# Using Tags in Applications

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tags-in-applications/55832>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 24, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tags-in-applications/55832 "2006-03-24T04:25:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidtl)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tags-in-applications/55832/1 "2006-03-24T04:25:34Z")

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I’ve been contemplating the utilization of “tags” functionality for  
categorizing records in my application. For example, a record can have  
any tag associated with them: volunteer, donor, phone\_caller, etc.  
(Much like delicious)

Has anyone already laid out a good architecture for implementing this  
on the DB, or other medium? I’m sure I can custom build something, but  
why re-invent the wheel. 😉

Thanks. Dave

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**Author:** ![davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidtl)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 4:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tags-in-applications/55832/2 "2006-03-24T04:28:52Z")

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On 3/23/06, David Andrew T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I’ve been contemplating the utilization of “tags” functionality for  
> categorizing records in my application. For example, a record can have  
> any tag associated with them: volunteer, donor, phone\_caller, etc.  
> (Much like delicious)
> 
> Has anyone already laid out a good architecture for implementing this  
> on the DB, or other medium? I’m sure I can custom build something, but  
> why re-invent the wheel. 😉

Like this?

[http://taggable.rubyforge.org/](http://taggable.rubyforge.org/)

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**Author:** ![davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidtl)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tags-in-applications/55832/3 "2006-03-24T05:25:04Z")

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Exactly what I’m looking for James. Thanks!

On 3/23/06, James L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Like this?
> 
> [http://taggable.rubyforge.org/](http://taggable.rubyforge.org/)
> 
> * * *
> 
> Rails mailing list  
> removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
> [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails)

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