What is new in tagging and rating

With IBM WebSphere Portal v8.5, the tag and rating widgets have been replaced by new enhanced versions of these widgets.

Before IBM WebSphere Portal v8.5, tagging and rating provided two user interfaces with two different types of widgets:

• The default portal tagging and rating user interface featured several elements: dialog widgets for tagging and rating, the tag cloud, the Tag Center, and a feature for browsing tags. The dialog tag and rating widgets opened in separate pop-up windows.

• The alternative user interface provided inline widgets for tagging and rating. If we added such an inline widget to a portal resource, this widget was integrated into the portal resource. The user viewed the user interface for tagging or rating as part of the portal resource.

With IBM WebSphere Portal v8.5, both the dialog and inline tag and rating widgets of previous portal versions are deprecated. They are replaced by a single pair of new enhanced inline widgets. They provide the functionality of both types of the old widgets. Users view them as part of the portal resource.

The new inline widgets have the following advantages:

• The new widgets combine the functionality of the dialog widgets and the inline widgets of earlier portal versions.

• With the new widgets, users can create, modify, and delete tags and ratings they have assigned themselves. With the earlier inline widgets, user could only view tags and ratings. s

• The widgets provided by WebSphere Portal v8.0 and earlier versions required Dojo support. The new widgets in WebSphere Portal v8.5 are light-weight, as they work without Dojo.

• The new widgets provide easy and convenient access to various actions, for example switching between different scopes and viewing rating distribution.

For more detailed information about the new tag and rating widgets, read The tag and rating widgets.

To use the new widgets after a portal upgrade to v8.5, we need to enable the widgets by running a configuration task. For more information, read Enable the new tag and rating widgets after a portal upgrade.

In a default WebSphere Portal v8.5 installation, the new tag and rating widgets are enabled for specific profiles. We can enable and disable the new widgets for additional profiles. For more detailed information, read Enable and disable the tag and rating widgets for additional profiles.

The Dojo tagging and rating menu options of the earlier default widgets are still available in WebSphere Portal v8.5. They are enabled for specific profiles. We can enable and disable them for additional profiles. For more detailed information, read Enabling and disabling the Dojo tagging and rating options for additional profiles.

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Related tasks:

Enable the tag and rating widgets for additional profiles
Enable the Dojo tagging and rating options for additional profiles
Enable the new tag and rating widgets after a portal upgrade

Related reference:

The tag and rating widgets