Enabling Text Titles in Library Folders on Homepage

[houndtt]

I gave this some more thought and revisited the Troubleshooting page, which includes recommendations for enabling debug logging. While researching, I also found this post suggesting that a manual Refresh Metadata with the Search for Missing Metadata option can force a library thumbnail update.

To test this, I set up a test environment and installed the latest Jellyfin 10.10.6. I enabled debug logging and triggered a manual library thumbnail refresh for the Shows library. I recorded the entire process from startup to shutdown and uploaded the logs here: PrivateBin link. You can access it using the same password as before.

Hopefully, this brings us closer to a resolution.

[TheDreadPirate]

Do you have an image called "folder.jpg" (or whatever extension) in the root of each library?  I copied a rando image from Jellyfin's metadata directory, copied it to the library root of a test library, called it folder.jpg, and it picked THAT image up for the library without the text.

   

[houndtt]

Thanks for checking this out. Each library contains only folders at the root level. Inside each folder, there’s a fanart.jpg and poster.jpg for movies, while TV shows may have additional files like banner.jpg, clearlogo.png, and others. These are managed by {app we don't talk about - TDP} and {app we don't talk about - TDP}, respectively. Did the debug logs provide any insights into the issue?

[houndtt]

Your theory about Jellyfin using an existing image file was interesting. I reviewed the previous library image I provided, which appeared to be from The Hunger Games collection. Upon further investigation, I found the exact image saved as fanart.jpg, as shown below:

   

I then checked for any similar images related to the Superman & Lois TV series, which appeared in the previous library image. However, I couldn’t find a matching image file in the folder. It’s unclear where that image originated, as it looks more like artwork than a frame from the video.

For completeness, I’ve included the metadata settings for both {app we don't talk about - TDP} and {app we don't talk about - TDP} below, in case you’d like to try replicating the issue: