What are Tags and How Do I Create and Manage Them?

1. Open the Tags page
   • Log into the dashboard.
   • In the left-side menu, click Content.
   • From the mini-menu that appears, select Tags.
2. Edit an Existing Tag
   • Locate the tag in the list and click the ✏️ (pencil) icon to rename it or update its description.
3. Delete a Tag
   • Hover over a tag and click the 🗑️ (trash) icon.
   • Confirm to remove it from your system (all content using that tag will no longer be associated).

Creating New Tags

There are two simple ways:

• From the Tags Manager
  1. Go to Content → Tags.
  2. Click the orange + Add button in the top-right corner.
  3. Enter your tag name and (optionally) a description, then Save.
• On-the-Fly While Editing Content
  1. In any module, stream, or content editor, click into the Tags field.
  2. Type a new tag name—if it doesn’t exist yet, you’ll see an option to Create “YourTag”.
  3. Select it to add and save your content; the tag will be available everywhere after you refresh.

How Tags Work

• Dynamic Content Loading
  • Tags let you pull specific items into Collection Streams or Collection Modules automatically.
  • E.g., to display all “Blog” articles on a landing page, set your stream or module’s source to the Blog tag.
• Filtering Within Streams
  • You can enable sidebar filters or tag-cloud filters on any stream.
  • Visitors click a tag (like Technology) to narrow the stream to items carrying that tag.

Tags vs. Filters

While both tags and filters organize content, they serve slightly different purposes:

• Tags
  • Metadata labels you assign to items (articles, properties, profiles).
  • Drive dynamic loading and grouping of content.
• Filters
  • UI controls (checkboxes, clouds, dropdowns) applied to a stream.
  • Let visitors refine what they see by selecting one or more tags.

Pro Tip:
Keep your tag list lean—use broad, meaningful labels and avoid creating duplicates (e.g., “Blog” vs. “blog”). This makes dynamic streams and filters more intuitive for both editors and visitors.

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