# Renaming Tag to Existing Tag Should Merge

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tag-to-existing-tag-should-merge/117518
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [12 mei 2019 om 19:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tag-to-existing-tag-should-merge/117518 "2019-05-12T19:13:09Z")
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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [30 juli 2022 om 12:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tag-to-existing-tag-should-merge/117518/11 "2022-07-30T12:02:43Z")

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> [@JammyDodger](#):
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> Being able to merge tags would be easier than the bulk action dance.

I thought there is an option to merge tags.

> [@Admin guide to tags in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-guide-to-tags-in-discourse/121041/1):
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> ### Manage a tag
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> 1. Go to the `/tags` page on your site.
> 2. Select the tag you would like to manage
> 3. Select the button to reveal options to rename, delete, and manage synonyms:
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> ![info](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/b/0/cb0c14d5f697a948ee0bc4e95e3cd3897cae87f9.png)

> [@Merging tags - Tag Synonyms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-tags-tag-synonyms/81869/16):
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> This feature made it into the [latest beta release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-2-4-0-beta8-release-notes/135183), so please upgrade and give it a try. Creating synonyms and merging tags is done in the same place. If you wanted to merge the “js” and “javascript” tags, and choose “javascript” as the base tag, then go to the javascript tag’s page (/tags/javascript). Once “js” is added as a synonym, its topics will show as tagged with “javascript”. In search and filters, js will show up and direct people to javascript instead. Tagging topics will j…

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