Site managers are able to merge Blog, Event, and Service tags.
Note: Merging tags cannot be undone
How to merge Tags that are synonyms
Example: Website maintainers may have created two different Blog tags such as "study tips" and "study hacks". As both of these are synonyms for each other, students visiting your Blog may only notice one of the two when using the filtering options on your Blog listing page. Merging the two together ensures all students are not missing out on Blog content that can help them with their study techniques.
- From the Administration toolbar, select Dashboard.
- Under Vocabularies (right-hand side), select Blog tags.
- Select the Merge terms tab.
- Under Terms to Merge, select the term(s) you would like to merge together.
Note: If selecting multiple terms, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while making your selection.
- In the Merge Into field, slowly start typing in the name of the term you are wanting the terms to merge into. Once it appears in the drop-down, select it.
- Click Submit.
- Confirm the merging of these tags by clicking Confirm.
How to merge Tags that are duplicates
Example: As Blog tags are case-sensitive, website maintainers are able to create two different Blog tags such as "Undergraduate students" (note capital "U") and "undergraduate students" (note lowercase "u"). Merging the two together avoids redundancy in your Tags.
- From the Administration toolbar, select Dashboard.
- Under Vocabularies (right-hand side), select Blog tags.
- Select the Merge terms tab.
- Select the Merge Duplicate Terms sub-tab.
- Under Select All Terms, there will be a list of terms (in a large blue font) that the WCMS believes are duplicates (ex. "Undergraduate students"). To select all of the duplicates for that one term, select the checkbox to the left of Merge Into.
- Under the Merge Into column, select the term you are wanting the duplicates to merge into.
Note: Before proceeding to step 7 (submitting), ensure the information you have selected is correct. When merging duplicate Tags, the WCMS does not provide a confirmation page reminding you that this action cannot be undone. - Click Submit.
