By default there are two features in WordPress which help us to sort our content: categories and tags. Some plugins and themes add their own taxonomies but these two are the most commonly used, as everyone has them.
But some users don’t know why we have both of these. After all, categories are fine to sort posts, so a second way to sort them can seem useless. But it’s not the case.
In this article, we will see why WordPress tags are useful. Right after, as you’ll surely want to use them, I’ll show you how to add, edit and delete tags. We’ll finish by covering the default widget WordPress provides to display tags.
If you’re not familiar with how categories are used in WordPress you can refer to my article WordPress Categories Explained.
Are Tags Really Useful?
I sometimes encounter people who ask if tags can be useful, and how to use them. As a blogger I write several articles per day so I know that tags can be really useful. Now it's time for me to show you exactly how useful they can be.
Tags can complete the sorting you do with categories. However, they aren’t subcategories, and suggesting that they're subcategories is wrong (you can already create subcategories with the categories system).
Continue reading %WordPress Tags Explained%
by Jérémy Heleine via SitePoint
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