Comments on: categories v tags in WP? http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/12/11/categories-v-tags-in-wp/ my semi-regular stream of consciousness Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jaygoldman http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/12/11/categories-v-tags-in-wp/#comment-7735 jaygoldman Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:15:36 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=861#comment-7735 John —<br><br>Not sure what the best way to do that is, but you might want to try out the Fluency Admin plugin. Although I really liked what they did with 2.7, Fluency takes it one step further:<br><br><a href="http://deanjrobinson.com/projects/fluency-admin/" rel="nofollow">http://deanjrobinson.com/projects/fluency-admin/</a><br><br>Dean is the guy responsible for the Hahlo iPhone Twitter app, which is also great.<br><br>Enjoy! John —

Not sure what the best way to do that is, but you might want to try out the Fluency Admin plugin. Although I really liked what they did with 2.7, Fluency takes it one step further:

http://deanjrobinson.com/projects/fluency-admin/

Dean is the guy responsible for the Hahlo iPhone Twitter app, which is also great.

Enjoy!

]]> By: Adam Nash http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/12/11/categories-v-tags-in-wp/#comment-7699 Adam Nash Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:58:44 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=861#comment-7699 I find the categories invaluable, and really represent the consistent categorization for most of my blog. I use tags for non-obvious synonyms and keywords that describe the specific post I've just written.<br><br>Originally, Wordpress only had categories. Here is a blog post that changed their mind:<br><a href="http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2006/02/11/tags-and-categories-are-not-the-same/" rel="nofollow">http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2006/02/11/...</a><br><br>Here is the blog post where Wordpress explains their thinking:<br><a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/tags-and-categories/" rel="nofollow">http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/tags-an...</a> I find the categories invaluable, and really represent the consistent categorization for most of my blog. I use tags for non-obvious synonyms and keywords that describe the specific post I've just written.

Originally, WordPress only had categories. Here is a blog post that changed their mind:
http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2006/02/11/…

Here is the blog post where WordPress explains their thinking:
http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2007/09/22/tags-an…

]]> By: raccettura http://john.jubjubs.net/2008/12/11/categories-v-tags-in-wp/#comment-7289 raccettura Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:48:06 +0000 http://john.jubjubs.net/?p=861#comment-7289 iirc there's a plugin or two.<br><br>Personally I keep a handful of categories, and utilize tags more loosely like keywords. IMHO no real point in combining since it doesn't really provide any benefit. Better off just ignoring one. iirc there's a plugin or two.

Personally I keep a handful of categories, and utilize tags more loosely like keywords. IMHO no real point in combining since it doesn't really provide any benefit. Better off just ignoring one.

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