{"id":81121,"date":"2025-01-20T18:10:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T02:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/product\/uncategorized\/using-tags-effectively\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T09:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:37:07","slug":"using-tags-effectively","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively","title":{"rendered":"Use tags effectively"},"author":7641,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37501,23851,22941],"tags":[28051,25071,35061,35071,35081],"industry":[],"product":[36571,36551],"class_list":["post-81121","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-administration","category-data-management","category-mapping","tag-arcgis-online-tip","tag-learn-arcgis","tag-tag","tag-tagging","tag-tags","product-arcgis-enterprise","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Tags are a useful way to boost search results and find items of interest. Here's everything you need to know.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

This blog article was originally published on January 30, 2017, and has been updated. The last previous update was November 5, 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

When creating new items, saving maps and apps, or creating new groups in your organization, you can add tags. While optional, tags are a useful way to boost and enhance search results and can also be used to find specific content.<\/p>\n

There are a number of approaches to using tags effectively. Thinking in advance about how you want to use tags to improve item search results and identify and discover content will help you decide what is best for you and your organization. Below are a few considerations and tips for using tags.<\/p>\n

A note about content categories<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tags contribute to search results, however content categories<\/a> can also be used to organize group content\u00a0and\u00a0content across the organization. Categories offer a more structured and defined way to make it easier to discover content<\/a>. Organizations and group owners and managers have the option of configuring their own custom categories or using standard category sets from\u00a0ArcGIS<\/a>, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO<\/a>), or\u00a0INSPIRE<\/a> as a starting point.<\/p>\n

For more information about content categories, see the links in the More information<\/strong><\/a> section at the end of this blog article.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Add and edit tags<\/h2>\n

You can optionally add or edit tags when you create an item, or save a map, app, or layer. A drop-down list displays previously used tags, or you can enter a new tag. Begin typing to find an existing tag, or to create a new one. Click the x<\/strong> following the tag to remove it.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654162,"id":2654162,"title":"tags-31","filename":"tags-31.png","filesize":13281,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-31","alt":"Choose tags when saving a map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-31","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-20 20:50:00","modified":"2025-01-20 20:50:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":509,"height":660,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","medium-width":201,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","medium_large-width":509,"medium_large-height":660,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","large-width":509,"large-height":660,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","1536x1536-width":509,"1536x1536-height":660,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","2048x2048-width":509,"2048x2048-height":660,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31-359x465.png","card_image-width":359,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-31.png","wide_image-width":509,"wide_image-height":660}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can also add or edit tags from the Overview<\/strong> tab in the item pages.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":650542,"id":650542,"title":"tags-3","filename":"tags-3.jpg","filesize":4885,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-3","alt":"Overview tab on item pages","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-3","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2019-11-05 18:45:16","modified":"2019-11-05 18:45:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":369,"height":91,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3-213x91.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":91,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","medium-width":369,"medium-height":91,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","medium_large-width":369,"medium_large-height":91,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","large-width":369,"large-height":91,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","1536x1536-width":369,"1536x1536-height":91,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","2048x2048-width":369,"2048x2048-height":91,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","card_image-width":369,"card_image-height":91,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-3.jpg","wide_image-width":369,"wide_image-height":91}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tags are found down along the right side of the page. Click Edit<\/strong> to add or delete tags.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654182,"id":2654182,"title":"tags-33","filename":"tags-33.png","filesize":10918,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-33","alt":"Edit tags","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-33","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-20 23:43:49","modified":"2025-01-20 23:43:59","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":412,"height":518,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","medium-width":208,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","medium_large-width":412,"medium_large-height":518,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","large-width":412,"large-height":518,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","1536x1536-width":412,"1536x1536-height":518,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","2048x2048-width":412,"2048x2048-height":518,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33-370x465.png","card_image-width":370,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-33.png","wide_image-width":412,"wide_image-height":518}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Search using tags<\/h2>\n

Each item in ArcGIS Online has a title, summary, description, and other information. When you enter a string in Search, all of these fields are scanned for a match, including the tags. Close matches are also returned via stemming, which finds derivative and closely related words.<\/p>\n

