Want to know the difference between tags and categories

sam236 · 07-29-2010, 07:19 AM

I get confused about tags and categories, please can you help me in explaining what it is all about and their role in search engine ranking?

vikaskatoch · 07-29-2010, 07:30 AM

Categories allowed for a broad grouping of post topics, but when you wanted to describe a post in more specific terms, more categories were required. That led to very long category lists inside the blog and very long lists in Categories Widgets.
So we now have tags, as well.

Tags are similar, but instead of a list of words to choose from, you write them in a list (separated by commas) in the Tags Module of your post editing screen. They are generally used to describe your post in more detail.

For example, a post titled “Last Night At Burger King” might be filed under the “Dinner” category, but could have tags such as, “burger, chicken fries, chocolate shake, dr. pepper.”

camelia · 07-29-2010, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by sam236

I get confused about tags and categories, please can you help me in explaining what it is all about and their role in search engine ranking?

Tag means one type of keywords or terms to denote some posts. Tags are written in commas.
Category denotes group/division. It separates themes in a single website.

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vikaskatoch Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Delhi, India Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: Want to know the difference between tags and categories Categories allowed for a broad grouping of post topics, but when you wanted to describe a post in more specific terms, more categories were required. That led to very long category lists inside the blog and very long lists in Categories Widgets. So we now have tags, as well. Tags are similar, but instead of a list of words to choose from, you write them in a list (separated by commas) in the Tags Module of your post editing screen. They are generally used to describe your post in more detail. For example, a post titled “Last Night At Burger King” might be filed under the “Dinner” category, but could have tags such as, “burger, chicken fries, chocolate shake, dr. pepper.”