Blogs at Penn State Community

What's a Tag?

Free tags are a set of topic words specified for each entry. The blogs system creates a Tag Cloud: section in the sidebar listing all tags used. The larger the tag text; the more frequently it is used. In addition, pages for individual tags include an RSS feed by default.

To add Tags to Entries

1. Log on to http://blogs.psu.edu and enter your blog
2. Enter your blog and click Write Entry to create a new entry.
3. In the Tags field, add a series of words separated by commas (e.g. “blogs, social computing, Web 2.0”).
   Note: For best sorting, use the same version of a word (e.g. “blogs”, but not “blog”) across entries.
4. Repeated tags will appear at the bottom of the page as you type. Click on a tag to insert it.
5. To add or change tags of older entries, go to the Manage menu in the top links then select Entries. Click the link for the entry to enter it, then modify the Tags field.

Manage Tags

You can use this page to edit typos in tags or remove unused tags.

1. Login and enter your blog.
2. Click Manage in the top links then select Tags. You will see a list of tags used in your blog.
3. To edit a tag, click the name of the tag to open a textbox. Edit the textbox, then click Rename.
   
4. To delete a tag, place a check by the appropriate tag, then click the Delete button at the top.