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@@ -636,6 +636,27 @@ In the event that you need to provide a default category due to the possibility
       selector: a.label[href*="type="]
 ```
 
+#### Providing other fields with a default value
+
+In the event that a field (other than category) might not be reliably present from the site results, you can use the `default` statement, as shown in these examples:
+
+```yaml
+    title_default:
+      # this title may be abbreviated
+      selector: a[href^="details.php?id="]
+    title:
+      # this title if present is full length
+      selector: a[title][href^="details.php?id="]
+      attribute: title
+      optional: true
+      default: "{{ .Result.title_default }}"
+    seeders:
+      # seeders may be missing
+      selector: a[href$="toseeders=1"]
+      optional: true
+      default: 0
+```
+
 ### Search JSON
 
 Example of a complex search block explaining all available options: