Title: Using same custom post meta tags Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Using same custom post meta tags * Resolved [aferguson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aferguson/) * (@aferguson) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/) * Hi. Great plugin. * I use the meta box to add certain custom metadata to each of my posts. The thing is, I repeatedly use the same meta tag names, just putting new content in for each post. At the minute I am copying and pasting these same meta tag names each time I do a post. Is there any way to automaticaly populate the meta box with certain tag names to save time? * For example, I want the box to automatically contain: * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-meta-tags/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-meta-tags/) Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * Plugin Author [George Notaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnotaras/) * (@gnotaras) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/#post-6272429) * Hello and thanks for the kind words about the plugin. * I see. This is not currently possible, but pre-populating the ‘full meta tags’ box with some meta tags, if it is initially empty, seems like a very useful feature. Your use case scenario is a good example. * However, the user should be careful with posts which are not meant to have these meta tags. It would be required to delete them every time the post is saved, or add something like a HTML comment (``), so that the field is not pre-populated every time the post is opened in the editor. * I will try to implement this soon and provide all the necessary sample code required in order to make it work exactly as this use case requires. * Feel free to post your feedback. * Kind Regards, George * Thread Starter [aferguson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aferguson/) * (@aferguson) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/#post-6272443) * Hi George * Thansk for the quick reply. I’ve been thinking about this one. An ideal option would be a plugin interface that allowed the user to create custom tage sets and give them a name, then store them somewhere in the database for later use. Then on the post page you would have the existing metabox for manual entry but also a have a drop-down option to select one of these pre-saved tagsets. When one is selected the corresponding tags would be copied from the database to the meta box. * That way there isn’t the issue of having them in place for all posts, and there’s massive flexibility for users in terms of metatagset creation. Is there a way to take that forward or is it just hopelessly complex, because it would be an awesome functionality to have. * Plugin Author [George Notaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnotaras/) * (@gnotaras) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/#post-6272519) * Hello, * I’m sorry for the late reply, but I didn’t have the opportunity to follow these boards during the last days. * This is an interesting feature. Technically speaking, it is possible. But I’ll have to think whether the implementation of some aspects of it, such as the interface in which the user enters the ‘meta tag sets’, is beyond the scope of this plugin’s expected feature set or not. * However, if this feature is implemented, it will be at least possible to easily add the ‘meta tag sets’ programmatically in the `functions.php` file. * Thanks for your feedback. I’ll keep you updated about this feature. * Kind Regards, George * Plugin Author [George Notaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnotaras/) * (@gnotaras) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/#post-6272568) * Hi, * I have added support for meta tag groups/sets. The meta tag sets will have to be defined in the `functions.php` file of the theme or in a custom plugin. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to create an extra administration section in the settings page for this purpose. I hope this is fine. * I’ll provide more details once 2.9.0 is released. * Kind Regards, George * Plugin Author [George Notaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnotaras/) * (@gnotaras) * [10 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-same-custom-post-meta-tags/#post-6272569) * Please read the [Create Pre-Defined Full Meta Tag Sets](http://www.codetrax.org/projects/wp-add-meta-tags/wiki/Plugin_Functionality_Customization#Create-Pre-Defined-Full-Meta-Tag-Sets) section in order to get all the required info about how to set meta tag groups in 2.9.0. * Marking the topic as resolved. 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