# Other Tags usage

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [November 27, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526 "2021-11-27T16:26:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteveMouzon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/stevemouzon/32/21201_2.png) [@SteveMouzon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/SteveMouzon)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/1 "2021-11-27T16:26:43Z")

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What’s the purpose of Other Tags and how should they be used? Specifically, is the actual tag the Name, or the Content? And what’s the purpose of each?

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/2 "2021-11-27T17:35:40Z")

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There are a number of [“standard” HTML5 meta tags](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#standard-metadata-names) that can be used. Some examples would be:

- `keyword`
- `author`  
In addition to the `description` and `generator` ones that RW will create for you.

In addition, the [standard allows you to create anyone you would want](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/semantics.html#other-metadata-names) to use for special purposes.

> Anyone can create and use their own extensions to the predefined set of metadata names

Keep in mind this is metadata only. The end user will not see these tags. So unless you have an internal reason to use them, they probably will prove little value.

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**Author:** ![SteveMouzon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/stevemouzon/32/21201_2.png) [@SteveMouzon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/SteveMouzon)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/3 "2021-11-27T20:30:32Z")

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I have discovered Indexer from Stacks4Stacks and it seems to have the ability to create a powerful database on a flat-file site… kind of the best of both worlds. I just need to know the difference between Name and Content, as I haven’t seen that distinction before on other site-builders I’ve worked with. New to RW.

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/4 "2021-11-27T21:07:44Z")

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The name in the field in the Rapidweaver meta tags would be the name used on the meta tag. The content would be the content.

Sounds simple  
to generate a meta tag like this:

```auto
<meta name="author" content="John Doe">

```

The name would be `author` and the content would be `John Doe`

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**Author:** ![SteveMouzon](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/stevemouzon/32/21201_2.png) [@SteveMouzon](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/SteveMouzon)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/5 "2021-11-28T02:01:10Z")

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Got it… thanks, Doug!

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2021, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/other-tags-usage/41526/6 "2021-12-28T12:01:44Z")

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