Must-Have Website Tags You Need to Know

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Must-Have Website Tags You Need to Know

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What Are Tags? Must-Have Website Tags You Need to Know

What are HTML Tags?
HTML tags are keywords in the website code that describe a site component and define actions your browser should take, such as displaying the contents of a web page in a certain way.

What are meta tags?
These are tags that provide information about a webpage or website. Their output is hidden from users browsing a site, these tags are used by search engines, browsers, and other web services to acquire data about data.

What are tags in general?
HTML tags can be any single-word descriptor that categorizes an item, including words that are hyphenated or connected with an underscore.

When talking about tags, we might also be referring to keywords that are related to any kind of search. For example, it could be:

A tag cloud, which is a collection of keywords that describe the textual contents of a web page or site, like the topic(s) the content relates to; these keywords are logically arranged and can be used for search or navigation.
Youtube tags, which are keywords and phrases that describe a Youtube video to help viewers understand what it is about; they influence the video’s rank in Youtube’s search engine.
WordPress tags, which are narrow topics that you can add to posts to categorize them with related topics.
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