diff --git a/Logic/Tags/SubstitutingTag.ts b/Logic/Tags/SubstitutingTag.ts
index ccc097956d..d121aaab5e 100644
--- a/Logic/Tags/SubstitutingTag.ts
+++ b/Logic/Tags/SubstitutingTag.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import {TagsFilter} from "./TagsFilter";
+import {Tag} from "./Tag";
+import {Utils} from "../../Utils";
 
 /**
  * The substituting-tag uses the tags of a feature a variables and replaces them.
@@ -27,6 +29,13 @@ export default class SubstitutingTag implements TagsFilter {
         return template.replace(/{.*}/g, "");
     }
 
+    asTag(currentProperties: Record<string, string>){
+        if(this._invert){
+            throw "Cannot convert an inverted substituting tag"
+        }
+        return new Tag(this._key, Utils.SubstituteKeys(this._value, currentProperties))
+    }
+    
     asHumanString(linkToWiki: boolean, shorten: boolean, properties) {
         return this._key + (this._invert ? '!' : '') + "=" + SubstitutingTag.substituteString(this._value, properties);
     }
diff --git a/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts b/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
index c9c9836e75..1b975cff4b 100644
--- a/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
+++ b/Logic/Tags/TagUtils.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {isRegExp} from "util";
 import * as key_counts from "../../assets/key_totals.json"
 
 type Tags = Record<string, string>
+export type UploadableTag  = Tag | SubstitutingTag | And
 
 export class TagUtils {
     private static keyCounts: { keys: any, tags: any } = key_counts["default"] ?? key_counts
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ export class TagUtils {
         return true;
     }
 
-    static SplitKeys(tagsFilters: TagsFilter[]): Record<string, string[]> {
+    static SplitKeys(tagsFilters: UploadableTag[]): Record<string, string[]> {
         return <any>this.SplitKeysRegex(tagsFilters, false);
     }
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ export class TagUtils {
      *
      * TagUtils.SplitKeysRegex([new Tag("isced:level", "bachelor; master")], true) // => {"isced:level": ["bachelor","master"]}
      */
-    static SplitKeysRegex(tagsFilters: TagsFilter[], allowRegex: boolean): Record<string, (string | RegexTag)[]> {
+    static SplitKeysRegex(tagsFilters: UploadableTag[], allowRegex: boolean): Record<string, (string | RegexTag)[]> {
         const keyValues: Record<string, (string | RegexTag)[]> = {}
         tagsFilters = [...tagsFilters] // copy all, use as queue
         while (tagsFilters.length > 0) {
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ export class TagUtils {
             }
 
             if (tagsFilter instanceof And) {
-                tagsFilters.push(...tagsFilter.and);
+                tagsFilters.push(...<UploadableTag[]>tagsFilter.and);
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -112,10 +113,28 @@ export class TagUtils {
     }
 
     /**
+     * Flattens an 'uploadableTag' and replaces all 'SubstitutingTags' into normal tags
+     */
+    static FlattenAnd(tagFilters: UploadableTag, currentProperties: Record<string, string>): Tag[]{
+        const tags : Tag[] = []
+        tagFilters.visit((tf: UploadableTag) => {
+            if(tf instanceof Tag){
+                tags.push(tf)
+            }
+            if(tf instanceof SubstitutingTag){
+                tags.push(tf.asTag(currentProperties))
+            }
+        })
+        return tags
+    }
+    
+ 
+
+        /**
      * Given multiple tagsfilters which can be used as answer, will take the tags with the same keys together as set.
      * E.g:
      *
-     * const tag = TagUtils.Tag({"and": [
+     * const tag = TagUtils.ParseUploadableTag({"and": [
      *     {
      *         and:  [ "x=a", "y=0;1"],
      *     },
@@ -131,13 +150,13 @@ export class TagUtils {
      * TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer(([new Tag("x","y"), new Tag("a","b")])) // => new And([new Tag("x","y"), new Tag("a","b")])
      * TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer(([new Tag("x","")])) // => new And([new Tag("x","")])
      */
-    static FlattenMultiAnswer(tagsFilters: TagsFilter[]): And {
+    static FlattenMultiAnswer(tagsFilters: UploadableTag[]): And {
         if (tagsFilters === undefined) {
             return new And([]);
         }
 
