diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/NumberingScheme.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/NumberingScheme.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8a99d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/NumberingScheme.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Configuration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The NumberingScheme.
+/// </summary>
+public enum NumberingScheme
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default (no numbering).
+    /// </summary>
+    Default,
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// YYYYMMDD (e.g. 20250804 for August 4th, 2025).
+    /// </summary>
+    YYYYMMDD,
+}
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 21e23b0..ba1ac2c 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Configuration
         /// </summary>
         public int TAJFPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the preferred numbering scheme for episodes (index number) in Jellyfin.
+        /// </summary>
+        public NumberingScheme EpisodeNumberingScheme { get; set; } = NumberingScheme.Default;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the playback progress owners Jellyfin usernames to synchronize data from TubeArchivist.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/configPage.html b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/configPage.html
index 86f016d..ae769f6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/configPage.html
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Configuration/configPage.html
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
                         <div class="fieldDescription">This is the maximum length of the descriptions showed in series
                             and episodes</div>
                     </div>
+                    <div class="selectContainer">
+                        <label class="selectLabel" for="EpisodeNumberingScheme">Episode numbering scheme</label>
+                        <select is="emby-select" id="EpisodeNumberingScheme" name="EpisodeNumberingScheme" label="Description markup" class="emby-select-withcolor emby-select">
+                            <option value="Default">Default (no specified numbering)</option>
+                            <option value="YYYYMMDD">YYYYMMDD (e.g. 20250804 for August 4th, 2025)</option>
+                        </select>
+                        <div class="selectArrowContainer">
+                            <span class="selectArrow material-icons keyboard_arrow_down" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+                        </div>
+                        <div class="fieldDescription">This is the numbering scheme for episodes in Jellyfin (IndexNumber).
+                            Default is the same as no numbering which allows Jellyfin to use the fallback numbering scheme.
+                    </div>
                     <div>
                         <h2>Synchronization</h2>
                     </div>
@@ -160,6 +172,7 @@
                         document.querySelector('#JFTAPlaylistsSync').checked = config.JFTAPlaylistsSync;
                         document.querySelector('#TAJFPlaylistsSync').checked = config.TAJFPlaylistsSync;
                         document.querySelector('#JFUsernameFrom').value = config.JFUsernameFrom;
+                        document.querySelector('#EpisodeNumberingScheme').value = config.EpisodeNumberingScheme;
                         document.querySelector('#TAJFProgressTaskInterval').value = config.TAJFProgressTaskInterval;
                         document.querySelector('#JFTAPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval').value = config.JFTAPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval;
                         document.querySelector('#TAJFPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval').value = config.TAJFPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval;
@@ -181,6 +194,7 @@
                         config.JFTAPlaylistsSync = document.querySelector('#JFTAPlaylistsSync').checked;
                         config.TAJFPlaylistsSync = document.querySelector('#TAJFPlaylistsSync').checked;
                         config.JFUsernameFrom = document.querySelector('#JFUsernameFrom').value;
+                        config.EpisodeNumberingScheme = document.querySelector('#EpisodeNumberingScheme').value;
                         config.TAJFProgressTaskInterval = document.querySelector('#TAJFProgressTaskInterval').value;
                         config.JFTAPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval = document.querySelector('#JFTAPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval').value;
                         config.TAJFPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval = document.querySelector('#TAJFPlaylistsSyncTaskInterval').value;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Plugin.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Plugin.cs
index 7e5a89c..7902298 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Plugin.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Plugin.cs
@@ -162,20 +162,20 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (Instance!.Configuration.JFTAProgressSync && eventArgs.Users.Any(u => Instance!.Configuration.JFUsernameFrom.Equals(u.Username, StringComparison.Ordinal)))
+            var topParent = eventArgs.Item.GetTopParent();
+            if (
+                Instance!.Configuration.JFTAProgressSync &&
+                eventArgs.Users.Any(u => Instance!.Configuration.JFUsernameFrom.Equals(u.Username, StringComparison.Ordinal)) &&
+                eventArgs.PlaybackPositionTicks.HasValue &&
+                string.Equals(topParent?.Name, Instance?.Configuration.CollectionTitle, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            )
             {
-                BaseItem? season = LibraryManager.GetItemById(eventArgs.Item.ParentId);
-                BaseItem? channel = LibraryManager.GetItemById(season!.ParentId);
-                BaseItem? collection = LibraryManager.GetItemById(channel!.ParentId);
-                if (collection?.Name.ToLower(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture) == Instance?.Configuration.CollectionTitle.ToLower(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture) && eventArgs.PlaybackPositionTicks != null)
+                long progress = (long)eventArgs.PlaybackPositionTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond;
+                var videoId = Utils.GetVideoNameFromPath(eventArgs.Item.Path);
+                var statusCode = await TubeArchivistApi.GetInstance().SetProgress(videoId, progress).ConfigureAwait(true);
+                if (statusCode != System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)
                 {
-                    long progress = (long)eventArgs.PlaybackPositionTicks / TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond;
-                    var videoId = Utils.GetVideoNameFromPath(eventArgs.Item.Path);
-                    var statusCode = await TubeArchivistApi.GetInstance().SetProgress(videoId, progress).ConfigureAwait(true);
-                    if (statusCode != System.Net.HttpStatusCode.OK)
-                    {
-                        Logger.LogCritical("{Message}", $"POST /video/{videoId}/progress returned {statusCode} for video {eventArgs.Item.Name} with progress {progress} seconds");
-                    }
+                    Logger.LogCritical("{Message}", $"POST /video/{videoId}/progress returned {statusCode} for video {eventArgs.Item.Name} with progress {progress} seconds");
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -188,16 +188,22 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata
                 return;
             }
 
+            var topParent = eventArgs.Item.GetTopParent();
             var user = _userManager.GetUserById(eventArgs.UserId);
-            if (user == null)
+            if (
+                Configuration.JFTAProgressSync &&
+                user != null &&
+                Configuration.GetJFUsernamesToArray().Contains(user!.Username) &&
+                string.Equals(topParent?.Name, Instance?.Configuration.CollectionTitle, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+            )
             {
                 Logger.LogError("OnWatchedStatusChange callback called without user id for item {ItemName}", eventArgs.Item.Name);
                 return;
             }
 
-            var userItemData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, eventArgs.Item);
             if (Configuration.JFTAProgressSync && user != null && Configuration.GetJFUsernamesToArray().Contains(user!.Username))
             {
+                var userItemData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, eventArgs.Item);
                 var isPlayed = eventArgs.Item.IsPlayed(user, userItemData);
                 Logger.LogDebug("User {UserId} changed watched status to {Status} for the item {ItemName}", eventArgs.UserId, isPlayed, eventArgs.Item.Name);
                 string itemYTId;
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Providers/EpisodeMetadataProvider.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Providers/EpisodeMetadataProvider.cs
index d19acb1..d62e530 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Providers/EpisodeMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Providers/EpisodeMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Providers
                 });
                 result.HasMetadata = true;
                 result.Item = video.ToEpisode();
+                result.Item.Path = info.Path;
                 result.Provider = Name;
                 result.People = peopleInfo;
             }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Tasks/JFToTubeArchivistProgressSyncTask.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Tasks/JFToTubeArchivistProgressSyncTask.cs
index 661729e..0126395 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Tasks/JFToTubeArchivistProgressSyncTask.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Tasks/JFToTubeArchivistProgressSyncTask.cs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Tasks
                             foreach (Episode video in videos)
                             {
                                 var videoYTId = Utils.GetVideoNameFromPath(video.Path);
-                                _logger.LogDebug("{VideoYtId}", videoYTId);
+                                _logger.LogDebug("Current video extracted YouTube id: {VideoYtId}", videoYTId);
                                 HttpStatusCode statusCode;
                                 var userItemData = _userDataManager.GetUserData(user, channel);
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/TubeArchivist/Video/Video.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/TubeArchivist/Video/Video.cs
index dec2ec0..22b3f44 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/TubeArchivist/Video/Video.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/TubeArchivist/Video/Video.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Configuration;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Utilities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities;
 using MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.TV;
@@ -126,6 +127,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.TubeArchivist
                 Overview = Utils.FormatDescription(Description),
                 SeasonName = Published.Year.ToString(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture),
                 ParentIndexNumber = Published.Year,
+                IndexNumber = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration?.EpisodeNumberingScheme switch
+                {
+                    NumberingScheme.YYYYMMDD => (Published.Year * 10000) + (Published.Month * 100) + Published.Day,
+                    _ => null
+                },
                 SeriesName = Channel.Name,
                 ProductionYear = Published.Year,
                 PremiereDate = Published,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Utils/Utils.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Utils/Utils.cs
index 8263ff7..d61e626 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Utils/Utils.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata/Utils/Utils.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using System;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
 namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Utilities
 {
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Utilities
         /// <returns>A string with \n replaced by br tags.</returns>
         public static string FormatDescription(string description)
         {
+            if (description == null)
+            {
+                return "";
+            }
+
             var maxLength = 500;
             if (Plugin.Instance != null)
             {
@@ -54,9 +61,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Plugin.TubeArchivistMetadata.Utilities
             if (description.Length > maxLength)
             {
                 description = description.Substring(0, maxLength);
-                description = description.Replace("\n", "<br>", System.StringComparison.CurrentCulture);
             }
 
+            description = description.Replace("\n", "<br>", System.StringComparison.CurrentCulture);
+
             return description;
         }
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d90674..b42004c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ Keep in mind that Jellyfin lowest accepted period is of 1 minute (60 seconds) an
 
 ![Tasks intervals settings](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/19db6b83-6715-477d-8ce7-b78526e87ba9)
 
+## Episode numbering
+
+<p>There are different ways to number the episodes as they are configured in Jellyfin.<br>
+This changes the number after E in S--E-- (for example S2024E100 for episode number 100 of season 2024).</p>
+
+![Episode numbering scheme options](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6d36bc2c-ca9d-4a5c-8021-e15d399316fc)
+
+The options correlate with:
+- Default - leave the numbering to what Jellyfin does by default (this is what the plugin has always done)
+- YYYYMMDD - numbers the episode by the year, month, day (e.g. 20250804 for a video published on the 4th of August 2025)
 
 ## Build