# Vorbis Comment mapping
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 10, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593 "2009-07-10T23:27:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@rjplummer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rjplummer)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593/1 "2009-07-10T23:27:33Z")
How do I know what tag name is used in VORBIS comments? The help page doesn't have a column for Vorbis
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593/2 "2009-07-12T04:51:40Z")
With Vorbis Comments the field name is directly used inside the tag. There are three exceptions:
- TRACK is mapped to TRACKNUMBER
- YEAR is mapped to DATE
- PUBLISHER is mapped to ORGANIZATION
These built-in mappings try to align the user's input with the current [VorbisComment recommendation for field names](http://xiph.org/vorbis/doc/v-comment.html).
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### Author:  [@martin.leese](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/martin.leese)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2009, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593/3 "2009-07-13T23:12:41Z")
So, if I have understood correctly, the Mp3tag "comment" is mapped to the VorbisComment field name "COMMENT". What VorbisComment field name is the Mp3tag "total number of tracks" mapped to?
I ask because I am helping Xiph (Vorbis) update their recommendations for field names, and I want to know what names are already being used in the wild.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593/4 "2009-07-25T10:40:17Z")
> [@MartinL](#):
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> What VorbisComment field name is the Mp3tag "total number of tracks" mapped to?
There is no fixed field name for that. Mp3tag is very flexible in this regard, you can use anything what is most compatible with the other programs/devices you're using.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593/5 "2025-11-12T14:37:13Z")
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