Title: QuickTags
Author: Rafiki
Published: <strong>November 7, 2012</strong>
Last modified: February 12, 2013

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# QuickTags

 By [Rafiki](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rafdizzle86/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/quicktags.0.0.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/#installation)
 * [Development](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/quicktags/)

## Description

Allows for front-end tagging of posts. It uses jQuery UI autocomplete to search 
the WP DB
 and return the closest matching tag based on the search term. If no tag
was found, you can add a new tag by simply hitting the enter key.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * This screenshot shows the search text field and two tags: “Bioengineering” and“
   Construction” that have been added to the post.

## Installation

 1. Download the quicktags.zip and uncompress it
 2. Place the QuickTags directory in the wp-content/plugins folder
 3. Enable the plugin
 4. Add the QuickTags widget from the widgets section of the dashboard!

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“QuickTags” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Rafiki ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rafdizzle86/)

[Translate “QuickTags” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/quicktags)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quicktags/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/quicktags/), or subscribe
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## Changelog

#### 0.0.4

 * Removed separate jquery-ui library as a new one is now included in WP 3.5
 * Fixed issue with drag n’ drop in WP 3.5.1 in widgets area
 * Fixed issue including files for localhost domains

#### 0.0.3

 * Added jquery-ui extended library to resolve some JS bugs

#### 0.0.2

 * Fixed issue with postID not being properly sent via AJAX
 * Fixed issue with widget rendering outside single posts (it’s now only displayed
   when is_single==true)
 * Minor code enhancements

#### 0.0.1

First version release!

## Meta

 *  Version **0.0.4**
 *  Last updated **13 ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵏ ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **3.5.2**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/)
 * Tags
 * [autocomplete](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/autocomplete/)[jquery ui](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/jquery-ui/)
   [tags](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tags/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://tzm.wordpress.org/plugins/quicktags/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Rafiki ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rafdizzle86/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/quicktags/)

## Donate

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