Posts not appearing in Reader/Explore Topics

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  bzmomma · Member · Feb 28, 2013 at 9:19 pm

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  I previously entered a post, but it got closed and it is now also closed to comments.
  
  en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/blog-not-appearing-in-topics-1?replies=1

  Why can I not see my posts on the Reader/Explore Topics page? I don’t have over 15 tags and my blog is not “mature”.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Feb 28, 2013 at 9:22 pm

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  You do have more than a combined total of 15 categories and tags on this post > http://bzmomma.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/ultimate-reset-finito/
  Tagged: BeachBody, cholesterol, cleanse, detox, diet, dropped cholesterol, Fitness, food, healthy, healthy eats, healthy food, me, Ultimate Reset, weightloss, with pictures!, with video!

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  timethief · Member · Feb 28, 2013 at 9:25 pm

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  You can edit the posts and remove the excessive number or not directly relevant tags
  Dashboard > Posts > All Posts
  hover over the title of the post and click the edit link
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/edit-posts-screen/

  After removal note it may take several days for your posts to begin displaying on the Topics pages again.

  NOTE: As a rule of thumb we assign the least number of categories and/or tags that reveal what the content in the post is focused on. We are also mindful that search spiders can detect if we assign categories and/or tags that are not supported by the keywords in the content in the post.

  Imagine if you went to a library and a librarian had entered all those for the book you wanted to read. How happy would you be if you had to visit that many shelves to find it?

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  bzmomma · Member · Mar 5, 2013 at 9:55 pm

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  Oh ok. It’s a combination of categories AND tags. Gotcha. Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2013 at 9:56 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your blog.

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  bzmomma · Member · Mar 6, 2013 at 4:40 pm

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  Sorry, one more question…

  Is it better to use Tags or Categories?

  I realized my issue is that I would have the same tags and categories so that if I ever needed to search, I could by either one. What would be better? What does the Explore Topic use more of – tags or categories?