Question: Ability to search the contents of track_tags

Issue description:

This is more of a question rather than an issue. I am a very new user of Symfonium and so apologies if I get something wrong or use the wrong terminology. I have also tried searching through the forums for this but could not find an answer.

I am trying to find out whether it is possible to search the contents of the TRACK_TAGS metadata field.

For context on use case, I have some tracks which have different names in different languages, so I wanted to use the TRACK_TAGS custom field to store the alias names in that field. So for example, if I have a track with the title “Il barbiere di Siviglia”, I could put “The Barber of Seville” as a value in the TRACK_TAGS field, and then search for “Seville” and the track would show up. In this example, I understand both languages, so I switch between the two depending on what my brain remembered that time.

I have tested it out with some files and it doesn’t seem to work. I can see the values in the TRACK_TAGS field, but I cannot search by them. So I am just wondering if I have configured the files (or the app) incorrectly, or if searching by TRACK_TAGS is just not a feature?

If it is not a feature, is there an alternate way of achieving what I’m trying to do, which is having alias names for a track (while keeping the TITLE field clean)? If not, then that’s okay, I can live without it. :blush:

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Upload description: windyknot14 2025-06-30

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I attached a screenshot of an example track that has “Dis-ease” in the TRACK_TAGS field, and the interface when i try to search by that.
 

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You can’t search them from the main search bar but there’s an entire view of the app dedicated to Track Tags specially.

With the filter bar enabled on that page you can quickly navigate to tracks with any given Track Tag.

You can add the track tags view to your library page or quick navigation (tabs / pages) whichever suits you best

Thank you for helping, I appreciate it. That works well enough for me. :smiling_face:

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You can use smart filters too.

Thank you, I will take a look at the documentation and figure out how to use smart filters. Thanks.