What Are Tags?
Overview
Tags are flexible labels you apply to people or activities to categorize, find, and filter them. They are different from groups: groups control who can access what, while tags simply organize and label.
You can use tags in two places in Eventene:
- People tags – applied to participants inside a group
- Activity tags – applied to activities inside a program
Each set of tags is managed separately. A tag named "VIP" on a group's people list is independent from a tag named "VIP" on a program's activities list.
How to Use It
Decide between tags and groups
Use this rule of thumb:
- If the label decides who can see or do something, use a group or subgroup
- If the label is just for organizing, filtering, or labeling, use a tag
For example:
- "Volunteers" who need access to a Volunteer Training activity → use a subgroup
- "VIP" or "Speaker" labels you want to spot quickly in a list → use tags
People tags
People tags are applied to participants inside a group. Common examples:
- VIP
- Speaker
- Sponsor
- High Priority
People tags help you quickly find or filter participants, and they can be applied or removed in bulk. See Assign Tags to People.
Activity tags
Activity tags are applied to activities inside a program. Common examples:
- Workshop
- Keynote
- Required
- Optional
Activity tags help you organize a long activity list and filter the schedule. See Assign Tags to Activities.
Filter using tags
Once tags are applied, they become a fast way to narrow a list:
- Filter the People tab to show only tagged participants
- Filter the Activities tab to show only tagged activities
- Combine tags with other filters (such as custom fields or attendance status)
See Filter Using Tags.
Tips & Best Practices
- Use tags for organization, not access control — groups handle access
- Keep your tag list short and consistent (avoid "VIP" and "Vip" as separate tags)
- Use color to make important tags easy to spot at a glance
- Manage people tags and activity tags as two distinct sets — they do not share data