For example, searching for “snow removal” will find anything that matches from all the available item information. Results are organized by relevance by default, or your choice of title, owner, rating, views, and date.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654192,"id":2654192,"title":"tags-34","filename":"tags-34.png","filesize":2755,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-34","alt":"Search using a string","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-34","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-20 23:58:48","modified":"2025-01-20 23:58:58","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":441,"height":135,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34-213x135.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":135,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","medium-width":441,"medium-height":135,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","medium_large-width":441,"medium_large-height":135,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","large-width":441,"large-height":135,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","1536x1536-width":441,"1536x1536-height":135,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","2048x2048-width":441,"2048x2048-height":135,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","card_image-width":441,"card_image-height":135,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-34.png","wide_image-width":441,"wide_image-height":135}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

If you want to search for a specific tag, use the keyword\u00a0tags:<\/strong> in your search string as shown below. For tags using multiple words include surrounding quotes to find exact matches.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654202,"id":2654202,"title":"tags-35","filename":"tags-35.png","filesize":3048,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-35","alt":"Search using tags","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-35","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-20 23:59:22","modified":"2025-01-20 23:59:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":441,"height":135,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35-213x135.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":135,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","medium-width":441,"medium-height":135,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","medium_large-width":441,"medium_large-height":135,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","large-width":441,"large-height":135,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","1536x1536-width":441,"1536x1536-height":135,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","2048x2048-width":441,"2048x2048-height":135,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","card_image-width":441,"card_image-height":135,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-35.png","wide_image-width":441,"wide_image-height":135}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

You can also use logical operators in tag searches.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654212,"id":2654212,"title":"tags-37","filename":"tags-37.png","filesize":3827,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-37","alt":"Logical operator","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-37","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 00:10:25","modified":"2025-01-21 00:10:39","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":443,"height":137,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37-213x137.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":137,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","medium-width":443,"medium-height":137,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","medium_large-width":443,"medium_large-height":137,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","large-width":443,"large-height":137,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","1536x1536-width":443,"1536x1536-height":137,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","2048x2048-width":443,"2048x2048-height":137,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","card_image-width":443,"card_image-height":137,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-37.png","wide_image-width":443,"wide_image-height":137}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

A search for specific tags can also be combined with keywords.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654222,"id":2654222,"title":"tags-36","filename":"tags-36.png","filesize":4045,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-36","alt":"Search for tags and keywords","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-36","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 00:11:09","modified":"2025-01-21 00:11:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":441,"height":135,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36-213x135.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":135,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","medium-width":441,"medium-height":135,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","medium_large-width":441,"medium_large-height":135,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","large-width":441,"large-height":135,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","1536x1536-width":441,"1536x1536-height":135,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","2048x2048-width":441,"2048x2048-height":135,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","card_image-width":441,"card_image-height":135,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-36.png","wide_image-width":441,"wide_image-height":135}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tags start at the source<\/h2>\n

Throughout the tag ecosystem in ArcGIS Online, tags originate from the source.<\/p>\n

Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you save a map authored by someone else, existing tags will come along. Shown below are the numerous tags that accompany the Median Household Income map from ArcGIS Living Atlas.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654242,"id":2654242,"title":"tags-38","filename":"tags-38.png","filesize":18492,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-38","alt":"Tags from existing map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-38","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 00:23:01","modified":"2025-01-21 00:23:12","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":577,"height":810,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","medium-width":186,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","medium_large-width":577,"medium_large-height":810,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","large-width":577,"large-height":810,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","1536x1536-width":577,"1536x1536-height":810,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","2048x2048-width":577,"2048x2048-height":810,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38-331x465.png","card_image-width":331,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-38.png","wide_image-width":577,"wide_image-height":810}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

These automatically inserted tags may not be desired, or needed, so can be trimmed down and edited to suit your needs and preferences. If you want to locate the map or items easily, consider adding a very specific tag (or multiple tags) that makes sense to you to help you find it.<\/p>\n

Layers<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you author maps using layers that have tags, the layers appear in the Layers<\/strong> section of the map item Overview<\/strong>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654252,"id":2654252,"title":"tags-39","filename":"tags-39.png","filesize":5956,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-39","alt":"Layers in map","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-39","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 00:52:01","modified":"2025-01-21 00:52:11","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":369,"height":310,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","medium-width":311,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","medium_large-width":369,"medium_large-height":310,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","large-width":369,"large-height":310,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","1536x1536-width":369,"1536x1536-height":310,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","2048x2048-width":369,"2048x2048-height":310,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","card_image-width":369,"card_image-height":310,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-39.png","wide_image-width":369,"wide_image-height":310}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Follow the layer links to learn more about the layer and see the layer tags.<\/p>\n

