Dark0ne Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 One thing I hear a lot from people when browsing the file databases is that finding a file that suits what you're looking for can often be quite hard when browsing categories that have hundreds and hundreds of files in. The tagging system was brought in a couple of years ago to help with that problem by allowing you to only see files in categories with specific tags attributed to them that provide a bit more drill-down depth in category browsing. However, what if there's a specific tag that you're really not interested in? Shouldn't you be allowed to pick tags you're not interested in as well as tags that you are interested in? Well now you can! There is now a new tag blocking preferences page (accessible from your member area, or from the "more tags" drop-down menu in categories if you lose the link) that allows you to select any tags in the tag list that you don't want to see files for. For example, select the "Adult-only" tag and you'll double up on your Not Safe For Work protection. Don't want to see files in other languages? Select all the tags that are in the languages you don't speak and you'll not see any files in other languages when browsing categories. A few notes on the effect and affects; this only affects the category view and not search results (it could be changed to affect search results, if needed), and files with no tags (like very old files) will be visible no matter what you select. Your tag selections are Nexus site specific, so they only work on the Nexus site you are changing them on as each Nexus site has different sets of tags. I'm going to be doing a bit of tag spring-cleaning soon, adding some new tag filters and making some modifications so we can continue to categorise individual files as much as possible. I know, for example, that "skimpy" armours are a marmite situation: you either like them or you don't like them. And some people don't like them enough to feel the need to tell me they don't like them. So if mod authors were able to categorise these files with specific tags, then those folks who are uninterested in them could block those tags and hey presto, no more skimpy outfits for people who don't like them. I'll update you on tag changes in the coming days/weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corylea Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Thanks for continuing to make the Nexus sites so wonderful. I'm currently playing Dragon Age: Origins (NOT DA2) for the fourth time, and I wouldn't be doing that if there were no DA Nexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comradebillyboy Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 The improved tag system is a good feature, however it seems that the category sort functions have not been functional since the new site format was introduced last summer. Any chance the sort function for mod categories can get fixed as all I can get is lists in alphabetical order? Perhaps I am doing something wrong but sort won't work for me. Thanks for your help and all you have done to improve the gaming experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOutlander Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Ok totally not the news announcement I've been waiting for (today's Skyrim winners), but the issue I have with the tagging system, is that many things are ending up with tags that hardly apply to the files in question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimboss Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Wonderful! I think that will save both modders and staff from unneeded work and some members of the community too :) I suggest some of the new categories (hint hint) should be blocked default, and force a user to personally enable them if they want to see those at all. Thanks Dark0ne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsaRuth Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 the new functionality should be a boon for the site accessibility for both the modders and the downloader. Thank you for continuing to improve that which is so driven by (and for) the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaldir Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Awesome! :DI've been wishing for something like this for a while, now, as it makes it much easier to help people find mods when you can exclude some things! But, I would refrain from excluding language tags! Some mods (A few of mine included, like Kvatch Rebuilt and Viking Village) have multiple languages tagged, because of translations - so, for instance, some English mods would be lost if you exclude French or German tags... Edited November 9, 2011 by Zaldiir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted1744345User Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 This is a great idea, though I wonder why no one thought of it sooner. The tag system now seems to be pretty much finished at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perolozhach Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I also think that's great idea. Will it affect TOP 5 list on the front page? I'd love to have it less nsfw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaperCalls Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Sounds like a really useful idea. If it does any good, I'd like to add my vote to be able to filter out Skimpy outfits and similar! Thank you for your continuous work, Dark ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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