The previous two blogs in this series have discussed what tags are and the purposes behind tagging. You can find them here and here. This blog will discuss how to tag on Families.com and how to view tags created by our members. After reading today’s blog, you should be ready to tag and contribute to the growing list of important information found on Families.com.
How do I tag on Families.com?
1. Log in to Families.com. If you are not registered, click here to register.
2. Find articles on a topic of your choice. You can find articles by searching for them in the search bar near the top of the page, clicking on the “Topics” tag near the top of the page, or by clicking on tags that others have already created. These tags are located in the big green box called, “Community tags,” or “Currently popular tags,” in the middle of the page you are viewing. Blog and forum pages currently do not support tagging, though these features are in development, so you’ll have to tag articles for now.
3. Once you have found an article of interest, you can read the article to get a sense of what words you would use to describe the article.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the green box entitled, “Tags.” If you’re logged in, you should see a tab called, “Add tags.” Click on add tags and an empty text box will appear.
5. Type a tag into the text box using a word or two and click submit. You can use a tag that is already listed or has already been used. You can also create a new tag.
6. Continue steps two through five for articles of your choosing.
7. If you want to check on your tags, you can click the “My tags” link at the top of the page.
8. If you want to check what other members have tagged you can click on their username in the member directory or from the points scoreboard.
How do I see what tags other specific users are using?
There are two ways to see what others have tagged. One way is to click on the “Member directory” link at the top of the page and click on different users’ profiles. Then click on their “Tags” link to see the tags they have used. A second easy way to find users with a lot of tags is to click on the number in parentheses after your username at the top of the page (see below).
Clicking on this number will bring you to the “Scoreboard” screen. The scoreboard screen shows users who have used the most tags, commented on the most articles, and posted in the topic forums. By checking the leaders on the scoreboard, you will find those who are some of the most prolific users of Families.com and most likely will have used lots of tags. Click on a username to bring up their profile. Click on their “Tags” link to see the tags they have used or created.
Conclusion
This series on blogging is designed to give you an introduction to tags, reasons why tagging is important and useful, and a quick how-to lesson of tagging on Families.com. If you have missed the other two blogs in this series, click here and here for them. You can also see another introduction to tags on the Families.com tag page . I hope you feel a little more comfortable with tags and their uses. Please browse the many content areas of Families.com and try tagging for yourself.