# Genre\> Adding default fields
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 14, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561 "2020-04-14T09:44:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/1 "2020-04-14T09:44:20Z")
Hi , did a quick search but found nothing ?
I'd like to have some defaults in the genre field \> Blues , Rock , Folk .
Currently I'm typing in the desired genre every time ....
I'm sure there is an easier way 🙂
would a kind soul please point me in the right direction ?
TIA ( Thanks In Advance )
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 9:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/2 "2020-04-14T09:49:01Z")
> [@Bluesrule](#):
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> would a kind soul please point me in the right direction ?
I'm trying:
> [@For custom user fields: Possible to recreate Genre drop-down preset list?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/for-custom-user-fields-possible-to-recreate-genre-drop-down-preset-list/47525):
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> Is it possible to recreate or mimic the current behavior of the Genre field which has a preset drop-down item list, to a custom user list? Examples of custom user lists are Country and Language which I would like to add to Matroska/MKV/MKA. I would like to put in my most used or so list of Countries, Languages, and others and hopefully their unicode character counterparts as well (for example: Macau / 澳門, Ukraine / Україна). Especially since I won't be able to actually remember and manually typ…
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 9:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/3 "2020-04-14T09:51:30Z")
for some reason , most likely operator error , I've no presets , just a blank field .
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 9:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/4 "2020-04-14T09:52:30Z")
Please check File\>Options\>Genres
whether you have set "Only custom genres"
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2020, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/5 "2020-04-14T09:54:21Z")
Bingo , thank-you very much 🙂
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/6 "2020-04-19T01:55:43Z")
Hi All , Back again .
Sadly the solution isn't permanent .
every time I open mp3tag the genre fields are blank .
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/7 "2020-04-19T02:06:10Z")
this issue is perplexing to me .
when I open mp3tag the drop down list in genres is blank .
I can add user defined genre BUT they do not show when editing tags .
typing in a genre works however this is a tad redundant ☹
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/8 "2020-04-19T06:44:00Z")
So, what do your settings int File\>Options\>Genre look like?
Have you added any genres there?
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/9 "2020-04-19T06:52:06Z")
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/10 "2020-04-19T06:54:25Z")
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### Author:  [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 7:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/11 "2020-04-19T07:52:31Z")
You have to use the tagpanel to see your user-defined genres, not the **extended** tagpanel as you obviously do.
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### Author:  [@Bluesrule](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bluesrule)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2020, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/12 "2020-04-19T07:54:30Z")
Bingo 🙂 knew it would be something simple
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genre-adding-default-fields/48561/13 "2020-05-19T01:55:46Z")
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