X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc-src%2Ftags;h=8f42b5b75238a425c087788226eb7556efb5ffdc;hb=e8d1bb25469fe1ef0cbcb32c3022010997aca4b0;hp=2ed352e7014314e9184ffc959e4cf45b98d8d31b;hpb=095aecdd5cdd77f26ec6e61fc9eda97c10a522fc;p=quix0rs-gnu-social.git diff --git a/doc-src/tags b/doc-src/tags index 2ed352e701..8f42b5b752 100644 --- a/doc-src/tags +++ b/doc-src/tags @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ + + + + %%site.name%% supports [tags](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_(metadata)) to help you organize your activities here. You can use tags for people and for @@ -13,28 +17,37 @@ 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 --------------------------- - -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. - -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 +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.