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Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

WHS_Designs — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:21:32 GMT

I found this out earlier this year (after being on Zazzle for 7 years ... a major facepalm).

When coming up tags for products, you can use commas to separate tags with more than one word keyword or long tail search term instead of double quotes (which is still a bit alien to me, as the other PODs I'm on don't employ the double quote delimiter). To give a few examples,

stunning eastern bluebird, distressed boho chic furniture,
instead of "stunning eastern bluebird" or "distressed boho chic furniture"

Hard returns after these multiple keywords just breaks them into separate single word keywords.

W.H.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Windy — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:01:57 GMT

OMG! IT works!

Who knew?? I have always used hyphens, but the commas are SO much easier. Thanks for this tip.

BTW, I see that for the final phrase in a string of ten tags, you need to end that phrase with a comma (which does not seem like the natural thing to do) or else the phrase breaks up and only the first word sticks.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Cat — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:28:58 GMT

It does work, but ONLY if you're entering multiple tags that each contain multiple words. In other words:

cute dalmatian puppy, black and white, dog lovers = "cute dalmatian puppy" "black and white" "dog lovers"

BUT...

cute dalmatian puppy = "cute" "dalmatian" "puppy"

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

WHS_Designs — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:31:16 GMT

that is correct! 🙂

PS. before my discovery of the comma as a delimiter of multiple keyword search terms, I was afraid that I was going to have to go even "older school" and resort to using underscores ... and there is no way I can see a customer doing a search that way. 😉

W.H.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Windy — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:33:31 GMT

Have you tried the comma at the end? Cute dalmation puppy,

That works for me. If I don't use the comma, I get three tags. If I do use the comma I get one tag.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Cat — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 22:38:36 GMT

OMG! It works! Who knew?!? Thanks so much!

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

HightonRidley — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 23:00:45 GMT

I find the easiest way is to separate words in the same phrase with the + symbol and use spaces between phrases / single word tags. For example:
cute+puppy big+eyes dog hound

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Marine_Ikebana — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:19:55 GMT

I only used commas, had no idea I could something else 😊

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

WHS_Designs — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:51:56 GMT

good for you 🙂 honestly, I didn't even think to use the comma until the new Z forum was launched earlier this year. 🙂

W.H.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Fiorenzo — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:08:12 GMT

Glad I stumbled over this post. Always used quotes for multi-word tags, as described on the page itself. Possibly this got changed. Much easier that way, even if I use Word to organize that whole description and template content.

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

plumb4me — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:51:53 GMT

I've always used commas and the + sign, I didn't even know there could be other ways. 🙂

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

LakeEffects — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:41:22 GMT

Same here. Easy!

Re: Using commas as tag delimiters instead of double quotes

Krysanthe — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 23:11:18 GMT

I am so mad that I haven't known this, yet so thrilled that it works.

Thank you so much.