlist Rules
š Summary
When creating auto-populated playlists, users currently have to manually type values into fields that already have known, pre-defined options (e.g. āStatusā, āRegionā, āGenreā). This request proposes replacing those free-text fields with dropdowns or checkbox selectors where appropriate.
šÆ Feature Overview
For fields with known, finite values (like Status, Region, Genre, Play Mode, etc.), show:
A dropdown list of options when using āEqualsā or āNot Equalsā
A multi-select checklist when using āHas At Least One Ofā or āHas None Of The Valuesā
Automatically format selected values into the correct input format (e.g. Value 1; Value 2)
š Example Use Case
When creating a playlist filtered by āStatusā, the user sees a dropdown with:
āNot Playedā, āIn Progressā, āCompletedā, etc.
For a āHas At Least One Ofā comparison on genres, a user checks āJRPGā and āTurn-Basedā from a list, instead of typing manually.
š¦ Benefits
Prevents formatting errors and typos when building rules
Makes rule creation much faster and more intuitive
Provides better visibility into what values are valid or available in each field

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Comments2
Jul 22, 2025
PinnedHi there!
Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā that context is always super helpful.
Iāve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iām opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnāt match your original intended request.
Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!
Cheers,
The LaunchBox team
VodkaParalyzer
Jul 22, 2025
When Defining Rules for an Auto-Populated Playlist, Provide Dropdown List, for Fields That Have Pre-Defined Values
When defining rules in an Auto-Populated Playlist, much like when selecing a Field that is either True or False and you provide a Checkbox to indicate the value to filter on, it would be great if when working with a field that has a pre-defined list of values, like the In Progress field, that you have to select from just those values. Likewise, when selecting the Comparison methods of āHas At Least One Ofā or āHas None of the Valuesā, to show a Checked Dropdown List where you can select the values that you want, and theyāll be populated into the text field in the correct format āValue 1; Value 2ā