Sorting and filtering blog posts with tags

Use tags to organize your blog feed and help your visitors find the information they are looking for.

A good way to ensure that your blog feed remains easy to navigate as you add more posts is to organize them utilizing tags and categories. Below is a breakdown of exactly how to do that:

Section one: Adding tags

At B12, we utilize a tag feature to help users sort their posts. Using tags, you can create broad categories for your blogs to be sorted under, such as Knitting and Crocheting, and/or use multiple categories to define items even further. For instance, you could use a dropdown menu for different clothing types, such as Sweaters, Pants, and Hats. To add tags to your blog posts you:

1. Navigate to your blog feed.

Log into your B12 dashboard and navigate to your blog feed by selecting website > pages > Blog feed.

2. Select the blog post you'd like to add tags to.

Navigate to your Blog feed section on the blog feed page using the left hand editing panel. Then select the blog post you'd like to organize.

3. Scroll down to the section labeled "Tags" on the lefthand editing panel.

Once you click into the text box, type the category you'd like this blog to go into. For example, this blog is about crocheting so I'm putting it in the "Crocheting" category.

4. The blog is now organized.

Now, this post will appear under the "Crocheting" category, as shown in the above screenshot. Repeat steps 1-4 for each blog you would like to organize.

Section 2: adding categories

If you’d like to organize your blog posts even further, you can even add categories. This allows you to add posts on similar topics but with ranging subcategories to an even more oderly list. You can add categories by:

1. Repeat steps 1-3 in section one.

2. Add a category instead of a tag:

Instead of adding a tag to your post (it should already be tagged at this point), you'll add a category. The format to tag a category is Category: Item. So, to add a category, you would type the category name and then the subcategory within it.

For example, if you wanted to sort a blog post about how to crochet a sweater, you would tag 1) Crocheting and 2) Clothing type: Sweater. 

This automatically creates dropdown menus for your categories.

Section 3: deleting tags

If you ever want to delete a tag, whether it be an entire category or a general tag, you simply navigate to the tags section on each blog post that features that tag and click the "X" for each tag/category tag you would like to delete.

Section 4: hiding tags

At some point you may want to get rid of tags and categories but keep the option of displaying them again in the future—without the hassle of having to re-add all of your tags and categories. Luckily, in the B12 editor you have the option to hide your tags. If you want to keep the posts tagged but hide the actual tags on the live site, you do so by:

1. Repeat step one from section one:

On your blog page, navigate to the lefthand editing panel.

2. Scroll down on the lefthand editing panel and select Order and positioning:

3. Check off "Hide actions for filters"

Once you check of Hide actions for filters, your tagged categories will no longer appear on your site. If you ever want to unhide them, simply uncheck the box!

Tags are a great way to keep your blog posts organized and help your customers find what they may be looking for.