Product Tags Guidelines

Tags help buyers discover your items through search, filters, and related product suggestions. To maintain marketplace quality, all tags must be accurate, relevant, and non-spammy. Authors are required to follow the rules below when adding tags to any item.

Purpose of Tags

Tags should help buyers quickly understand:

• What the item is
• What technology it uses
• What use case it fits
• What key features it includes

Tag Limits

• Minimum: 3 tags
• Recommended: 5 to 8 tags
• Maximum: 10 tags

Acceptable Tags

Tags must clearly describe the actual item. Acceptable tags usually belong to one or more of these groups:

• Product Type: admin dashboard, landing page, mobile app, portfolio, CRM
• Technology: Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, React, Vue, Laravel, Tailwind
• Use Case: SaaS, ecommerce, analytics, finance, school management
• Features: responsive, dark mode, RTL, clean design, mobile friendly

Not Acceptable Tags

The following are not allowed:

• Exact duplicate tags
• Repeated keyword variations in different word order
• Too many tags with the same meaning
• Irrelevant or misleading tags
• Marketing or promotional words
• Very long sentence-style tags
• Trending or popular keywords unrelated to the item
• Keyword stuffing for SEO purposes

Duplicate and Similar Tags Policy

Exact duplicate tags are never allowed. Tags with very similar meaning are also restricted. Authors may use limited related tags when they serve different search intent, but must not add multiple variations of the same keyword just to increase visibility.

• Exact duplicate: Not allowed
• Near-duplicate or synonym: Allowed only in limited use when meaning is clearly different
• Repeated reordered keyword: Not allowed

Example of exact duplicate:

• admin dashboard
• admin dashboard

Example of repeated keyword variation (not allowed):

• admin bootstrap template
• bootstrap admin dashboard template
• dashboard admin bootstrap
• bootstrap template dashboard

These tags repeat the same core meaning and are considered keyword stuffing.

Example of limited similar tags (acceptable only in balanced use):

• admin dashboard
• dashboard UI

These may be accepted only if the overall tag list is balanced and not overloaded with similar terms. Do not use too many tags that describe the same concept.

Examples of Poor Tag Usage

The following tag sets are considered weak or spammy:

• admin bootstrap template
• bootstrap admin dashboard template
• dashboard admin bootstrap
• bootstrap template dashboard
• html admin template
• admin html template

This type of tagging repeats the same keywords in slightly different ways and does not improve search quality.

Examples of Good Tag Usage

A better tag list for an admin dashboard product would be:

• admin dashboard
• Bootstrap
• HTML template
• responsive
• analytics
• dark mode
• web app

This tag list is clear, relevant, and balanced across product type, technology, features, and use case.

Best Practices for Authors

• Choose tags based on how buyers actually search
• Use a mix of product type, technology, use case, and features
• Keep tags short and easy to understand
• Use only tags that are clearly supported by the item
• Avoid repeating the item title in multiple forms
• Focus on relevance, not quantity

Marketplace Enforcement

• Items with poor or spammy tags may be rejected during review
• Marketplace reviewers may remove or edit low-quality tags
• Repeated violations may lead to item removal or account action

Final Reminder

Good tags improve product discovery and buyer trust. Use tags to describe your item honestly and clearly. Do not treat the tag field as an SEO dumping area. Quality, relevance, and clarity are always more important than quantity.