Teach site Keywords and Tagging - Answers to FAQs

Updated 2022Apr14


Q: What if there is more than one Keyword/no Keyword that best fits my piece of content?

  • No Keyword
    For now, tag to the best available Keyword, and *also* tag it to a more specific tag of your own design in one or more of your team's curated taxonomies.

  • More than one Keyword 
    If somethings fit equally well into two Keywords, and absolutely neither Keywords has a slight edge, it may mean there should be one Keyword to replace both those Keywords.
    Consistently tag content to one of the Keywords, do not tag to the other, and let us know!

  • Reminder 
    This is just a *first pass* at tagging. It won't be perfect.  There will be unlimited and easy opportunities to update, change and revisit tagging in the future.  

    The Keywords list will be improved over time, but that is the focus of a separate project.  For now, just pick the best Keyword available.


Q:  OK, only one Keyword, but what about other tags?

Content can be tagged with one or more tags from one or more of your curated taxonomies.  

(You can also tag content owned by other teams with tags from your curated taxonomies, just wait until next month after we've finished the 2022Q1 content inventory.)


Q:  Where on my team's content inventory spread sheet do I add my tag requests/changes?

  • Short answer
    Anywhere that's convenient!  We'll sort it out.

  • Longer answer:
    Recommendation:  Add all your tag requests to the Link posts tab of your team's content inventory spread sheet.  Feel free to consider some/all of the tag information on other tabs as just historical info provided "for your reference".    In truth, list posts are where we physically add tags.  

    • Go to the Link Posts tab at the bottom of your team's content inventory spread sheet.  
    • Add a column to that spreadsheet for the Keyword, and a separate column for each of the taxonomies your team curates.  
    • List the tags you want in the column for the appropriate taxonomy.

List posts are the "connectors" between content stored in various places and the index and taxonomies on the teach site.  Each piece of content should have a list post, and the list post should link to the correct version of the content.   Extra credit: check all your link posts. Let us know which ones to delete, correct or let us know to add new link posts.

Q: Where can I view all my current tags and Keyword options?

Each team has their own internal taxonomy page on the teach site.  Slack us if you need the link.


Q:  What if the tag I think would be best hasn't yet been created in any of my curated taxonomies?  

List it as the tag for that piece of content, specifying which curated taxonomy(ies) the tag should be placed in, and we will add it.  

During this round, we are adding tags to your team's curated taxonomies, not to the Keyword list.    

Feel free to add margin notes about the Keywords list while ideas are fresh in your mind, and we will transfer those notes to the Keywords project.


Q: What if my team would like to create additional curated taxonomies? 

That is what we're hoping!  Contact Liz, and/or include info when you return your team's content inventory, and/or post a ticket to the Teach site trello board.