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What are tags and how do I use them?
Tags let you assign keywords to your blog entries that are meaningful to you. Tags provide a useful way to categorize your blog or blog entries and search for blogs or blog entries that are of interest to you. Use the tag cloud to view all tags assigned to blog entries in the list, to determine the popularity of a tag, and to access blog entries associated with a tag.
You can view tags in a list or in a cloud. Click List or Cloud at the bottom of the tag area to switch the display. When you view a tag cloud, note that tags are presented in various sizes and colors. The most popular tags are darker and larger than other tags. The slider controls whether all tags display in the cloud or just the more frequently used tags. Note that tags are single words, or multiple words connected with hyphens or underscores. For example,social-bookmarking,
status_reports, and
payrollare all valid tags.
Here are some tips for working with tags:
- Adjust the slider to display some or all tags.
- Click a tag in the cloud or list to view blog entries associated with the tag or enter a tag name and click the filter icon. The list of blog entries associated with the tag display. You can scan for information such as the entry author and the name of the blog that contains the entry.
- Click a different tag in the cloud or list to view blog entries associated with that tag.
When you hover over a tag, a number is displayed that indicates how many entries are tagged with that keyword.
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