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How to Stop Automatic Keywords

Forum|Forum|4 months ago
November 16, 2025
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In the last few months, Lightroom Classic has been adding keywords to my photos on import.

Here is an example...

Birds, Blur judgement:Appropriate, Exposure judgement:Appropriate, Water

I have searched everywhere looking for an option to automatically add keywords based on the content of the image, but I cannot find anything.

Please, someone, help me make it stop.

macOS

Correct answer JohanElzenga

Create a metadata preset where Keywords are checked, but the field is empty. Apply that on import.

RobinHornAuthor

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I found it.

The keywords are in the original file. *

Is there a way to stop LrC from keeping the keywords on import?

* I am using image.canon to transfer the images from my camera to my desktop computer. It looks like image.canon started adding the keywords at the end of July.

JohanElzenga

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Create a metadata preset where Keywords are checked, but the field is empty. Apply that on import.

-- Johan W. Elzenga

RobinHornAuthor

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Thank you. That worked great.

JohanElzenga

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I'm not sure about this, but check the new assisted culling. And are you sure you did not add a plugin that might do this?

-- Johan W. Elzenga

RobinHornAuthor

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Thanks for the reply, Johan.

I do have a Metadata Preset applied on import. It is the same preset and settings I have been using for years, and this is a new issue.

To confirm, I edited the preset and all options are disabled except "IPTC Copyright" which simply has my name, date, and copyright info.

Also, I tested importing images without any metadata preset applied, and the keywords are still being applied to the photos.

JohanElzenga

Community Expert

I changed my reply when I realized the keywords were probably different per photo. A preset can't do that. My new suggestions were: I'm not sure about this, but check the new assisted culling. And are you sure you did not add a plugin that might do this?

-- Johan W. Elzenga

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