# Remove optional tag

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [February 29, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946 "2020-02-29T02:10:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author: ![pr0cesor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/1 "2020-02-29T02:10:14Z")

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Hi o/

I would like to force users to choose tag as mandatory when creating topics, like here on discourse. How can I achieve that? I looked at the settings but couldn’t find the option to set tags as mandatory.

 ![tag1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/c/6/c653c73c16ddcbff2923fe6b4c7c2fa7690e3e33.jpeg)

 ![tag2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/7/9/79a688b25a47d4f60b69d666ac6da900f26ef903.jpeg)

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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: [February 29, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/2 "2020-02-29T06:36:44Z")

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Are you on a recent version?

I think you’re looking for tag groups. Maybe [Creating admin using rake admin:create in multisite configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-category-restrictions-tag-groups-relationships/48615) will help.

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### Author: ![tomtjes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tomtjes/32/131271_2.png) [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 12:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/3 "2020-02-29T12:59:47Z")

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Check the settings of the individual categories.

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### Author: ![pr0cesor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/4 "2020-02-29T14:00:56Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> Are you on a recent version?
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> I think you’re looking for tag groups. Maybe [Creating admin using rake admin:create](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tags-category-restrictions-tag-groups-relationships/48615) will help.

I am on the latest version yes, I have created tag groups also but that didnt help. Topics are still created without tags.

> [@tomtjes](#):
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> Check the settings of the individual categories.

Nothing about mandatory tag in the settings on individual categories, I checked since yesterday, triple checked even

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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: [February 29, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/5 "2020-02-29T15:02:00Z")

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See the category settings under tags

 ![Screenshot_20200229-070117](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/e/2/e253d5bfaf15d9692882cdbcd656e7b6583b090b.png)

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### Author: ![pr0cesor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/977dab/32.png) [@pr0cesor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pr0cesor)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 3:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/6 "2020-02-29T15:45:42Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> See the category settings under tags

This is what I have

 ![cat_melee](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/8/58386ce23b2a45342dfdee806fc05355e4d80768.jpeg)

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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/8 "2020-02-29T19:20:05Z")

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Please note the “Require new topics to have tags from a tag group” option at the bottom. This is what you’re looking for.

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### Author: ![tomtjes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tomtjes/32/131271_2.png) [@tomtjes](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tomtjes)
#### Post date: [February 29, 2020, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/9 "2020-02-29T19:26:57Z")

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If you don’t want to restrict it to tags from a tag group, there’s a separate setting on the „Settings“ tab.

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### Author: ![Ed\_Bobkov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_bobkov/32/200014_2.png) [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/10 "2020-10-11T03:37:59Z")

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Is it really working? I checked it and it doesn’t work. For some category I set 2 obligatory tags from specific tag cat, chosen another, but it saved the topic without a warning. Did it under admin user.

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### Author: ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)
#### Post date: [October 11, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-optional-tag/142946/11 "2020-10-11T08:08:08Z")

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Try it from a non-admin accounts - admins can bypass several posting restrictions.