Why do user created album and artist tags display in random order?

[Ninja_Theory]

Hi. Does anyone know why user created tags for albums and artists do not display in alphabetical order? (using Roon tags in the software, not referring to ID3 tags) - but tags at track level do display alphabetically (as I would expect, as it makes logical sense).

I’m trying to understand if this is expected behaviour or just a small oversight by the Roon devs. I would think the rules to display tags would be the same across artist, album and tracks. Having tags in alphabetic order makes it easier to find a specific tag when cleaning up and making library changes.

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

Edit: I found these topics but only saw later that they are yours anyway

Make user-created Roon tags order alphabetically at album level

Make user-created Roon tags order alphabetically at album level (same as they are at track level). This helps for users who use Roon tags actively as alphabetical display of tags makes them easier to see at a glance. Example based on 3 user-created tags in Roon called “Tag 1”, “Tag 2” and “Tag 3”: If these are applied at track level (song level) they are ordered correctly as Tag 1, Tag 2, Tag 3 (i.e. ordered alphabetically). But… If these same tags are applied at album level they are ordered…

Question about the display list order for Roon tags on songs

How does Roon determine the display list order for Roon tags I add to songs? I am referring to tags I create in Roon, not to ID3 tags, as I use Roon mainly for the Tidal integration. The reason I ask is that I would like my Roon tags on songs to appear in a specific list order, however, Roon changes my tag list order in a way that appears to be ad hoc - I can’t pick up a pattern how Roon changes the tag list order.

[Ninja_Theory]

Yeah I see there’s no traction so thought I’d check with the community. I do know I’m part of a very small minority with this. I rely heavily on tags at all 3 levels (artist/album/track). The randomised display order of artist and album tags means I have to work harder to check/validate when updating my music management.

[Suedkiez (Just a fellow user like you)]

Yeah, I don’t get the random order either. Alphabetically wouldn’t do it for me either, though. Another topic where there is a surprising amount of complexity when considering all use cases