# Adding tags to segment email

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [December 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071 "2019-12-18T14:58:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![simas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/simas/32/724_2.png) [@simas](https://forum.mautic.org/u/simas)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071/1 "2019-12-18T14:58:28Z")

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I was wondering is there a way to add a tag if a contact opens a segment email?

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**Author:** ![mikew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mikew/32/5156_2.png) [@mikew](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikew)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071/2 "2019-12-18T18:02:07Z")

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There is a hack/workaround that I thought about (not tried)

1. Create a segment and add a filter with “Email Read” and set the value to the segment email you want.
2. Create a campaign starting with that segment, and then an action to add a tag.

Hope this helps.

I am sure there is a way to do this in mysql as well - not sure you want to go that route.

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**Author:** ![simas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/simas/32/724_2.png) [@simas](https://forum.mautic.org/u/simas)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071/3 "2019-12-19T22:51:27Z")

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Yups, I use this workaround and it works. But if I want to put tags on every email I send, I have to make a bunch of campaigns and keep them published (and I am pretty sure they eat some resources too). Was wandering if there are some more “organic” options for that… 🤔

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**Author:** ![mikew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/mikew/32/5156_2.png) [@mikew](https://forum.mautic.org/u/mikew)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/adding-tags-to-segment-email/12071/4 "2019-12-23T12:53:08Z")

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Not that I am aware of. You may consider coming up with a strategy to have a campaign for segmented emails and simply add to the campaign.

I would think of having a general campaign. Create a master segment which will bring in all your contacts, then under that you can start separate branches of “conditions” if segment is X and under that put in your open and tagging rules.

Has the potential of getting a bit messy 🙂