By default articles allows the author to create new tags when creating an article.
I force them to choose from a predefined list. The author can then choose one or more of these tags. This is to make filtering and searching via the tags more straightforward and manageable.
Is there a way to prefix a list of tags for a specific tag category ?
Umbraco's Tag data type already does this out of the box.
If you wanted a custom list for each group, am not sure if that is possible, but currently if you start typing and existing tag, it should pop up with it as a suggestion?
If the editor can't change the list of tags, why not instead use a drop down list? Umbraco has support for that and you can specific the list of items in advance.
I might try nuPickers and use the typeahead list which presents you with a search box and the ability to pick multiple items if you want. Then you can create a "folder" with a bunch of nodes underneath with the items you want to be pickable.
Predefined Tags for articles
By default articles allows the author to create new tags when creating an article. I force them to choose from a predefined list. The author can then choose one or more of these tags. This is to make filtering and searching via the tags more straightforward and manageable.
Is there a way to prefix a list of tags for a specific tag category ?
// Thomas
Hi Thomas
What did you mean prefix tags?
You can add some special letters to tag names, you use tag groups.
Thanks,
Alex
ex. if a have a tag Data type with a tag group "News".
When an author creates an news articles and have to select the tags for the article, then he can only choose ex. "sport", "finance", etc...
Does it make sense ?
It should work for each property editor, just start to create tags.
Will it be possible to make a predefined tags list, so when typing in the tags field suggestions from that list will only appear ?
Hi Thomas,
Umbraco's Tag data type already does this out of the box.
If you wanted a custom list for each group, am not sure if that is possible, but currently if you start typing and existing tag, it should pop up with it as a suggestion?
Thanks
Craig
Hey :) yeah I know, I just wanted to to restrict the author so they wouldn't go Rouge and create a ton of tags :)
I understand where you are coming from, not sure if it is possible without creating a custom data type.
Thanks
Craig
a custom tags type or what do you mean ? :)
If the editor can't change the list of tags, why not instead use a drop down list? Umbraco has support for that and you can specific the list of items in advance.
I have considerate but I think the list would be to long over time.. I also need to possibility to filter on the tags..
I might try nuPickers and use the typeahead list which presents you with a search box and the ability to pick multiple items if you want. Then you can create a "folder" with a bunch of nodes underneath with the items you want to be pickable.
nuPickers can be found here: https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/nupickers/
-Amir
Yeah I have looked at it before. Maybe I should go with thatm thanks :)
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