# Custom Topic Fields

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-fields/363861
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-fields/363861 "2025-04-28T19:42:49Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-topic-fields/363861/3 "2025-04-28T20:19:04Z")

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> [@DonBot](#):
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> you can filter posts by the selected operating system.

Tags are how to do that. You can have tag groups and have it be required to select a tag from an OS group.

See also [Using topic templates for categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-topic-templates-for-categories/38295)

If you really want to use custom fields, you’d need to write plugin.

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