# How to make bulk changes to the name format in the composer tag field

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-name-format-in-the-composer-tag-field/68683
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [May 31, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-name-format-in-the-composer-tag-field/68683 "2025-05-31T13:53:42Z")
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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2025, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-bulk-changes-to-the-name-format-in-the-composer-tag-field/68683/2 "2025-05-31T14:00:21Z")

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Please check out the FAQs first:

> [@Regular Expressions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regular-expressions/521/71):
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> Few tips can help reduce complexity of Regular Expressions and likely make them run faster (see point 5). Mp3Tag uses Perl Regular Expressions. $ vs \ in replacement section. e.g. swap artist name. Mercury, Freddy --\> Freddy Mercury RegExp: (\w+),(\w+) ReplaceWith: \2, \1 \2, \1 is equivalent to $2, $1 and ${2} ${1} The later is very useful if a fixed digit must be added after a group, e.g. ${1}3 adds digit 3 after group1. \w+ captures a series of ASCII characters. Named group. Eve…

And then use the search function with search words like "swap name"

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