# How to force a user to specify at least 1 tag?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-a-user-to-specify-at-least-1-tag/31096
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [16. Juli 2015 um 04:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-a-user-to-specify-at-least-1-tag/31096 "2015-07-16T04:53:23Z")
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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: [7. September 2017 um 07:47 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-force-a-user-to-specify-at-least-1-tag/31096/5 "2017-09-07T07:47:56Z")

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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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