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Metadata Management That Makes Content Discoverable

Set a title's synopsis, categories, cast, ratings, tags and SEO fields in one place, and the same values feed search, recommendations and your listings in search engines.

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A large Your Logo Here badge over the Harbor Lights title page on a laptop, showing the synopsis, duration, categories and tags viewers read, beside the admin General Information card those values are typed on

Metadata Is What Makes a Catalogue Findable

Vodlix metadata management is how a title becomes findable. Every film, series and channel carries a synopsis, categories, cast, maturity and rating levels and free tags, all entered on one form in the CMS. Those values are not decoration: platform search reads them, the genre rows and More Like This lists are built from them, and both the title page and its search engine listing are rendered from them. For an OTT operator, the quality of the metadata sets the ceiling on how much of the catalogue viewers ever see.


One form per title

Synopsis, categories, cast, ratings and tags.

SEO on every page

A meta title and description per title.

Found either way

Search inside the platform, and outside it.

The SEO Settings card for one title with its meta title and meta description filled in, beside a flow from SEO Settings to the title page, Open Graph and Twitter cards, and VideoObject structured data

SEO Meta Titles and Descriptions per Title

Every title in Vodlix has its own SEO Settings tab holding a meta title and a meta description, with the recommended lengths shown beside each field. What you write there becomes the title page's page title and meta description, its Open Graph and Twitter card, and the VideoObject structured data that search engines and AI assistants read. One film can therefore rank for the terms viewers search for it by, rather than for your platform name alone. SEO fields on every title are what turn a catalogue into pages worth indexing.


The Categories Manager and Artists Manager lists above one title's Category, Content Lists, Maturity Level, Content Rating Tags and MPAA Ratings pickers, which choose from those same records

The Same Records Behind Every Title

Consistency in Vodlix comes from records rather than from retyping. Categories live in the Categories Manager, cast and crew in the Artists Manager, and curated rows in Content Lists; each one exists once, and every title picks from it. Maturity levels, content rating tags and MPAA ratings work the same way. Because a genre is a record and not a word typed again on each title, a filter or a genre row returns everything it should. Shared records are what keeps a library coherent once it outgrows what anyone can remember.


The Add media to this title card with its Upload file, Import from URL and HLS manifest tabs, beside the Thumbs and Logo card showing portrait and logo artwork and where each one appears

Metadata Set at Upload

In Vodlix the metadata is part of publishing, not a pass afterwards. The editor that takes the video — uploaded, pulled from a public URL or pointed at an existing HLS manifest — is the same one that holds the descriptions, the categories and cast, the SEO fields, and the Thumbs and Logo tab where portrait, landscape and logo artwork is set with a preview of where each appears. A title goes live already described and illustrated. Details can also be pulled from The Movie Database or drafted with Vodlix Intel, so the first version of a record is rarely a blank form.


Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about taking advantage of this limited-time offer? Check out the FAQ for answers.

What does Vodlix metadata management control?
It controls the title and logo text, the description and short description, categories, content lists, cast, maturity level, content rating tags, MPAA rating, free tags and the SEO meta fields on every item in your catalogue. Those values feed platform search, filters, genre rows, recommendations and search engine indexing.
Does Vodlix metadata management help with SEO?
Yes. Each title has an SEO Settings tab with its own meta title and meta description, and those become the title page's page title and meta description, its Open Graph and Twitter card, and its VideoObject structured data — the things search engines and AI assistants read.
When do I set metadata on Vodlix?
At upload. The video, the descriptions, the categories and cast, the SEO fields and the artwork are all tabs of the same editor, so a title is described before it goes live. Details can also be pulled from The Movie Database or drafted with Vodlix Intel.
Why does metadata matter for search on Vodlix?
Vodlix search reads your metadata directly, so a title is only findable by the words it carries. A film with no tags and a one line synopsis will not be found by anyone who does not already know its name.
Can I keep metadata consistent across a large catalogue?
Yes, because the values that matter most are shared records rather than free text. Categories, cast and content lists are each defined once in their own manager and chosen on every title, so the same genre or actor cannot exist under five spellings.
What is the impact of metadata on user experience?
Viewers meet your catalogue through search, genre rows and More Like This lists, and all three are built from metadata. Precise categories, cast and tags put the right title in front of someone in one step instead of several.
Can metadata be different in each language?
Yes. A title has a Translations tab for its name and synopsis per installed language, categories and artists can be translated from their own managers, and artwork can be set per language too, so a viewer browsing in German reads German metadata.