# Adding default input fields to Tag Panel **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [December 21, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322 "2013-12-21T22:51:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Brovig)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/1 "2013-12-21T22:51:27Z")
The documentation hints that it's possible to add (default) input fields to the Tag Panel but it says nothing about how it's done. I'm not able to figure it out. Anyone with ideas? ---
**Author:** ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 6:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/2 "2013-12-22T06:04:54Z")
Go to File \> Options \> Tag Panel. Click the 'Add field...' button and define your field. 'Field:' is the metadata field name (e.g. COMPILATION) and 'Name:' is the label that you see above the field in the Tag Panel. You have the option to create a multiline edit box. ---
**Author:** ![Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Brovig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/3 "2013-12-22T17:14:14Z")
Many thanks JJ. That does it nicely. Is there a way of assigning a default value to it? I'm adding the field COMPILATION and it'd be nice to have it default to 0. Mind you, in this case, perhaps a blank value does the same thing? ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/4 "2013-12-22T19:05:18Z")
> [@Brovig](#): > > ... Is there a way of assigning a default value to it? Read there ... [https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#compilation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#compilation) DD.20131222.2105.CET ---
**Author:** ![Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Brovig](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Brovig)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/5 "2013-12-22T19:10:46Z")
> [@DetlevD](#): > > Read there ... > [https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#compilation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/#compilation) > > DD.20131222.2105.CET Thanks very much! ---
**Author:** ![JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/jj_johnson/32/67_2.png) [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/6 "2013-12-22T19:18:01Z")
> [@Brovig](#): > > Many thanks JJ. That does it nicely. Is there a way of assigning a default value to it? Apparently not. I have 10 different custom fields set up in the Tag Panel and haven't yet seen a need for a default value for any of them. > [@](#): > > I'm adding the field COMPILATION and it'd be nice to have it default to 0. Mind you, in this case, perhaps a blank value does the same thing? With the COMPILATION field, particularly in Mp3s, you typically either set it to 1 or you remove the field rather than setting it to 0 for non-compilations. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-default-input-fields-to-tag-panel/15322/7 "2026-02-09T12:24:50Z")
Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC