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Q&A How to make an edit that only changes the tag list by adding a tag that does not exist?

I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit: After further tests, I realized that this happens only if the added tag(s) do not alre...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by Alexei‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Ethan‭

#6: Post edited by user avatar Ethan‭ · 2022-09-14T05:33:11Z (over 1 year ago)
How to make an edit that only changes the tag list by adding a tag that does not exist?
  • I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit:
  • ![No changes were saved did not edit the post](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/jQJKUJ3x4Khi6Sb9YfjewGE6)
  • After further tests I realized that this happens only if the added tag(s) do not already exist (probably the validation see no difference because the non yet existent tags are ignored).
  • After slightly editing the post, the edit could be submitted, but the issue still remains.
  • **How to make an edit that only changes the tag list (nothing in the post body)?**
  • I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit:
  • ![No changes were saved did not edit the post](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/jQJKUJ3x4Khi6Sb9YfjewGE6)
  • After further tests, I realized that this happens only if the added tag(s) do not already exist (probably the validation sees no difference because the non yet existent tags are ignored).
  • After slightly editing the post, the edit could be submitted, but the issue still remains.
  • **How to make an edit that only changes the tag list (nothing in the post body)?**
#5: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2022-09-13T02:09:28Z (over 1 year ago)
#4: Post edited by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-09-27T09:11:25Z (over 3 years ago)
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  • How to make an edit that only changes the tag list?
  • How to make an edit that only changes the tag list by adding a tag that does not exist?
  • I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit:
  • ![No changes were saved did not edit the post](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/jQJKUJ3x4Khi6Sb9YfjewGE6)
  • After slightly editing the post, the edit could be submitted, but the issue still remains.
  • **How to make an edit that only changes the tag list (nothing in the post body)?**
  • I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit:
  • ![No changes were saved did not edit the post](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/jQJKUJ3x4Khi6Sb9YfjewGE6)
  • After further tests I realized that this happens only if the added tag(s) do not already exist (probably the validation see no difference because the non yet existent tags are ignored).
  • After slightly editing the post, the edit could be submitted, but the issue still remains.
  • **How to make an edit that only changes the tag list (nothing in the post body)?**
#3: Post edited by user avatar ArtOfCode‭ · 2020-09-27T08:45:15Z (over 3 years ago)
#2: Post edited by user avatar Moshi‭ · 2020-09-27T06:05:28Z (over 3 years ago)
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Alexei‭ · 2020-09-27T05:56:13Z (over 3 years ago)
How to make an edit that only changes the tag list?
I tried to add a tag to an existing post by editing it and it failed because there was no actual post edit:

![No changes were saved did not edit the post](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/jQJKUJ3x4Khi6Sb9YfjewGE6)

After slightly editing the post, the edit could be submitted, but the issue still remains.

**How to make an edit that only changes the tag list (nothing in the post body)?**