         let keyValues = TagUtils.SplitKeys(tagsFilters);
-        const and: TagsFilter[] = []
+        const and: UploadableTag[] = []
         for (const key in keyValues) {
             const values = Utils.Dedup(keyValues[key]).filter(v => v !== "")
             values.sort()
@@ -157,7 +176,7 @@ export class TagUtils {
      * // should match with a space too
      * TagUtils.MatchesMultiAnswer(new Tag("isced:level","master"), {"isced:level":"bachelor; master"}) // => true
      */
-    static MatchesMultiAnswer(tag: TagsFilter, properties: Tags): boolean {
+    static MatchesMultiAnswer(tag: UploadableTag, properties: Tags): boolean {
         const splitted = TagUtils.SplitKeysRegex([tag], true);
         for (const splitKey in splitted) {
             const neededValues = splitted[splitKey];
@@ -250,13 +269,32 @@ export class TagUtils {
      */
     public static Tag(json: TagConfigJson, context: string = ""): TagsFilter {
         try {
-            return this.TagUnsafe(json, context);
+            return this.ParseTagUnsafe(json, context);
         } catch (e) {
             console.error("Could not parse tag", json, "in context", context, "due to ", e)
             throw e;
         }
     }
 
+    public static ParseUploadableTag(json: TagConfigJson, context: string = ""): UploadableTag {
+            const t = this.Tag(json, context);
+            
+            t.visit((t : TagsFilter)=> {
+                if( t instanceof  And){
+                    return
+                }
+                if(t instanceof Tag){
+                    return
+                }
+                if(t instanceof SubstitutingTag){
+                    return
+                }
+                throw `Error at ${context}: detected a non-uploadable tag at a location where this is not supported: ${t.asHumanString(false, false, {})}`
+            })
+            
+            return <any> t
+    }
+
     /**
      * Same as `.Tag`, except that this will return undefined if the json is undefined
      * @param json
@@ -317,11 +355,11 @@ export class TagUtils {
         if (match == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        const [_, key, invert, modifier, value] = match;
+        const [ , key, invert, modifier, value] = match;
         return {key, value, invert: invert == "!", modifier: (modifier == "i~" ? "i" : "")};
     }
 
-    private static TagUnsafe(json: TagConfigJson, context: string = ""): TagsFilter {
+    private static ParseTagUnsafe(json: TagConfigJson, context: string = ""): TagsFilter {
 
         if (json === undefined) {
             throw new Error(`Error while parsing a tag: 'json' is undefined in ${context}. Make sure all the tags are defined and at least one tag is present in a complex expression`)
@@ -492,17 +530,6 @@ export class TagUtils {
         }
         return " (" + joined + ") "
     }
-    
-    public static ExtractSimpleTags(tf: TagsFilter) : Tag[] {
-        const result: Tag[] = []
-        tf.visit(t => {
-            if(t instanceof Tag){
-                result.push(t)
-            }
-        })
-        return result;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns 'true' is opposite tags are detected.
      * Note that this method will never work perfectly
diff --git a/Models/ThemeConfig/TagRenderingConfig.ts b/Models/ThemeConfig/TagRenderingConfig.ts
index 1685344b10..155581a2c8 100644
--- a/Models/ThemeConfig/TagRenderingConfig.ts
+++ b/Models/ThemeConfig/TagRenderingConfig.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {Translation, TypedTranslation} from "../../UI/i18n/Translation";
 import {TagsFilter} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagsFilter";
 import Translations from "../../UI/i18n/Translations";
-import {TagUtils} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagUtils";
+import {TagUtils, UploadableTag} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagUtils";
 import {And} from "../../Logic/Tags/And";
 import ValidatedTextField from "../../UI/Input/ValidatedTextField";
 import {Utils} from "../../Utils";
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import {FixedUiElement} from "../../UI/Base/FixedUiElement";
 import {Paragraph} from "../../UI/Base/Paragraph";
 
