Both learners and educators can add tags to their own posts in the Common Room. Only educators can add tags to Announcements. This article explains how to use tags to structure and organise posts in the Community, and how to search for posts by tag.
Add a Tag
- Click Add a tag in the top-right of the post.
- Type a keyword, or select a tag from the dropdown if it already exists.
- Press Enter to create a new tag.
You can add as many tags as you like to a post.
Add a Tag With Hashtags
Use hashtags to tag your post as you write it:
- Type # before the word you want to use as a tag (e.g. #assignment).
- When you save the post, the tag(s) will be added automatically.
- If the tag doesn't already exist, Aula will create it.
Search by Tags
To view Announcements or the Common Room filtered by tags, use the Filter by tag dropdown.
Tips
Use clear, simple tags. For example, for Week 1 posts, #week1 is more helpful than #part1 or #1.
Be consistent. If you use #week1, stick with it for all Week 1 posts—avoid variations like #week-1, #firstweek, etc.
Use multiple relevant tags when helpful. For example, if a post relates to both Week 1 and an assessment, you could use #week1 and #assessment.
Note
- Only educators can add and remove tags - both on their own posts and on other people's posts.
- Tags can be removed from posts, but they can't be deleted entirely. Even if a tag is removed from every post, it will still appear in the tags library.
- Tags can't be followed.
- In the mobile app, you can add tags to a new post using a hashtag (#), but you can't add tags to an existing post. To tag an existing post, use Aula on a browser (desktop or a mobile browser).