# textcat.manual allow user type in

**URL:** <https://support.prodi.gy/t/textcat-manual-allow-user-type-in/3231>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** usage, textcat, custom, front-end\
**Created:** [July 23, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/textcat-manual-allow-user-type-in/3231 "2020-07-23T20:04:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![yw2903](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/yw2903/32/1614_2.png) [@yw2903](https://support.prodi.gy/u/yw2903)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/textcat-manual-allow-user-type-in/3231/1 "2020-07-23T20:04:58Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to classify a set of texts. However, their categories are not fixed. Can I add type in feature to one of the choice, like `Other (User Type In Category)?`

I think `text_input` might be a solution for this, how can I start this feature in command line? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ines](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/support.prodi.gy/ines/32/3_2.png) [@ines](https://support.prodi.gy/u/ines)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://support.prodi.gy/t/textcat-manual-allow-user-type-in/3231/2 "2020-07-27T09:19:39Z")

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Yes, I think using a custom interface with two blocks makes sense here: one `choice` block and one `text_input` block, very similar to the example here: [https://prodi.gy/docs/custom-interfaces](https://prodi.gy/docs/custom-interfaces)

You could write your own custom recipe based on `textcat.manual` and change it to use `"view_id": "blocks"` and include the `"blocks"` config setting in the `"config"` returned by the recipe.