 export interface Mapping {
-    readonly if: TagsFilter,
-    readonly ifnot?: TagsFilter,
+    readonly if: UploadableTag,
+    readonly ifnot?: UploadableTag,
     readonly then: TypedTranslation<object>,
     readonly icon: string,
     readonly iconClass: string | "small"  | "medium" | "large" | "small-height" | "medium-height" | "large-height",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingConfig {
         readonly key: string,
         readonly type: string,
         readonly placeholder: Translation,
-        readonly addExtraTags: TagsFilter[];
+        readonly addExtraTags: UploadableTag[];
         readonly inline: boolean,
         readonly default?: string,
         readonly helperArgs?: (string | number | boolean)[]
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingConfig {
                 type,
                 placeholder,
                 addExtraTags: json.freeform.addExtraTags?.map((tg, i) =>
-                    TagUtils.Tag(tg, `${context}.extratag[${i}]`)) ?? [],
+                    TagUtils.ParseUploadableTag(tg, `${context}.extratag[${i}]`)) ?? [],
                 inline: json.freeform.inline ?? false,
                 default: json.freeform.default,
                 helperArgs: json.freeform.helperArgs
diff --git a/UI/Popup/TagRenderingQuestion.ts b/UI/Popup/TagRenderingQuestion.ts
index 3dd846f1d2..c3f22967e9 100644
--- a/UI/Popup/TagRenderingQuestion.ts
+++ b/UI/Popup/TagRenderingQuestion.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {SubstitutedTranslation} from "../SubstitutedTranslation";
 import {TagsFilter} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagsFilter";
 import {Tag} from "../../Logic/Tags/Tag";
 import {And} from "../../Logic/Tags/And";
-import {TagUtils} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagUtils";
+import {TagUtils, UploadableTag} from "../../Logic/Tags/TagUtils";
 import BaseUIElement from "../BaseUIElement";
 import {DropDown} from "../Input/DropDown";
 import InputElementWrapper from "../Input/InputElementWrapper";
@@ -82,14 +82,16 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
 
 
         const feedback = new UIEventSource<Translation>(undefined)
-        const inputElement: ReadonlyInputElement<TagsFilter> =
+        const inputElement: ReadonlyInputElement<UploadableTag> =
             new VariableInputElement(applicableMappingsSrc.map(applicableMappings => {
                     return TagRenderingQuestion.GenerateInputElement(state, configuration, applicableMappings, applicableUnit, tags, feedback)
                 }
             ))
 
         const save = () => {
-            const selection = TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer([inputElement.GetValue().data]);
+            
+            
+            const selection = TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer(TagUtils.FlattenAnd( inputElement.GetValue().data, tags.data));
             if (selection) {
                 (state?.changes)
                     .applyAction(new ChangeTagAction(
@@ -147,11 +149,11 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
         applicableUnit: Unit,
         tagsSource: UIEventSource<any>,
         feedback: UIEventSource<Translation>
-    ): ReadonlyInputElement<TagsFilter> {
+    ): ReadonlyInputElement<UploadableTag> {
 
 
         const hasImages = applicableMappings.findIndex(mapping => mapping.icon !== undefined) >= 0
-        let inputEls: InputElement<TagsFilter>[];
+        let inputEls: InputElement<UploadableTag>[];
 
         const ifNotsPresent = applicableMappings.some(mapping => mapping.ifnot !== undefined)
 
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
         // FreeForm input will be undefined if not present; will already contain a special input element if applicable
         const ff = TagRenderingQuestion.GenerateFreeform(state, configuration, applicableUnit, tagsSource, feedback);
 
