In a discussion titled “Tag editing permissions” under the Support category, jayarr asks if it’s possible to grant TL4 users the ability to edit or rename existing tags — a function currently limited to admins — to help reduce tag duplication and organizational chaos caused by users creating similar but differently named tags (e.g., “chromeos” vs “chrome-os”). maiki responds by asking for context, and jayarr clarifies that this is an ongoing need, not a one-time task, and that granting TL4 users limited tag-editing powers would be more practical than promoting them to admin. maiki explains there’s no built-in way to grant TL4 users tag-editing permissions but suggests setting the min trust to create tag to TL4, allowing them to create new tags proactively and reduce future duplication. jayarr agrees this is a viable workaround. Finally, Jagster asks if only admins can create tag synonyms, implying interest in extending tag management beyond renaming.
Hi all,
I’m trying to achieve something that I’ve yet to find a way to accomplish, and I’m not sure if I’m just missing the answer or if it doesn’t exist.
What I’d like is to adjust the permissions required for tag editing — as in, changing the actual names of existing tags — so that users with TL4 can have that capability.
As far as I can tell, that function is limited only to admins by default.
Does anyone know if there’s any way to make this happen?
Many thanks!
Hiya! 
Would you mind explaining a bit about your requirement? For instance, is this for frequent updates to the names of tags, or is it a one-time operation that you need a non-admin to accomplish? 
Hey, @maiki! Thanks for the quick response.
The former. The site has a handful of TL4-level superusers, of sorts, and one thing we’ve discussed is how typical users often create overlapping tags with slightly different names (e.g. “chromeos” and “chrome-os” — or “customization,” “customizing,” and “customization-ideas”). And that, of course, leads to a bit of organizational chaos, where topics that should be related end up in separate tags instead.
It would be overkill and a needless security softening to turn all these TL4 users into full-fledged admins, but it would be very helpful for them to be able to assist with this more moderator-like task and have the ability to hop in and correct this sort of thing when it comes up and they see it — by either changing the name of an ill-created tag or perhaps just deleting the tag entirely (after reassigning the post to a more appropriate alternative) — as opposed to having to constantly ask an admin to take care of that for them.
Really appreciate the thoughtful consideration!
Ah, I see.
I don’t know of a way to allow TL4 to edit tags. But I do know of a setting that would allow your staff rely more on TL4: min trust to create tag
If you set that to TL4, it means that group can decide amongst themselves which tag should be created; that doesn’t fix the problem of existing overlapping tags, but it may alleviate the issue moving forward.
Ah — interesting. We can certainly make that work and then just make a point to create new tags proactively as needed so they’re available for everyone else to use.
Thanks again!
So only admins can create synonyms?