Difference between revisions of "Tags"

(link)
(change to me)
 

(25 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)



Line 1: Line 1:
''The new [http://www.aboutus.org/best-sites AboutUs tool (beta)] ranks websites in any topicSites only appear in the topic lists of the '''topics''' they have on their [[DomainPage|AboutUs page]].  The presence and quality of the website '''[[summary]]''' is one factor that helps determine how high the website ranks in the list.''
+
{{HelpPageAmbassadorKristina}}
 +
< [[Help FAQ]]
 +
[[Image:TagsStandardEditPencil.png|thumb|right|300px|To edit tags click the "edit" pencil]]
 +
<big><big>{{Color|#35727A|'''Tags'''}}</big> are topics that a site is about.</big>  (For example, [[Google.com]] should be tagged as "search engine" and [[CNN.com]] as "news".) Making sure that a site is listed under relevant tags is important so that it will show up in appropriate [[lists]].
 +
<br>
 +
[[Image:TagEditModeScreenShot2.png|250px|right|thumb|After clicking the "edit" pencil you can add and remove tags]]
 +
:<big>Q: How do I '''add tags'''?</big>
 +
:<big>A:</big>  While on the [[DomainPage|AboutUs page about the website]] click the "Edit" pencil to the right of the tags section header(If a page doesn't have any yet you go straight to the box to add them.)  Then add the tags that you want separated by commas and click "Add".
  
=='''Topics'''==
+
:<big>Q: How do I '''remove tags'''?</big>
Topics (similar to tags or categories) are meant to be topics that the site is about.  (For example, [[Google.com]] should be in the topic "search engine" and [[CNN.com]] in "news".)  Making sure that a site is listed under relevant topics is important, and quality > quantity.
+
:<big>A:</big> Click the "edit" pencil to the right of the tags section header, check the boxes of the tags you want to remove, and click "Remove Tags".
 
+
<br>
:<big>Q: How do I '''add a topic'''?</big>
 
:<big>A:</big> While on the [[DomainPage|AboutUs page about the website]] click the green "(add a topic)" link.''
 
 
 
:<big>Q: How do I '''remove a topic'''?</big>
 
:<big>A:</big>  Click the little X in a circle to the left of the topic.
 
 
 
==Example==
 
* Here's the top of a [[domain page]] that doesn't have a [[summary]] or any topics:
 
[[Image:NoSummaryOrTopics.png|400px]]
 
----
 
* With this [[help]] page we will show you how to make [[domain page]]s more functional and informative like this:
 
[[Image:FacebookScreenShotWithTopicsSummary.png|500px]]
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
Line 22: Line 17:
 
* [[AboutUs.org|What is AboutUs?]]
 
* [[AboutUs.org|What is AboutUs?]]
 
* AboutUs Weblog post on [http://blog.aboutus.org/2009/03/10/five-simple-ways-to-improve-an-aboutus-page-part-ii/ how to improve an AboutUs page with topics]
 
* AboutUs Weblog post on [http://blog.aboutus.org/2009/03/10/five-simple-ways-to-improve-an-aboutus-page-part-ii/ how to improve an AboutUs page with topics]
 +
 +
__NOEDITSECTION__

Latest revision as of 23:06, 1 April 2010

Template:Color are topics that a site is about. (For example, Google.com should be tagged as "search engine" and CNN.com as "news".) Making sure that a site is listed under relevant tags is important so that it will show up in appropriate lists.

After clicking the "edit" pencil you can add and remove tags
Q: How do I add tags?
A: While on the AboutUs page about the website click the "Edit" pencil to the right of the tags section header. (If a page doesn't have any yet you go straight to the box to add them.) Then add the tags that you want separated by commas and click "Add".
Q: How do I remove tags?
A: Click the "edit" pencil to the right of the tags section header, check the boxes of the tags you want to remove, and click "Remove Tags".


See also




Retrieved from "http://aboutus.com/index.php?title=Tags&oldid=20223478"