Tags (Post Box)

Tags (Post Box)

Tags are little “labels,” called metadata, that you can attach to posts on MySciLife. It is useful to tag your posts with topics, keywords, or ideas so that later, any user can search all the posts on MySciLife by using tags to find related information. To add a tag, use the hashtag (#) followed by the word/phrase as you would on other social platforms.

When students add tags, a list of available tags will give autocomplete suggestions. Students must choose selections from the list. Only teachers can add new tags simply by typing the new tag (with the # at the beginning) and hitting spacebar or enter, if they do not see it among the autocomplete suggestions.

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