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Introduction to Taxonomy : Tagging on the Open Road Ann Greazel John VanDyk Iowa State University

Taxonomy : the categorization of content Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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green root southern beans carrots okra Tagging : associating content with keywords Allium spice onion vine onions ginger cucumbers radish Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Demo: 
 Taxonomy Module Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Taxonomy module is part of Drupal Core Admin menu > Modules > Core > Taxonomy Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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Admin menu > Structure > Content Types Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Select a field type > Term reference Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Select a field type > Term reference Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Select a widget Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Save > Save field settings Ann Greazel John VanDyk

A new field has been added to the content type. Ann Greazel John VanDyk

It looks like this. Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Closed Tagging : associating content with pre-defined list of terms Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Closed Tagging List of terms Site select/ add Creator • corn term • beans • bananas • grapefruit Jim, Site Editor select select term corn beans Sally, bananas select term Site Editor grapefruit Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Open or Free Tagging : associating content with a growing keyword list Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Open Tagging Site Creator select/ add term Taxonomy list 
 of terms Jim, select/ oranges add Site Editor term corn beans select/ add bananas term Sally, grapefruit Site Editor Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Demo of Open Tagging Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Admin menu > Structure > Content Types Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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It looks like this. Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Open Tagging Closed Tagging Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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Time to talk about multiple vocabularies! Do you see a filter emerging from open tagging? Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Demo - 
 Adding a New Vocabulary Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Admin menu > Structure > Taxonomy Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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Admin menu > Structure > Taxonomy Ann Greazel John VanDyk

View Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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Let’s talk about information architecture!

Information Architecture Organic certification: 100% organic Organic certification: none Availability: Fareway, Hy-Vee, Aldi Availability: Piggly Wiggly, Hy-Vee Type: canned Type: fresh produce Tag: corn Tag: corn Ann Greazel John VanDyk

How is categorizing this content useful? • Taxonomy Menu • Site Index • Views Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Open? Closed? Both! Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Examples Ann Greazel John VanDyk

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The Future? Ann Greazel John VanDyk

Thank You Questions? Ann Greazel John VanDyk