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Tag
A tag is a keyword which describes all or part of a Post. Think of it like a category, but smaller in
scope. A post may have several tags, many of which relate to it only peripherally. Like Categories,
Tags are usually linked to a page which shows all posts having the same tag. Unlike Categories, Tags
can be created on-the-fly, by simply typing them into the tag field.
Tags can also be displayed in "clouds" which show large numbers of Tags in various sizes, colors, etc.
This allows for a sort of total perspective on the blog, allowing people to see the sort of things your
blog is about most.
Many people confuse Tags and Categories, but the difference is easy: Categories generally don't
change often, while your Tags usually change with every Post.
Trackbacks and Pingbacks
Trackbacks and pingbacks are two protocols that do essentially the same thing but in different ways.
They help you and other blog authors keep track of the posts on other blogs that are referencing
(linking) to your blog. For example, someone may write a post on a topic that is based on an article on
your blog so they include a hyperlink in the post that refers back to your post. Or, you may write a post
that covers a topic on another blog so you include a hyperlink to another post or page. In either case,
you or the other blog author may want to know who is writing about their blog and using links to posts
on their blog. Links to your content from other blogs may increase your page ranking in search
engines, however you should use care when you link to other sites since many sites and search
engines have particular rules to prevent spamming, or loading up the rank of a page.
Trackbacks are used on older blog systems. These blogs use a special trackback URL. You have to
find this URL in the page content on the blog you want to reference and then add it to the ‘trackback’
attribute where you create your post that refers to the blog. The trackback URL you supplied is used
to notify the other blog when you publish, or update your post. If successful, a special comment is
added to the other blog for the post you are linking to.
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