ArcGIS Pro<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can use ArcGIS Pro to share (publish) maps or layers directly to your ArcGIS organization. If you Share As Web Map<\/strong><\/a> or Share As Web Layer<\/a><\/strong> you can optionally add tags. Any tags that you add will be published along with the new map or layer item.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654272,"id":2654272,"title":"tags-40","filename":"tags-40.png","filesize":13844,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-40","alt":"Tags from ArcGIS Pro","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-40","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 01:30:01","modified":"2025-01-21 01:30:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":652,"height":794,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","medium-width":214,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","medium_large-width":652,"medium_large-height":794,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","large-width":652,"large-height":794,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","1536x1536-width":652,"1536x1536-height":794,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","2048x2048-width":652,"2048x2048-height":794,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40-382x465.png","card_image-width":382,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-40.png","wide_image-width":652,"wide_image-height":794}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tags and item information<\/h2>\n

On the overview tab for your items, you will find Item Information <\/strong>along the right side. It’s a relative scale from Low to High which helps you create better item pages and identifies areas of improvement.<\/p>\n

Tags play a factor in your rating and will show as improvements that could be made to the item.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654312,"id":2654312,"title":"tags-41","filename":"tags-41.png","filesize":12714,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-41","alt":"Item information tag suggestions","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-41","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 01:56:57","modified":"2025-01-21 01:57:15","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":467,"height":530,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","medium-width":230,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","medium_large-width":467,"medium_large-height":530,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","large-width":467,"large-height":530,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","1536x1536-width":467,"1536x1536-height":530,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","2048x2048-width":467,"2048x2048-height":530,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41-410x465.png","card_image-width":410,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-41.png","wide_image-width":467,"wide_image-height":530}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Three tags are suggested, but use less or more using your own judgment and following your own tag guidelines. The tags you specify should correspond to keywords you think people will use to search for your item. See Item details<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tags and groups<\/h2>\n

A\u00a0group<\/a> is a collection of items, often related to a specific area, subject, or project. You can create one as a way to organize and share items. Groups also require a tag, which must be entered when a group is created.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2654372,"id":2654372,"title":"tags-42","filename":"tags-42.png","filesize":12746,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-42","alt":"Group tags","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-42","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2025-01-21 02:28:32","modified":"2025-01-21 02:28:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":715,"height":526,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","medium-width":355,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","medium_large-width":715,"medium_large-height":526,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","large-width":715,"large-height":526,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","1536x1536-width":715,"1536x1536-height":526,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","2048x2048-width":715,"2048x2048-height":526,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42-632x465.png","card_image-width":632,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tags-42.png","wide_image-width":715,"wide_image-height":526}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Group tags can also be edited from the group Overview<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":650802,"id":650802,"title":"tags-22","filename":"tags-22.png","filesize":9569,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/mapping\/using-tags-effectively\/tags-22","alt":"Overview tab on group page","author":"7641","description":"","caption":"","name":"tags-22","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":81121,"date":"2019-11-06 03:11:18","modified":"2019-11-06 03:11:33","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":473,"height":91,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22-213x91.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":91,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":89,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","medium_large-width":473,"medium_large-height":91,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","large-width":473,"large-height":91,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","1536x1536-width":473,"1536x1536-height":91,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","2048x2048-width":473,"2048x2048-height":91,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","card_image-width":473,"card_image-height":91,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2018\/01\/tags-22.png","wide_image-width":473,"wide_image-height":91}},"image_position":"left-center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

See Create groups<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

Tag tips<\/h2>\n

Since an overall search considers all text in the item overview, it’s not important to use tags that may already appear in your item title, summary, or description. Tags may be more effective if they are used to logically and uniquely identify items you may want to discover separately from other items, however they do contribute to search rankings.<\/p>\n

For example, for items belonging to departments, tag using the department name (“Planning Department”). For tagging items pertaining to individual projects use the name of the project (“Memorial Hospital Construction”), or tag using themes (“habitat protection”), or anything else that might be used for search. A little thought about how you and other organization members may want to discover items will help come up with a list of useful tags.<\/p>\n

If you want to pre-define a collection of tags to choose from, one technique you can use is to add the tags you want to any private item you own. Use the private item only as your tag storage. When you add or edit your items, the tags will be available when you add or edit tags. However, there is a 128 tag limit to the tags that are remembered when you enter tag keywords, so if you use a lot of tags they may not be automatically recalled.<\/p>\n

Other recommendations:<\/p>\n