What are keywords?

Why should I use them?

How can الفاظ مطلوبہ help me?




الفاظ مطلوبہ are ٹیگز that آپ place on the content آپ کرائیں جمع to Fanpop so that other شائقین can find it. آپ don't need to use a lot of them, just the relevant ones. You'll want to use words that describe what's in the content. Who is in it, what episode it's from, etc.

Example:

This example is very simple. It's an شبیہ from the دکھائیں Supernatural [keyword], the subject is Dean [keyword], it's from episode 4x18 [keyword] 'The Monster at the End of This Book' [keyword].

It's also sometimes helpful to say what kind of image it is. For icons, wallpapers, fanart and screencaps it's unnecessary because there are already categories that will sort that for you. But episode stills and promotional تصاویر all just end up in the تصویر section.

Example:

The above image is a little مزید detailed. It's from the دکھائیں Supernatural [keyword], the subject is Meg [keyword], the actress is Rachel Miner [keyword], it's from episode 6x10 [keyword] 'Caged Heat' [keyword] and it's an episode still [keyword].
In this image I put the actress's name because مزید than one actress has depicted this character.

Batch uploading

If آپ are uploading several شبیہیں at once, please make sure that your الفاظ مطلوبہ are relevant to each image in the batch.

Example:
These two شبیہیں were uploaded in the same batch, they have the same keywords. But not all of the الفاظ مطلوبہ are relevant to each image. They are both from the episode 'All Dogs Go to Heaven' but obviously both Sam and Dean are not in both of these icons. They should have been uploaded separately. One in a batch of 6x08 Dean icons, the other in a batch of 6x08 Sam icons.










Let's talk about why آپ should use الفاظ مطلوبہ and how they can help آپ and your fellow fans.

الفاظ مطلوبہ help make your content searchable. If you're looking for something specific [an episode, character یا type of image], الفاظ مطلوبہ will help آپ find it.

Example:
Let's say that آپ were going to make a pick about Dean in the Supernatural episode 'The Monster at the End of This Book'. آپ wanted to put relevant شبیہیں on the options. In theory, the best way to find those relevant شبیہیں would be to use the 'Search Club' bar in the Supernatural Spot. آپ would type in Dean, The Monster at the End of this Book and/or 4x18, then choose 'images' > 'icons'.

This image has Dean in it and is from 4x18. It might be perfect for your pick. But it has no الفاظ مطلوبہ at all. It would not دکھائیں up in any search, no matter what آپ typed into the تلاش bar. It is essentially nonexistent. Unless آپ happened to see this شبیہ when it was first uploaded and showed on the front page, you'll never see it [unless of course it's reuploaded سے طرف کی someone else but that's a whole other issue].



This image has Dean in it and is from 4x18. But the only لفظ مطلوبہ it has is Supernatural. Which makes it pretty useless. Why would آپ go to the Supernatural spot and type Supernatural into the تلاش bar? The only reason to use Supernatural in the لفظ مطلوبہ section is for outside تلاش engines [ie Google] to be able to find it. It should never be the only keyword.

This image has Dean in it, is from 4x18 and has all the الفاظ مطلوبہ necessary for آپ to find it! Out of the the thousands of شبیہیں that have been added to the Supernatural spot- آپ found the one آپ needed! That is the whole point of keywords. That is why they should be used with every image. Otherwise, you're just uploading air. The whole point of Fanpop is to gather content together and share it with your fellow fans. If they never see it, you're not sharing it.




الفاظ مطلوبہ would also help cut down on repeat content. If everyone used الفاظ مطلوبہ and if everyone used the تلاش bar to check to see if something has already been added [promotional تصاویر especially!], then there wouldn't be near as many of the same تصاویر uploaded over and over and over again. I realize that's a lot to hope for but I figured I'd mention it because that is one of the ways that الفاظ مطلوبہ could be useful.






I also want to give some tips on how to لفظ مطلوبہ videos. It's the same as the تصاویر but since there are no subcategories for ویڈیوز like there are for images, it's مزید important to say what kind of video it is. Is it a fanvid? An interview? Special features? Gag reel? A scene? A promo?
Since most of the ویڈیوز added tend to be fanvids, الفاظ مطلوبہ that let people know what kind of video it is can be really helpful for those searching for non-fanvids.




Adding الفاظ مطلوبہ is incredibly simple. All آپ have to do is take a moment to think about what you're uploading and what آپ would type into the تلاش bar if آپ wanted to find it. It doesn't take that much time and is simple common courtesy.



I know that most of the people who will read this مضمون already know the importance of الفاظ مطلوبہ and use them. However, I think it might be helpful if we all pass this مضمون along. Post لنکس to it in spots that have poor لفظ مطلوبہ usage. Try to educate as many people as possible to why they should use keywords. Maybe we can see an improvement.