# Create a custom tag

**URL:** <https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184>\
**Category:** Developing with Prismic\
**Created:** [February 22, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184 "2021-02-22T00:59:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/tim/32/8921_2.png) [@tim](https://community.prismic.io/u/tim)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184/1 "2021-02-22T00:59:30Z")

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Is this still the most up to date reference for creating a custom tagging system?

> **[Create a custom tagging system](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tagging-system/5462)**
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> Do you need more control of your document tags and tag management? If so, we suggest setting up a custom tagging system. Note: This will not expand the capabilities of Prismic's default tagging system. This will be an entirely different system that...

Should it be possible to add the same linked element more than once to a page?  
e.g. using the method described in the link above, when you are on the document ad adding multiple tags to your document, it lets you add the same tag more than 1 time. This doesn't really make sense, as why would you want a linked document (tag, category etc) added more than once?

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**Author:** ![samlittlefair](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/samlittlefair/32/696_2.png) [@samlittlefair](https://community.prismic.io/u/samlittlefair)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184/3 "2021-02-22T13:32:09Z")

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Hi @tim ,

Thanks for posting this question!

Yes, that's still the most up-to-date reference. This is a good point about the custom tagging system, and I'll flag it with the product team.

For reference, if you create a custom tagging system and apply the same one tag twice to a document, and then query the API by that tag, the document will only be returned once.

If you use Prismic's [built-in tagging system](https://user-guides.prismic.io/en/articles/2690038-prismic-s-default-tagging-system), then it will prevent double-tagging.

Best,  
Sam

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**Author:** ![samlittlefair](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/samlittlefair/32/696_2.png) [@samlittlefair](https://community.prismic.io/u/samlittlefair)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2021, 9:26am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184/4 "2021-03-09T09:26:32Z")

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/system/32/1746_2.png) [@system](https://community.prismic.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/create-a-custom-tag/4184/5 "2021-12-09T12:20:52Z")

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