Catalog Views and Personalization
Catalog Views and Personalization is the guide for turning a long account into a browsable one. Use it when you want to decide which rows appear first, how much of the Home screen each source deserves, and how library or Trakt inputs should influence the browsing order.
The website is the easiest place to manage these settings, but the goal is the TV app: a Home screen that feels intentional instead of crowded.
What this changes for users
- The rows people see first on Home.
- Which catalogs stay visible and which ones stay out of the way.
- How library-driven and Trakt-driven rows compete with normal provider catalogs.
- Whether browsing feels broad and exploratory or short and focused.
Where the rows come from
Catalog order usually mixes three kinds of input:
- provider catalogs from addons
- library-driven rows that reflect what is already in the account
- Trakt-driven rows that reflect personal or shared taste signals
Each source can be useful on its own. The point of personalization is to decide which source should lead.
How ordering works
- Put the rows you want people to notice first near the top.
- Group similar sources together so the screen does not feel random.
- Move duplicate or overlapping rows lower if they do not add a new browsing path.
- Keep the order stable once it works, especially on shared accounts.
How Home shaping works
Home is not just a list of catalogs. The order you choose changes the first impression of the app.
- A small set of strong rows makes browsing feel faster.
- Library and Trakt inputs can make Home feel personal without hiding the broader catalogs.
- Lower-priority rows still matter, but they should not compete with the most useful choices.
- If a row does not help someone choose what to watch, it is usually a good candidate to move down or hide.
Browsing behavior
This page does not change playback or availability. It changes how the app presents the choices that are already there.
- Visible rows become easier to find.
- Hidden rows stay out of the way without deleting the source.
- A cleaner order makes it easier to compare catalogs across devices because the account keeps the same shape.
A simple tuning pass
- Start with the rows you actually want people to browse.
- Move broad discovery rows below the rows that already match your account's taste.
- Hide rows that repeat the same job.
- Save, sync, and check Home in the TV app.
Next step
If the rows are in the right order but the cards still feel hard to read, move to Universal Formatter.