One thing I have noticed about my version of DAZ Studio is that when I save Presets and Scenes, a thumbnail is created from what is in the scene window, and the preset or scene file becomes automatically accessible in my Smart Content. As I understand this (I may be wrong about this) that is what metadata does, (not the first part so much as the second part (underlined). I know that all of the products I have that came with metadata appear in Smart Content. I can grab what I want by opening the Smart Content tab, or I can navigate to it by opening the Content Library tab. If I am already in the Content Library, I usually navigate to what I want there, even if it has metadata. If I'm not using the Content Library and need an item that has metadata, I open the Smart Content tab and grab it there.

I would definitely like to see a database of high quality metadata made for items that don't come with it.

I think another thing that could help if it could be done, is a file organizing program that intelligently reads your content files and knows the best places to put them. It would prompt you with recommendations on where to put the file, and allow you to decide if that location is right for you, and if not you could tell it where you want the file.

DAZ's BitRock Installer is a good example of what I'm talking about. Of course this one would work this way for anything you install for DAZ Studio, whether it is 3rd party or not. Don't ask me to create it though. I would not know how to do that as I don't know how to write program code.