# Ability to require tags on new posts and ban certain tags

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-require-tags-on-new-posts-and-ban-certain-tags/63197>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [2017年五月23日 14:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-require-tags-on-new-posts-and-ban-certain-tags/63197 "2017-05-23T14:09:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\
**Post date:** [2017年九月7日 07:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-require-tags-on-new-posts-and-ban-certain-tags/63197/6 "2017-09-07T07:46:06Z")

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> [@The option to enforce tagging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-option-to-enforce-tagging/69527):
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> I’ve requested in the past that there be a setting to enforce the use of at least one pre-existing tag when creating a topic. I’m now aware of 3 separate use cases for this requirement (all current Discourse clients). More community structures are becoming reliant on tagging. Communities that rely on tags for [surfacing content](https://experts.feverbee.com/). Large communities that use complex tags and tag groups for their AI. I’ve forgotten the details of the third one but I’ll edit it in. These are creating a heavy mod l…

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