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Q&A Can we have the ability to create tags without being linked to a question?

Users with the Edit Tags ability now can create tags directly using the "New" button on the Tags page: The Edit Tags ability cannot currently be earned naturally through the abilities system bec...

posted 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-12-04T04:34:22Z (over 1 year ago)
  • There is a "new" button, which I _thought_ was available with Edit Tags, but I see that you have that ability on EE. I take it you don't see this?
  • ![tags page from EE Q&A with 'new' button](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k6xbedt38i1ayeb0rqvx4sb9j33t)
  • If you're not seeing that "new" button, I wonder if we made it moderator-only for some reason. It feels to me like something that should come with the Edit Tags ability -- more input welcome!
  • Users with the Edit Tags ability now can create tags directly using the "New" button on the Tags page:
  • ![tags page from EE Q&A with 'new' button](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k6xbedt38i1ayeb0rqvx4sb9j33t)
  • The Edit Tags ability cannot currently be earned naturally through the abilities system because of some other technical debt we need to fix, *but* moderators can manually grant this ability to community members (and have done so on EE).
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Monica Cellio‭ · 2023-07-28T16:41:01Z (over 1 year ago) 
There is a "new" button, which I _thought_ was available with Edit Tags, but I see that you have that ability on EE.  I take it you don't see this?

![tags page from EE Q&A with 'new' button](https://meta.codidact.com/uploads/k6xbedt38i1ayeb0rqvx4sb9j33t)

If you're not seeing that "new" button, I wonder if we made it moderator-only for some reason.  It feels to me like something that should come with the Edit Tags ability -- more input welcome!