tags not in Dashboard

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  cath888 · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 11:27 am

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  Hello, I have twice added tags to my post and I don’t see them in my Dashboard. Should I? This is my first post. And am I correct in understanding that these tags will one day (if I grow up and be a good blog :), others will be able to find me because of my tags?
  I do see see a category, though I’m not sure out of my short list of tags (under 10), that would have been the very one I would have chosen.
  Thanks!

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  auxclass · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 12:34 pm

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  Yes if you are a “grow up and be a good blog” the tags will help others find you, actually if you are a bad blog or just a regular blog the tags will help. The Tags are one way that you can tell a search engine what is important about a Post. So choosing the proper Tags can really help people find your blog.

  Choose wisely and don’t over do it (max 10 or so total Tags ++ Categories for each Post. You can have many Tags for your site, just don’t go Tag happy on any single Post.

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  cath888 · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 12:43 pm

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  Thanks! I added tags twice…. should I see them in my Dashboard or at the bottom of the post-edit page?

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  auxclass · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 12:55 pm

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  Tags are under:

  Dashboard >> Posts >> you will then see Categories and Tags listed under the Posts tab.

  Tags will be listed (on my blog anyway) on the right side when I have a Post open to Edit the Post –

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  cath888 · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 1:06 pm

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  Okay…. when I created the post- I went to the right side of the screen where it says “post tags.” I keyed in some tags and then used the “add” button.
  Later, I noticed that there are no tags applied, so I did it again, and still no tags.
  When I go the “post tags” under the Posts menu, I see a “name” box and under it a “description” box. My post title doesn’t appear anywhere on the page (not in the right-hand list that says “name, description, slug, post.”
  Thanks for your help!

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  auxclass · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 1:16 pm

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  Look at the top of your screen when you have a Post open to edit – click on the Screen Options tab (a bit hard to see) and make sure the Show On Screen section has Post Tags checked.

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  cath888 · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 1:19 pm

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  It does and did previously…

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  cath888 · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 5:44 pm

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  Got it…
  Thanks for your help.

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  auxclass · Member · Apr 15, 2011 at 5:49 pm

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  You be welcome & good luck