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How to Manage Tags in CQ WCM

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Using Sidekick to access and assign Tags
The Tag Administration Console
Searching for Tags

Using Sidekick to access and assign Tags

Many users will assign tags directly to the page they are editing. This can be done using the sidekick:

  1. Within sidekick select the Page tab.

  2. Click Page Properties....

  3. Select the Tags/Keywords tab.

    Here you can either enter a tag by typing a new name or by selecting an existing tag from the list of matching tags:

    Or selecting a tag according to namespace by using the drop-down option:

The Tag Administration Console

The Tag Administration console can be used to manage your tags and taxonomies.

It shows information about the tags already created for your website, and a count of how often they are referenced in the website:

From here you can perform various actions on tags and/or namespaces.

Creating or Editing Tags and Namespaces

  1. Depending on the level you are starting from you can create either a tag or a namespace using Create:

    1. If you select Tags you can create a namespace:

    2. If you select a namespace (for example Demo) you can create a tag within that namespace:

  2. In both cases enter a name, title, and description then click Create.

Deleting Tags

  1. In the right-hand pane, select the namespace or tag that you want to delete.

  2. Click Delete.

  3. You are asked to confirm the delete action. Click Yes to delete the item.

Activating and Deactivating Tags

  1. In the right-hand pane, select the namespace or tag that you want to activate or deactivate.

  2. Click Activate, Activate Tree, or Deactivate as required.

List - showing where tags are referenced

List opens a new window showing the paths of all pages using the highlighted tag:

Searching for Tags

You can search for tags in both the author and publish environments.

Searching for tags with the Search component

The search component covers tags and can be used in both the author and publish environments.

Searching for tags with the Content Finder

In the author environment you can use the content finder to search for tags:

  1. Select the Pages tab in the content finder.

  2. Enter the tag you want to search for.

    Using the prefix “tags:” limits the search to tags only.

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