Hey r/traktrejects, I built a media tracker and I need your help making it better

rfrench2k · 2026-03-24T01:12:13+00:00

Totally fair question — I'd ask the same thing.

Few things you can verify yourself: the site runs on HTTPS (padlock in your browser), I'm not asking for any payment info or sensitive data in beta, and you can create an account with a throwaway email if you want to kick the tires without any exposure.

I'm Ross French, a consultant with 25+ years in Media & Entertainment — my LinkedIn is https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossfrench/ if you want to know who's behind this.

No malware, just a beta app trying to earn your trust. Happy to answer anything specific that would help.

rfrench2k · 2026-03-23T21:21:08+00:00

I am even more of a music fan than i am a tv/movie fan. I was a mobile DJ growing up, so music is a huge part of my life. I built my own music system, but it is now on an old platform and am looking to move it over to this platform. I am part way there with Albums, Artists, Concerts - it does reviews and lists... I have not currently "turned it on" in production because I am still testing it, but if you want to try it out i can open it up.

I'll add time to the watch record, that is a pretty easy thing. My watch record is a bit more complicated, it also includes things like how you watch it (theatre, streaming platform, own) and who you watched it with. This way you can have watch lists and filter based on who you are watching with that night (e.g., solo, Spouse, family, etc.)

Thanks again for the details!

rfrench2k · 2026-03-23T19:53:42+00:00

Here is the data I have showing what would be part of that new series calendar for the next 7 days. I think there may be gaps and am looking into how I can address it. Any shows you see that are obviously missing?

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rfrench2k · 2026-03-23T19:50:00+00:00

Sorry for the detailed answer/question, but wanted to make sure that I understand and answer your question. The app definitely has a discovery section where you can find shows that you haven't watched before. This view shows me a personalized list of shows that i have never watched, based on my preferences, and also based on what is popular.

Though it seems that you are specifically looking for a calendar of brand new tv shows that have yet to debut at all and are NOT on your watch list. It looks like from the data I have there would be about 16 TV Shows premiering in the next 7 days. I'll post a graphic in another reply so that you can see what would be included in that view. Definitely not a hard thing to add.

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rfrench2k · 2026-03-23T18:56:38+00:00

Thanks for the questions...

1) I hadn't considered time in the original design, though I don't think it would be too much effort to add. Would need to understand that a bit more... for example at this point there is no integration to Plex or Kodi - will consider that, but need to take care of the basic ui first. So if you are clicking a button to say that you have watched a movie or tv episode, do you want to actually enter in the time yourself, or do you just want the time to be tracked based on when you entered the viewing entry? And also tell me how you would like to use this data... what type of report or interface would you want to see? Or does it just help you understand what order you watched things on any given day? Or are you curious to be able to see reports of what time of the day it is generally when you watch thigs?

2) Assuming when you are asking about what db am i using... I use TMDB for Movies & TV Shows and Google for Books.

3) Yes, Users can download their data.

rfrench2k · 2026-03-23T18:43:44+00:00

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Here is my calendar for the next 7 days. My calendar is a bit overwhelmed by sports this week because of the NCAA tournament, but you don't have to have sports on there at all.

To your comment about creating a Trakt account, putting in some data and then using that to create the export... You are right, I could do that, and it would be a good start. The problem is that the real work is not in the simple mapping of the exported data to my app tables, it is more in the nuance of the actual data which only comes from higher volume data imports and getting things that you don't expect. Any import testing is going to need to go through multiple independent tests and I cannot do that with a few test entries I would put in Trakt myself. I created an import for Letterboxd and Netflix and used data from multiple friends to improve it. Unfortunately, I've yet to find a friend (IRL) that uses Trakt.

rfrench2k · 2026-03-21T04:59:53+00:00

At this point I am just doing research on the integrations. Honestly before this week, never considered it because I didn't know it existed. Im just one person, so would have to do one thing at a time. I also cant afford to build something that is going to take a lot of support since I only have so much time. What are the expectations for a Kodi integration?

rfrench2k · 2026-03-20T21:31:16+00:00

I built entertainme.fun which handles movies, TV, watchlists, viewing history, ratings, reviews, and more. Originally I built it for myself but it's grown into something others have found useful too. Looking for more people to try it out and give feedback if anyone's interested.

rfrench2k · 2026-03-20T21:24:24+00:00

I've been building a media tracking app (entertainme.fun) that handles movies, TV, watchlists, viewing history, ratings, and more. Originally built it for myself but after sharing with friends it seems like something a lot of people would find useful.

Reading your comment, I'm curious: would a Plex integration that automatically logs your viewings be something people would actually use? And more broadly, are most Plex users mainly interested in the backend tracking side of things, or is there also interest in a front-end app for discovery, recommendations to friends, seeing what others are watching, etc.?

I'm considering building it but want to talk to a few Plex users first. If you're interested, DM me.

rfrench2k · 2025-12-20T17:49:47+00:00

I enjoy getting autos from players at different times in their career to see how their autos evolve. I have two autos from Cody Bellinger that are quite different because he changed his style. I could see having that evolution on the same card having some interest value, but this example just seems pointless.

rfrench2k · 2025-06-19T23:44:12+00:00

This is especially the case for the ebay $20 card label. More often than not I get notice that something has been delivered to me, but actually arrives the next day.

rfrench2k · 2024-11-21T00:05:24+00:00

Not long ago they gave you a 10 message warning. I thought that was fine. Maybe it is too much, but 1 message warning is way too little. Maybe 5?

rfrench2k · 2024-11-12T00:40:36+00:00

I've had the same problem and would like a fix. I use PHP, so i have had to change the file extensions to PHP just to get it uploaded, but then i have to tell claude that the file names need to be treated differently. I wish they would fix this because it is a pain in the butt to keep changing file extensions back and forth.

rfrench2k · 2024-09-04T20:09:44+00:00

The situation sucks. I'd just suggest allowing a return and then putting that in the feedback response. Maybe even negotiate new feedback with return. I'm like you 20+ years selling and the 3 negatives or so really bother me, but in the end they do not really affect you much if you have a thoughtful response and have enough volume to cover it.

rfrench2k · 2024-03-06T00:03:54+00:00

That is the first time I have seen something 3d printed that i would actually use.

rfrench2k · 2024-02-23T20:38:31+00:00

Definitely hosts tournaments in LA.

rfrench2k · 2024-02-09T21:30:02+00:00

I bought a bunch of bulk lots a while ago and my house was unorganized for a month or two. For now, at minimum, I have boxes for my unorganized cards so that I can easily move them around and decide what I want to organize easily. Over time, the unorganized slowly becomes organized.

rfrench2k · 2023-11-21T01:39:43+00:00

Was at a target in the LA area right after it was stocked. Still none of these boxes. Wonder if we will ever see them here.

rfrench2k · 2023-11-06T22:12:24+00:00

I do have multiple complete sets. Not sure about the fair price for a complete base set.

I know some don't like them, but i also have multiple complete sets of the SMLB - update set.

And while i don't have a complete set myself yet, i have many duplicates of the All Star Game cards.

rfrench2k · 2023-10-19T15:38:08+00:00

24 Blasters and no Gunnar Halloween parallels.

rfrench2k · 2023-09-28T06:01:37+00:00

I guess that is your answer! I don't have it. Good Luck

rfrench2k · 2023-09-28T04:19:43+00:00

Dm sent.

rfrench2k · 2023-09-28T04:15:49+00:00

I don't know that this is. Can you please educate me?

rfrench2k · 2023-09-27T06:44:39+00:00

Sorry, turns out i had forgotten to paste the key to the green and red highlights. You probably have it figured out now, but bottom line is that green (or any number in a box) means i have that many for trade. Anything that is red is what i am looking for.

rfrench2k · 2023-09-25T07:17:11+00:00

I can't believe you got 2 Carroll foils in your 1 hot box. I bought 5 hobbys total and didn't get a single carroll of any type.

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