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Tagging System

Tags organize content on Makenot.work. Unlike folders, a single item can have multiple tags. Unlike flat tags, ours are hierarchical.

How It Works

Tags are organized in a tree structure. Each tag can have a parent, creating natural categories:

Electronic
├── Ambient
├── House
│   └── Deep House
└── Techno

Hip-Hop
├── Boom Bap
└── Lo-Fi

When you tag an item, you select from the existing taxonomy using the typeahead search. Tags are maintained by the platform to keep the taxonomy clean and consistent.

Hierarchy

Tags inherit from their parents. If you tag an item “Ambient” (child of “Electronic”), fans browsing “Electronic” will also find your item. No need to manually apply parent tags.

Tag Names

Tag names can contain letters, numbers, spaces, and hyphens. They’re case-insensitive for search.

# Valid tag names
Electronic
Lo-Fi Hip-Hop
Sample Pack
2024 Releases

# Invalid
tag@name     (special characters)

Searching by Tag

The discovery page lets fans drill down through the hierarchy. Clicking “Electronic” shows all electronic content; narrowing to “Ambient” filters further. Tags also appear on item cards, linking to related content.

Applying Tags

When creating or editing an item:

  1. Open the tags field
  2. Start typing to search the taxonomy
  3. Select tags from the suggestions
  4. Apply multiple tags per item
Ambient Drone
Dark Ambient (Electronic)
Dark Wave (Electronic)
Dark Folk (Folk)

3-5 tags per item is the right range. More tags dilute discoverability.

Batch Tagging

Select multiple items from the project dashboard to apply or remove tags in bulk.

Best Practices

  • Tag at the right level: Use the most specific tag that applies. Parent tags are inherited automatically.
  • Be consistent: Use the same tags across related items.
  • Use projects for grouping: Tags describe what something is (genre, mood, format). Projects describe where it belongs (album, series).
  • Don’t over-tag: A few accurate tags beat many vague ones.

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