Bulk manage tags

When you have a library with a large number of media items, managing tags accurately and efficiently is essential. The **Manage Tags** feature allows you to select and manage the tags of up to **50 media items**.
Streamlining tag management
Maintaining consistency of tags across media items in your library
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## Manage tags
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Manage Tags panel
The JWP dashboard can manage batches of tags for up to 50 media items. You can add and remove multiple tags at the same time.
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For batches **over 50 media items**, use the v2 Management API to <a href="https://docs.jwplayer.com/platform/reference/put_v2-sites-site-id-remove-tag">bulk remove</a> tags. <a href="https://docs.jwplayer.com/platform/reference/put_v2-sites-site-id-rename-tag">Bulk renaming</a> of tags can only be done via the API.
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Follow these steps to manage tags in bulk:
From the <a href="https://dashboard.jwplayer.com/p/media">**Media Library**</a>, select up to 50 media items.
Click **Manage Tags**. The **Manage Tags** panel opens.
Under **Remove Tags**, click one or more tags that you would like to remove. Tags selected for removal are grayed out in the **Remove Tags** box and appear in the **Summary of Changes**.
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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
        <th> Option </th>
        <th> Description </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%"><strong>All tags across media</strong></td>
        <td width="75%">All tags associated with the selected media appear in the window</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><strong>Tags shared by media</strong></td>
      <td>Only tags shared by the selected media appear in the window</td>
  </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
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Under **Add Tags**, enter one or several tag names into the textbox.
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<table>
  <thead>
    <tr>
        <th> Option </th>
        <th> Description </th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
        <td width="25%"><strong>Select an existing tab</strong></td>
        <td width="75%">
          <ul>
            <li>Enter the tag name into the textbox. Related options appear below.</li>
            <li>Select the desired tag from the dropdown menu.</li>
          </ul>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td><strong>Create a new tag</strong></td>
      	<td>
          <ul>
            <li>Enter the tag name into the textbox.</li>
            <li>Click the return key on your device.</li>
        </td>
    </tr>
 </tbody>
</table>
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Click **Add**.  
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Under **Summary of Changes**, you can review all tags that you have selected to add and remove.
Click **Save**.
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