TotallyOz Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 In another thread, it was suggested we use tags to highlight specific posts to make them easily searchable. We have two options: Open - means users can create any tag name Closed - admin sets the tags and members can select them Ex: Pattaya, restaurants, trip reports - all three could be tags and admin can add and update any time. Open leaves more user options but may be harder to find things if someone uses tag Pattaya Fun as opposed to just Pattaya. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Can admin somehow have a specific lists of tags ready and user can only chooses from the lists? If user have other tags that they believe should be included in the list, they can request in this suggestion thread. Tags is only useful if its popular words or name of bars etc, and maybe gay related like body type etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 Yes, admin can add any tag if it is a closed system. So, in a thread like this, if someone requests a tag, we can add it. This limits the useless tags. But, I want this to be a community decision as you guys will be the ones using the tags. I'll accommodate what is requested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have made tags closed for now. I'll open back up if the membership requests. However, feel free to add any tag names here that you wish to be added in the admin and I can add them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 A closed tag list may be better. If it is open we may get about 6 variants of each tag, with only one spelt correctly. Well, that's how it worked with a database at my former. Maybe we have a better standard here. I've always had mixed results searching for previous information prior to a trip. Searching for Hua Hin was not possible as far as I could tell, due to a minimum of 4 characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Can admin add tags to existing topics? At the very least, trip report topics which i think deserved to be tagged as trip report with location (pattaya, bangkok, etc) for easy search. An alternative to having a specific thread on trip report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyOz Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 16 hours ago, spoon said: Can admin add tags to existing topics? At the very least, trip report topics which i think deserved to be tagged as trip report with location (pattaya, bangkok, etc) for easy search. An alternative to having a specific thread on trip report If you report a post or let the admin know the specific URL, the answer is yes, that is easy to do. The best way to ensure this is done is to hit report post and then make a request for the tag. spoon and vinapu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
