X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc-src%2Ftags;h=82885a9c8dc07b244d5d56b1ec75610e7c982e2d;hb=82badb19c79a2789008a8c3eca3bf15a13e44fd9;hp=091b147ad3cfdf7e11a4abd00c17a068af1c99ad;hpb=61ca2cb6b5f474c3fb7f2b59bbb26b2ba25aa46e;p=quix0rs-gnu-social.git diff --git a/doc-src/tags b/doc-src/tags index 091b147ad3..82885a9c8d 100644 --- a/doc-src/tags +++ b/doc-src/tags @@ -17,28 +17,49 @@ latin characters are not supported, and non-roman scripts are right out. The HTML for the notice will link to a stream of all the other notices with that tag. This can be a great way to keep track of a conversation. -The most popular current tags on the site can be found in the [public -tag cloud](%%action.publictagcloud%%). Their size shows their -popularity and recency. - Tagging yourself ---------------- You can also add tags for yourself on your [profile -settings](%%action.profilesettings%%) page. Use single words to +settings](%%action.profilesettings%%) page or by using the edit tags +button on your profile page. Use single words to describe yourself, your experiences and your interest. The tags will become links on your profile page to a list of all the users on the site who use that same tag. It can be a nice way to find people who are related to you geographically or who have a common interest. -Tagging your subscriptions --------------------------- +Tagging others +-------------- + +You can also tag other users by using the edit tags button next to +their profile. Such tags are called *people tags*. Once you have +created a people tag, you can add or remove users from it using the +tag's edit form. This makes it easy to organize your subscriptions +into groups and sort through them separately. Also, it will let +you create custom lists of people that others can subscribe to. + +You can also send a notice "to the attention of" your subscribers +whom you've marked with a particular tag (note: *not* people who've +marked themselves with that tag). "@#family hello" will send a +notice to all your subscribers you've marked with the tag 'family'. + +Private and public people tags +------------------------------ + +A private people tag is only visible to the creator, it cannot be +subscribed to, but the timeline can be viewed. To create a new +private prepend a '.' to the tag in the tags editing box. To set +an existing public tag as private or vice-versa, go to the tag's +edit page. + +Remote people tags +------------------ + +You can even [tag remote users](%%action.profilesettings%%). Just +enter the remote profile's URI and click on the "Fetch" button to +fetch the profile, you can then add tags and save them. -You can also tag your subscriptions, on the subscriptions page. This -makes it easy to organize your subscriptions into groups and sort -through them separately. +Subscribing to the timeline of a people tag on another server also +works. Just copy the URL of the people tag's timeline page to the +[OStatus subscription](%%action.ostatussub%%) form. -You can also send a notice "to the attention of" everyone you've -marked with a particular tag (note: *not* people who've marked -themselves with that tag). "@#family hello" will send a notice to -everyone you've marked with the tag 'family'. \ No newline at end of file