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Create and manage blog tags

Written by Public API | Nov 4, 2022 5:40:10 PM

Tags allow you to manage your blog posts by subject. Once you've added tags to your posts, you can customize your templates to link to a feed of all posts by tag. You can also add a post filter module so visitors can filter posts by tag.

Create a blog tag

You can create a new blog tag from the blog tag dashboard or the Settings tab of the post editor.

  • In the left sidebar menu, click Tags.
  • In the upper right, click Add new tag.
  • Enter a name for your tag, then click Create.

Edit a blog tag

  • In the left sidebar menu, click Tags.
  • Hover over the blog tag and click Edit
  • Enter a new name for your tag, then click Update.

Combine blog tags

  • In the left sidebar menu, click Tags.
  • Select the checkboxes next to the tags you want to combine.
  • At the top of the table, click Combine.
  • In the pop-up box, click the Tag to reassign to blog posts dropdown menu and select a tag. This tag will replace the tags you've selected on existing blog posts.

Delete a blog tag

  • In the left sidebar menu, click Tags.
  • Hover over the tag, then click the More dropdown menu and select Delete. 
  • Type delete in the text field, then click Delete to finish deleting the tag. 

Add or create a tag for a blog post in the editor

  • Hover over the blog post and click Edit.
  • In the blog post editor, navigate to the Settings tab.
  • To add an existing tag, click the Tags dropdown menu and select the tag. To create a new tag:
    • Click the Tags dropdown menu. 
    • Type your tag in the field.
    • Click + Add ["name of your new tag"] tag to add the new tag.
  • Click Update or Publish to publish this tag on your blog post.