Tags - HL Vanilla Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p><strong>Tags </strong>(also known as #hashtags) are like behind-the-scenes organizers, helping to categorize your <strong>Higher Logic Vanilla (Vanilla)</strong> community content and make it easier to find. For example, if 15 users tag their content with <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">#2023conference</code>, all 15 pieces of content can be viewed simply by clicking the tag.</p><p>When <strong>Tagging </strong>is enabled, users can add tag keywords to their discussions. This provides several benefits in your Vanilla community:</p><ul><li>Because all content associated to a tag is automatically grouped together and accessible with a single click, it's easier for users to find content relevant to them.</li><li>It allows <em>organizational staff</em> to more easily promote specific content, like upcoming events, conferences, meetings, etc.</li><li>It improves search engine optimization (SEO) by making it easier for search engines to "crawl" community content.</li><li>It increases the effectiveness of the Advanced Search by allowing searches by tags; this helps isolate content by relevant topics and improves search results.</li></ul><h2 data-id="enable-tagging">Enable Tagging</h2><p>Tagging is not enabled by default, and will need to be toggled on by an Administrator. </p><ol><li>Access the Dashboard.</li><li>Navigate to <strong>Settings > Forum > Tagging</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Enable Tagging</strong> to toggle it ON.</li></ol><p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: Append <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">/settings/tagging</code> to your domain to navigate to it directly.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/66LNTLAHX7OQ/enable-tagging.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/66LNTLAHX7OQ/enable-tagging.png" alt="enable_tagging.png" height="545" width="1218" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="tagging-permissions">Tagging permissions</h2><p>You have the freedom to control whether all users can create their own tags or limit it to specific Roles.</p><p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: Some communities prefer to only allow their admins to create custom tags, resulting in an organization-approved pool of tags.</p><p>While editing a Role, check or uncheck the <code class="code codeInline" spellcheck="false" tabindex="0">Vanilla > Tagging > Add</code> permission to set that Role's ability to create tags.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/52N4QEXWGBBZ/tag-permissions.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/52N4QEXWGBBZ/tag-permissions.png" alt="tag_permissions.png" height="213" width="978" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>📝 NOTE</strong>: Even when this permission is unchecked, these users <strong>will still be able to tag their posts with existing tags</strong>, they just cannot create their own. </p><h2 data-id="create-tags">Create tags</h2><ol><li>On the <strong>Settings > Forum > Tagging </strong>page, click <strong>Add Tag</strong> to create a custom tag. </li><li>In the resulting dialog, give it a <strong>name </strong>and <strong>URL slug</strong>. </li><li>Click <strong>Save</strong>. </li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/3FXR8KWZNKKP/create-tag.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/3FXR8KWZNKKP/create-tag.png" alt="create_tag.png" height="250" width="995" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: Users with the appropriate permission can also add tags to their posts. This action also adds the tag on this page. Refer to the <strong>Add a tag to a discussion</strong> section below for more information.</p><h2 data-id="manage-tags">Manage tags</h2><p>On the <strong>Settings > Forum > Tagging </strong>page, you can create tags and manage existing ones.</p><ul><li>You can see all your existing and the number of times each has been used. All of these tags are available for use by your users.</li><li>Click a tag to see all of its associated content.</li><li>Some tags are default, infrastructure-only tags; these do not have a downward arrow to the right side. These cannot be edited or deleted. Your users also cannot use these to tag discussions.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/02XJPR998FYX/tagging-page.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/02XJPR998FYX/tagging-page.png" alt="tagging_page.png" height="422" width="994" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>Custom tags can be edited at any time via their downward arrow. You can:</p><ul><li>Select <strong>Delete </strong>to remove tags from your community. This action only removes the tag, not its content.</li><li>Select <strong>Edit </strong>to update the tag's name and/or its URL slug.</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/KJMOQIFOJJ9K/edit-tag.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/KJMOQIFOJJ9K/edit-tag.png" alt="edit_tag.png" height="389" width="994" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <h2 data-id="add-a-tag-to-a-discussion">Add a tag to a discussion</h2><p>If tagging is enabled, the <strong>Tags </strong>field is available when creating and editing discussions.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W0WECXYOW0D9/add-tag-to-discussion.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/W0WECXYOW0D9/add-tag-to-discussion.png" alt="add_tag_to_discussion.png" height="614" width="859" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <ul><li>As you type, any existing tags will display for you to select. </li><li>If you have the proper permission, you can also create your own <strong>custom tag</strong> by simply typing it and pressing Enter. If you don't have the required permission, you can only select from existing tags.</li></ul><p><strong>✔️ TIP</strong>: Click the <strong>Show Popular Tags</strong> link below the <strong>Tags </strong>field to see tags that people have used recently.</p><h2 data-id="how-many-tags-can-be-added-to-a-discussion">How many tags can be added to a discussion?</h2><ul><li>By default, a maximum of 5 tags can be added to a single discussion post. </li><li>If you'd like to increase or decrease this number, contact Vanilla Support.</li></ul><h2 data-id="merge-tags">Merge tags</h2><ol><li>On the <strong>Settings > Forum > Tagging </strong>page, locate the "duplicate" tag you want to merge into another (we'll call this the Primary tag). </li><li>Click the duplicate tag's dropdown and select <strong>Edit</strong>. </li><li>Update the <strong>Tag Name</strong> and <strong>URL Slug</strong> to match those of the Primary tag and click <strong>Save</strong>. </li><li>You'll see the disclaimer below. Check the <strong>Merge this tag with the existing one </strong>box and click <strong>Save</strong>. </li></ol><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6MPIQH6ZGH1P/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6030677/uploads/6MPIQH6ZGH1P/image.png" alt="image.png" height="676" width="1806" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p>All posts that were tagged with the duplicate tag will now have the primary tag.</p> </article> </main>