-        function allIfNotsExcept(excludeIndex: number): TagsFilter[] {
+        function allIfNotsExcept(excludeIndex: number): UploadableTag[] {
             if (configuration.mappings === undefined || configuration.mappings.length === 0) {
                 return undefined
             }
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
             inputEls = (applicableMappings ?? []).map((mapping, i) => TagRenderingQuestion.GenerateMappingElement(state, tagsSource, mapping, allIfNotsExcept(i)));
             inputEls = Utils.NoNull(inputEls);
         } else {
-            const dropdown: InputElement<TagsFilter> = new DropDown("",
+            const dropdown: InputElement<UploadableTag> = new DropDown("",
                 applicableMappings.map((mapping, i) => {
                     return {
                         value: new And([mapping.if, ...allIfNotsExcept(i)]),
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
         tagsSource: UIEventSource<OsmTags>,
         options?: {
             search: UIEventSource<string>
-        }): InputElement<TagsFilter> {
+        }): InputElement<UploadableTag> {
 
 
         const values = TagRenderingQuestion.MappingToPillValue(applicableMappings, tagsSource, state)
@@ -416,7 +418,6 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
                         return mapping.ifnot
                     }
                 }))
-                console.log("Got tags", tfs)
                 return new And(tfs);
             },
             (tf) => {
@@ -438,10 +439,10 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
 
     private static GenerateMultiAnswer(
         configuration: TagRenderingConfig,
-        elements: InputElement<TagsFilter>[], freeformField: InputElement<TagsFilter>, ifNotSelected: TagsFilter[]): InputElement<TagsFilter> {
+        elements: InputElement<UploadableTag>[], freeformField: InputElement<UploadableTag>, ifNotSelected: UploadableTag[]): InputElement<UploadableTag> {
         const checkBoxes = new CheckBoxes(elements);
 
-        const inputEl = new InputElementMap<number[], TagsFilter>(
+        const inputEl = new InputElementMap<number[], UploadableTag>(
             checkBoxes,
             (t0, t1) => {
                 return t0?.shadows(t1) ?? false
@@ -450,8 +451,8 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
                 if (indices.length === 0) {
                     return undefined;
                 }
-                const tags: TagsFilter[] = indices.map(i => elements[i].GetValue().data);
-                const oppositeTags: TagsFilter[] = [];
+                const tags: UploadableTag[] = indices.map(i => elements[i].GetValue().data);
+                const oppositeTags: UploadableTag[] = [];
                 for (let i = 0; i < ifNotSelected.length; i++) {
                     if (indices.indexOf(i) >= 0) {
                         continue;
@@ -465,8 +466,9 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
                 tags.push(TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer(oppositeTags));
                 return TagUtils.FlattenMultiAnswer(tags);
             },
-            (tags: TagsFilter) => {
+            (tags: UploadableTag) => {
                 // {key --> values[]}
+                
                 const presentTags = TagUtils.SplitKeys([tags]);
                 const indices: number[] = []
                 // We also collect the values that have to be added to the freeform field
@@ -546,9 +548,9 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
     private static GenerateMappingElement(
         state,
         tagsSource: UIEventSource<any>,
-        mapping: Mapping, ifNot?: TagsFilter[]): InputElement<TagsFilter> {
+        mapping: Mapping, ifNot?: UploadableTag[]): InputElement<UploadableTag> {
 
-        let tagging: TagsFilter = mapping.if;
+        let tagging: UploadableTag = mapping.if;
         if (ifNot !== undefined) {
             tagging = new And([mapping.if, ...ifNot])
         }
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
     }
 
     private static GenerateFreeform(state: FeaturePipelineState, configuration: TagRenderingConfig, applicableUnit: Unit, tags: UIEventSource<any>, feedback: UIEventSource<Translation>)
-        : InputElement<TagsFilter> {
+        : InputElement<UploadableTag> {
         const freeform = configuration.freeform;
         if (freeform === undefined) {
             return undefined;
@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ export default class TagRenderingQuestion extends Combine {
             }
         })
 
-        let inputTagsFilter: InputElement<TagsFilter> = new InputElementMap(
+        let inputTagsFilter: InputElement<UploadableTag> = new InputElementMap(
             input, (a, b) => a === b || (a?.shadows(b) ?? false),
             pickString, toString
         );