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Categories VS Tags, What's The Difference? How Do I Use Them?

SonjaHelga

Published on October 7, 2014

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There are differences between categories and tags. And using them properly can give your readers either a very easy navigational experience on your blog, or a very confusing one.

The best summary I can think of is:

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Category is the LABEL in the filing drawer

Tag is the file folder between the labels

Check out this blog post to see how further you can use categories and tags to give your readers optimal blog experience. And, how to use categories and tags as a "feed"

Categories VS Tags, What's The Difference

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