Adding and editing tags

Tags are instrumental in enhancing content discoverability, organization, and SEO. They act as descriptive keywords that make your content easily searchable and accessible. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to add and edit tags in ReadyCMS.

How to create tags

Step-by-step guide:

1. Login: Sign in to your ReadyCMS account.
2. Navigate to content: Go to the desired content type and click on +Add tag (e.g., Blog > Posts > All Posts).
3. Fill information: On the ‘Add new tag’ page, fill in the required fields.
   
   • Name: Enter the name of the tag.
     
   • Language: Choose the appropriate language from the dropdown menu (default is all languages).
   • Content description: Enter a detailed description of the tag.
     
   • Short description (Optional): Provide a concise description that will serve as a meta description.
   • Sort order (Optional): Assign numbers in the Sort field for additional sorting options.
     
   • Status: Set the tag’s status as Published to make it active.
   • Published (Optional): You can set a specific publishing date if needed.
4. Save: Click the Save button to apply the tags to the content.

Tip: Be strategic with your tags. Use keywords that are relevant to the content and that users might use to search for such content.

How to edit tags

Step-by-step guide:

1. Login: Sign in to your ReadyCMS account.
2. Navigate to content: Go to the specific content type where the tags you want to edit are located (e.g., Blog > Posts > All Posts).
3. Select a tag to edit: You’ll be presented with a list of tags associated with the selected content type (e.g., Products tags). Choose the tag you want to edit and click the Edit button.
   
4. Edit tag information: You’ll be directed to the ‘Edit tag’ page. Here, you can modify the tag’s name, description, language, and other settings as needed.
   
5. Save: Click the Save button to apply the changes and update the tag across all associated content.

Note: Editing tags will automatically update all content associated with the edited tags, ensuring consistency across all tagged content.

Best practices for tagging

• Relevance: Ensure tags are directly related to the content to enhance SEO and user experience.
• Specificity: Use specific keywords that accurately describe the content’s themes or topics.
• Consistency: Maintain consistency in tagging across similar content to facilitate user navigation and content discoverability.

Related topics:

• Custom content types
• Categories
• Deleting tags
• Adding tags to products
• Removing tags from products