I think it's a good idea and won't require any complicated configuration. I can integrate the JustWatch widget directly into our templates.

Just to clarify - should we include it on all pages for Drama, Movie, and Special? And do you have a preferred placement on the page (e.g. below the synopsis, near the cast, etc.)?

Let me know and I'l proceed accordingly.

Max Romanchenko yes, dramas, movies and specials. Let’s place it directly under synopsis to see how it looks first. Thanks!

I've added the JustWatch widget below the synopsis section. Since we don't have JustWatch, IMDB or TMDB IDs, the widget searches by title and year.

While it won't find matches for most titles, it does successfully locate some shows and movies - see the screenshots I provided for examples of working matches.

Max Romanchenko Thanks max! Would it be a good idea to start adding TMDB IDs?

Amrayu78

Yes, adding TMDB IDs would be a good idea! It would make the JustWatch widget much more accurate and reliable.

With TMDB IDs, the widget can directly fetch the correct title instead of guessing based on title and year.

The widget supports TMDB IDs directly, so when you add them to your titles, we can configure it to use those precise identifiers first, only falling back to title/year search when no ID is available.

Max Romanchenko Okay, let’s add a new field for TMBD ID then. You can add it to the meta data of the titles we already have. If an ID is available then we can auto-create a link to the tmdb page. It’ll be similar to the CDJapan IDs we have.

Amrayu78

Perfect! The TMDB ID field has been added (in forms and in the admin panel). It now automatically creates a link to the TMDB page when available, and the JustWatch widget has been improved to use the TMDB ID for better accuracy while keeping the title/year search as a fallback option.

Please test it.

Max Romanchenko Just a quick question, as I just tested adding the TMDB listing for a series (Just a Bit Espers) - I was wondering if we use this instead of the "Licensed" field now, or do we use both? Also is it meant to pop up like this? I was trying to work out why there are two icons lol

Cat That's a great question. The new widget does cover similar functionality to the "Licensed" field by showing streaming availability. However, it's still quite new, so I'd recommend we test it for a while before making any decisions about replacing existing fields.

Let's gather some data and then discuss with Duong to make the best decision together.

Max Romanchenko Lets see how this JustWatch widget works first.

The Licensed field has a bit deeper integration on DO since it's included in search too and there's a globe icon in the search to indicate licensed titles.

I found a potential bug, for https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/299056-drama

The TMBD ID can have text at the end like this, so I couldn't update this title: https://drama-otaku.com/drama/takumi-kun-series-drama/?edit-post

We might have to expand this field a bit?

Here's another issue: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1554065

The link is listed as /movie/ but it's actually a drama on tmdb, as a result the link is broken on our site.

Another variant:

Thank you for your research!

In other words, there is no need to store the full TMDB URL.

The updated implementation now stores both TMDB ID and content type to generate accurate TMDB links and provide precise JustWatch widget matching when available, with fallback to title/year search when no ID exists.

This should resolve both issues you found.

Max Romanchenko Thanks for these enhancements. it's working good.

Can we change TMDB Type "Show" to "TV" so it matches TMDB?

Also one more minor enhancement since some users asked for this feature a long time ago. Please expose the TMDB ID so users can copy it for the meta-data.

See attached.

Amrayu78 It's done, everything's ready. Please check it.

Max Romanchenko looks great! Thanks.