Item Tags
Tags can be used in several ways to group related data and make it easier for site visitors to find relevant content when browsing and searching your portal on the front-end.
The Item Tags section lets site admins add a keyword or term as a tag which can then be enabled on an event category form to associate a session track or key term with an event.
Important: When using the Call for Proposals add-on, Events Manager Item Tags must be duplicated in the Forms Manager item tags section to successfully assign designated tags as tracks.
Tags defined in Events Manager must be mapped to Tracks in GA to sync data successfully. Complete the following steps to setup session tracks from GA as Item Tags in the Portal:
- Create the track in Global Admin.
- In the Portal, navigate to Admin Panel ➔ Site Building Tools ➔ Events Manager ➔ Item Tags.
- Click the Add New Tag button.
- In the Track dropdown, select the desired option from the dropdown list.
- Click Save.
After all tags are created, navigate to the event category, then select the Allow Tagging During Item Creation checkbox, and all relevant tags, to ensure tracks can be assigned.
Additionally, tags can be associated with keyword terms by clicking Add New Tag, entering the keyword in the Label* field, and clicking Save. This creates a new tag without associating it with a track.
Tags must be active for use on the front-end. To enable them:
1. Navigate to an existing session
2. Click the three-dot icon
3. Click Edit.
4. Select and apply all tags
5. Click Save.
Confirm tags are active by navigating to Admin Panel ➔ Manage Content ➔ Tags.
Note: Tags can be removed from the session afterward and will remain active in the system.
Important Notes:
- The label cannot be modified when setting up tracks that pull to the Portal from GA.
- Tags cannot contain spaces. Tags that use hyphens do not work when set up as a filter.
- Users can manually create and add keyword tags by typing the keyword or term with a hashtag prefix (e.g., #marketing) directly in the description field.
- When creating the event, tags can be chosen by proposal submitters and then assigned to sessions as tracks after approval.
- When creating an event using a Call for Proposal form, the item tags must be defined in both Events Manager and Forms Manager (Admin panel ➔ Forms Manager ➔ Item Tags) to assign tracks successfully.