Configuration - Channel/EPG - Channel Tags

This tab is used to configure channel tags. Tags are used to define a set of channels. Notice that nothing prohibits a channel to be a member of multiple tags.

'Channel Tags' Tab

The tag-sets are used for:

  • Searches in the EPG.

  • Display of channel groups in Kodi, Movian and similar.

Note that there is no requirement to use tags for Tvheadend itself, but they are required for Movian. Using tags also simplifies sorting/filtering your channels on the Tvheadend web interface and in tag-aware applications such as Kodi

The tags are listed / edited in a grid.

  • To edit a cell, double click on it. After a cell is changed it will flags one of its corner to red to indicated that it has been changed. To commit these changes back to Tvheadend press the ‘Save changes’ button. In order to change a Checkbox cell you only have to click once in it.

  • To add a new entry, press the ‘Add entry’ button. The new (empty) entry will be created on the server but will not be in its enabled state. You can now change all the cells to the desired values, check the ‘enable’ box and then press ‘Save changes’ to activate the new entry.

  • To delete one or more entries, select the lines (by clicking once on them), and press the ‘Delete selected’ button. A pop up will ask you to confirm your request.

The following functions are available:

Button Function
Add entry
Delete selected
Save changes

Columns

The columns have the following functions:

Enabled : Make the tag available in the rest of the system. If the tag is not enabled it is only presented in this grid for the administrator.

Name : Name of the tag. Changing the tag name does not interfere with any automatic recordings, groups, etc.

Internal : Tags are exported via HTSP/HTTP and used there for grouping of TV channels. If you do not wish to export a tag you can flag it as internal only.

Private : Tags are exported via HTSP/HTTP and used there for grouping of TV channels. If you do not wish to export a tag to other users you can flag it as private only. Only users with this tag configured in the access configuration (or users with not set tags) can use it.

Icon : Full path to an icon used to depict the tag. This can be a TV network logotype, etc.

Icon has title : If set, presentation of the tag icon will not superimpose the tag name on top of the icon.

Comment : Allows the administrator to set a comment only visible in this editor. It does not serve any active purpose.