# Meta tag cleanup: delete unused ones, delete misspelled ones, add icons and move to correct tag groups?

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**Created:** [April 30, 2025, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-tag-cleanup-delete-unused-ones-delete-misspelled-ones-add-icons-and-move-to-correct-tag-groups/364105 "2025-04-30T07:09:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 2:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-tag-cleanup-delete-unused-ones-delete-misspelled-ones-add-icons-and-move-to-correct-tag-groups/364105/16 "2026-04-20T14:58:37Z")

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> [@zogstrip](#):
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> not showing a tag they know exists but can’t use for “reasons”

lol sadly i had no idea that tag existed on meta (i probably should have 😅 ). i was literally just typing random words to see what would show up.

but even looking for legit tags - like starting to type social on meta for example.

 ![Screenshot 2026-04-20 at 7.08.21 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/b/a/a/baa60739d27c672102dee5806e92d2ea000530f5.png)

the problem is that i don’t understand the current functional logic. why even show the existence of tags restricted to secure categories to unauthorized users?

as an admin, if i make a tag only to be used in a restricted category in the category settings page (`Restrict these tags to the 'X' category` & `Restrict these tag groups to the 'X' category`), then i guess i would expect that tags respect category permissions, and thus only users with permissions to that category to be able to see the tag anywhere (regardless of `Tag topic allowed groups`, or if the user still can’t see any topics with the tag).

 ![Screenshot 2026-04-20 at 7.49.24 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/6/3/663fbf11457b9ca0b9447abeb476dc88e4636de0.png)

i get the wording says “available” and not “viewable”, but still seems odd to me. and of course the `bots-gone-mad` tag can be seen in a number of places by a user not permitted to that category.

 ![Screenshot 2026-04-20 at 7.51.24 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/a/2/5a20c9c07713bcff435cd8f0bc62b9896c899ecd.png)

 ![Screenshot 2026-04-20 at 7.51.55 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/1/b/e1b23a27796832337d76b5d85e12ab69e02c8b1d.png)

so it is a situation where admins have to be told not to create sensitive tags in secure categories even if the tags are restricted to those categories because they can be found by unauthorized users, or at least, users that the tags are not intended for.

tags are fun 🙂

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