User Tags
Introduction
The User Tags component of SPMM permit admins to set up tags for users and allow users to select those tags on their user profile. This is useful when you want your users to self-categorize based on things like interests and skills. Here are some of the key features that this component will bring to the table:
- Admin can create an unlimited number of category groups such as Skills, Interests, Occupations etc.
- Users can select one or more tags from each of those category groups
- The Admin can display a widget that shows the most popular tags
- Users can click on a tag in the directory and view all other users with the same tag
Activating The Component
To activate the USER TAGS component:
- Navigate to MEMBER MANAGER->SETTINGS->COMPONENTS
- Click the checkbox next to Simple:Press Member Manager – USER TAGS
- Click the Save Changes button
The component should now be enabled.
Next Steps
In order to allow users to enter tags a multi-step set-up process is required:
- Add Parent Tags
- Add Child Tags
- Add fields to forms
Parent Tags
All tags that an end user can select must be part of a parent tag. Parent tags are things such as “Skills”, “Interests”, “Occupation” etc. These tags are not directly selectable by the end user. Its the child tags under these parent tags that the end user selects.
To create a parent tag:
- Go to MEMBER MANAGER->USER TAGS . You will see the normal WordPress taxonomy split-screen.
- Enter the name of the parent tag
- Optionally enter a slug
- Enter a description
- DO NOT select anything in the parent drop-down!
- Click the Add New User Tag button – the new tag should be added to the list on the right hand side of the screen.
Child Tags
As mentioned above, child tags are the tags that the user actually selects. For example, under the Interests parent tag you might have “Blogging” and “Painting” as child tags.
To create a child tag:
- Go to MEMBER MANAGER->USER TAGS . You will see the normal WordPress taxonomy split-screen.
- Enter the name of the parent tag
- Optionally enter a slug
- Enter a description
- YOU MUST SELECT A PARENT TAG in the parent-drop-down
- Click the Add New User Tag button – the new tag should be added to the list on the right hand side of the screen.
If this process is done properly you should end up with a two-level tag list on the right hand side.
Add Fields To Forms
Before users can select tags, the tag fields must be added to the user profile and/or registration forms.
- Go to MEMBER MANAGER->FORMS and edit the profile form
- Click on the GRAY PLUS sign to add a field in any row
- In the pop-up window click the USER TAG button.
- Fill in at least the Title, Meta Key and Label fields and then select the parent tag that will be used for this field. You can, of course change the other options on the form.
- Click the ADD button to add the field to your form.
- Click the UPDATE button on your form to save the form with the new tag fields.
The User Experience
On the front-end the user can edit their profile and choose their tags:
The tags will appear under the ABOUT tab for any other user to see:
Directory Features
You can edit a user directory to add the tag fields in the tag line or below the tag line:
Once configured, tags will appear in the directory similar to the following image:
Cool Tip: When a user clicks on a tag in a user profile header, they will be redirected to the default directory page where the users that match that tag will be displayed.
Show Tags In User Profile Header
The admin can enable tags to be shown in the user profile header. But this feature must be enabled on a ROLE by ROLE basis.
- Go to MEMBER MANAGER->USER ROLES
- Scroll down to the USER TAGS section
- Turn on the Show user tags in profile head checkbox.
- A drop-down appears with parent tags – select one (only one parent tag can be shown in the profile header)
- Click the Update Role button on the upper right side of the screen.
Your end user screen profile screen will look something like this:
