> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ples.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to use tags

> Create colored tags, assign up to 5 per link, and keep at most 100 tags on the account.

Tags group links by campaign, client, or source. Each tag has a color. You can create up to **100** tags and assign up to **5** per link.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ples/fv9e3631thkaIOyB/images/tags.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=fv9e3631thkaIOyB&q=85&s=4c70e2b50fee2088249a0557214806f1" alt="Tags page with colored tags, usage counts, and Create tag" width="3024" height="1756" data-path="images/tags.png" />
</Frame>

## Create a tag

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Tags">
    Go to `/tags`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Create tag">
    Use **Create tag** in the header.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name and color">
    Enter a name and pick a color, then save. Example: a `Guest post` tag David uses for July 15, 2025 placements.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Assign tags to links

<Steps>
  <Step title="While adding links">
    On `/links-add`, assign tags in the Tags step. They apply to every URL in that submission.
  </Step>

  <Step title="On existing links">
    Select rows on `/links` and use bulk **Add Tags**, or assign tags from the link.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Filter the Links table by tag, or use [header search](/article/filter-sort-search) to find a tag by name. The dashboard **Popular tags** section lists tags you use most.

<Info>
  If you hit 100 tags or 5 on a single link, Ples blocks the extra tag until you remove one.
</Info>

## What's next?

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  <Card title="Contacts" icon="book-user" href="/article/contacts">
    Save a name and email, then assign the contact to the links they placed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How to add backlinks" icon="plus" href="/article/add-backlinks">
    Add up to 150 backlink URLs per submission after you choose a domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Filter, sort, and search" icon="search" href="/article/filter-sort-search">
    Filter and sort the Links table, and search domains, URLs, anchors, and tags.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bulk actions" icon="list-checks" href="/article/bulk-actions">
    Select links to add tags, edit contacts, update disavow, or delete rows.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
