# Tag and custom field **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641 "2022-06-30T16:49:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![techbill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/techbill/32/8325_2.png) [@techbill](https://forum.mautic.org/u/techbill)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/1 "2022-06-30T16:49:26Z")
@joeyk I saw your reply on your YouTube channel so I wanted to ask a little more about your reply because I am not quite get it so help me understand better. Are you said I can use custom field to add or remove tag from contact? I follow your steps in YouTube then use something like campaign to add or remove tag based on which custom field is checked or not checked? Can you explain more about it? I am interested trying this method if possible Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![techbill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/techbill/32/8325_2.png) [@techbill](https://forum.mautic.org/u/techbill)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/2 "2022-06-30T20:24:28Z")
ugh … I can’t create new custom field … Look like a bug or something … Gotta wait until they fix this … Also saw this on github - [Error creating a custom field of type Date · Issue #11299 · mautic/mautic · GitHub](https://github.com/mautic/mautic/issues/11299) ---
**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/3 "2022-07-03T08:13:37Z")
Hey @techbill thanks for reporting that bug, its a showstopper for us, I hope it gets fixed asap. Plz keep an eye on it, so you can be the first one to review the fix. I’m planning to create an article to this video, I’ll let you know when it’s ready. ---
**Author:** ![retruco](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/retruco/32/1165_2.png) [@retruco](https://forum.mautic.org/u/retruco)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/4 "2022-07-05T14:14:53Z")
I am able to create text custom fields but I don’t seem to be able to create any other type. What I ended up doing, as a very rudimentary workaround, is create the custom field as text and then change the lead field type directly via phpmyadmin. ---
**Author:** ![techbill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/techbill/32/8325_2.png) [@techbill](https://forum.mautic.org/u/techbill)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/5 "2022-07-05T14:59:46Z")
Awesome! Looking forward to your next video! Thank you so much! ---
**Author:** ![EdwardC](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/edwardc/32/693_2.png) [@EdwardC](https://forum.mautic.org/u/EdwardC)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/6 "2022-07-06T03:31:32Z")
I have that error when trying to create text area as well… is there a work around to create that field in db manually. ---
**Author:** ![techbill](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/techbill/32/8325_2.png) [@techbill](https://forum.mautic.org/u/techbill)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/7 "2022-08-01T18:15:40Z")
Look like it’s fixed … is this article coming soon? 😄 We still trying to find a way to update contact tags based on preferences center choices where they can add or remove themselves and the tags will be updated base on thier selections. Thank you! Bill ---
**Author:** ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/tag-and-custom-field/24641/8 "2022-08-01T18:26:10Z")
I’m sooooo overwhelmed 😃 (or disorganized. One of those) But I’ll get to it.