diff --git a/e107_admin/header.php b/e107_admin/header.php
index 4876a9160..3982752a1 100644
--- a/e107_admin/header.php
+++ b/e107_admin/header.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ function loadJSAddons()
 	e107::css('core', 'bootstrap-select/bootstrap-select.min.css', 'jquery');
 	e107::js('footer', '{e_WEB}js/bootstrap-select/bootstrap-select.min.js', 'jquery', 2);
 	
-	// e107::css('core', 'bootstrap-multiselect/css/bootstrap-multiselect.css', 'jquery');
+//	e107::css('core', 'bootstrap-multiselect/css/bootstrap-multiselect.css', 'jquery');
 	e107::js('footer', '{e_WEB}js/bootstrap-multiselect/js/bootstrap-multiselect.js', 'jquery', 2);
 
 	// TODO: remove typeahead.
diff --git a/e107_admin/newspost.php b/e107_admin/newspost.php
index 961424aa7..6328dfe48 100644
--- a/e107_admin/newspost.php
+++ b/e107_admin/newspost.php
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class news_admin_ui extends e_admin_ui
 		$this->fields['news_meta_robots']['writeParms']['optArray'] = e107::getSingleton('eResponse')->getRobotTypes();
 		$this->fields['news_meta_robots']['writeParms']['title'] = e107::getSingleton('eResponse')->getRobotDescriptions();
 		$this->fields['news_meta_robots']['writeParms']['multiple'] = 1;
-		//$this->fields['news_meta_robots']['writeParms']['default'] = 'blank';
+	//	$this->fields['news_meta_robots']['writeParms']['default'] = 'blank';
 	//	$this->newspost = new admin_newspost;
 	//	$this->newspost->news_renderTypes = $this->news_renderTypes;
 	//	$this->newspost->observer();
diff --git a/e107_web/js/bootstrap-multiselect/js/bootstrap-multiselect.js b/e107_web/js/bootstrap-multiselect/js/bootstrap-multiselect.js
index c4b46f752..4c62b7dea 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/bootstrap-multiselect/js/bootstrap-multiselect.js
+++ b/e107_web/js/bootstrap-multiselect/js/bootstrap-multiselect.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  * https://github.com/davidstutz/bootstrap-multiselect
  *
  * Copyright 2012 David Stutz
+ * Modified Dec 2019 by e107
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/e107_web/js/core/admin.jquery.js b/e107_web/js/core/admin.jquery.js
index 125df9331..f39f44a0d 100644
--- a/e107_web/js/core/admin.jquery.js
+++ b/e107_web/js/core/admin.jquery.js
@@ -565,7 +565,8 @@ $(document).ready(function()
 		$("select.tbox").each(function() {
 			
 			var multi = $(this).attr('multiple');
-			
+			var tagName = $(this).attr('name');
+
 			if(multi === undefined)
 			{
 			//	 $(this).selectpicker();	// causes HTML5 validation alert to be hidden. 
@@ -573,7 +574,27 @@ $(document).ready(function()
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				$(this).multiselect({ buttonClass: 'btn btn-default'} );
+				$(this).multiselect({
+					buttonClass: 'btn btn-default',
+					 buttonText: function(options) {
+						if (options.length == 0) {
+
+							return '(Optional) <b class="caret"></b><input type="hidden" name="' + tagName + '" value="" />'; // send empty value to server so value is saved.
+						}
+						else if (options.length > 5) {
+							return options.length + ' selected <b class="caret"></b>';
+						}
+						else {
+							var selected = '';
+							options.each(function() {
+								selected += $(this).text() + ', ';
+							});
+							return selected.substr(0, selected.length -2) + ' <b class="caret"></b>';
+						}
+					},
+
+
+					});
 			}