SEASONAL_LISTS.md

Seasonal Lists Documentation

This document explains how to use seasonal lists with the Featured Content Bar.

Configuration

To enable seasonal lists, set useSeasonalLists = true in the main script.js file.

Seasonal Periods

The system automatically detects the following periods:

Special Events (take precedence over seasons)

• New Year: January 1-7 → newyear_list.txt
• Valentine's day: February 10-20 → valentine_list.txt
• Easter: 1 week around Easter Sunday → easter_list.txt
• Halloween: October 20-31 → halloween_list.txt

Regular Seasons

• Spring: March-May → spring_list.txt
• Summer: June-August → summer_list.txt
• Autumn: September-November → autumn_list.txt
• Winter: December-February → winter_list.txt

List Files

Create the following files in your featured directory:

• spring_list.txt - Spring movies/shows
• summer_list.txt - Summer movies/shows
• autumn_list.txt - Autumn movies/shows
• winter_list.txt - Winter movies/shows
• newyear_list.txt - New Year themed content
• valentine_list.txt - Romance/Valentine themed content
• easter_list.txt - Easter/Family themed content
• halloween_list.txt - Horror/Halloween themed content

File Format

Each seasonal list file follows the same format as the main list.txt:

Title of List [muteon/muteoff]
movie_id_1
movie_id_2
series_id_1
...

Fallback

If seasonal lists are disabled or a seasonal file doesn't exist, the system will fall back to using the default list.txt file.