New Feature Facebook Style User Tagging

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New Feature Facebook Style User Tagging

I haven't written a blog entry for a while, even though I've been working on things, so sorry about that.

Anyway, for this entry I'll introduce the new user tagging feature to you.

It's pretty simple actually, but basically allows you to "mention" people in posts by putting a @ mark, then their username. This will then automatically alert them using the forum notification system and also hyperlink their name.

So a simple example is tagging myself in a post, just by entering ben :)

Hash Tagging
Also with this mod comes the hash tagging capability. This works the same was as Twitter - you enter a # mark, followed by the title of the topic, followed by a ; (semi colon).

Although it's pretty similar to the current forum tagging system, this way allows tags per post, rather than whole thread. YOu can then click on a linked tag to view all the posts tagged on the site - or subscribe to tags to be able to follow a topic.

Tag Subscriptions is done in the Usercp: http://www.fiatforum.com/usertag.php?do=profile&action=hashsubscription
And to view them, you can go here: http://www.fiatforum.com/usertag.php?do=list&action=hashes

Quote Notifications
If someone quotes you in a post - you will now get an alert (via the normal forum alert system)

I don't like it / Too many people are tagging me / etc etc
All the alerts can be customised in the usercp (http://www.fiatforum.com/usertag.php?do=profile&action=options) - you can set it so you are only notified if your friends tag/quote/mention you - or just turn them off altogether (y)
 
Yea! tagging is very important factor in any social media like Facebook, Twitter, Google+ etc. Tagging works in search result.
 
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