In a site that I use as a member, I know that there is a tag called “quality” because some of the topics I have access to show it as a tag. However when I go to browse all tags I do not see this tag listed. Why could that be?

The categories have a lock icon. For example I can see the quality tag here but not by looking in All Tags [image]

I am not sure exactly why, but there might be some difficulty in deciding whether to show the tag when it’s only used on restricted categories. I think if the Include secure categories in tag counts site setting is enabled, tags on restricted categories appear for everyone. But I think a tag will a…

@kgreed were you able to resolve your issue? If not and you are only a member of your site, you may need to reach out to the admins and point them to this topic.

Why cant I see all tags on a site I have access to?

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Moin October 4, 2025, 6:00am 2

Is the tag on topics in a public category or is access to the category limited to some groups? (Do the categories of the topics have a lock icon?)

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Why cant I see all tags on a site I have access to?

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