Multiple tag types

[lorvent]

Hi,

I have Portfolio model where i want to use eloquent-taggable for 2 field types

1. technologies
2. tags

but the problem is since we have to do $portfolio->add(); its not able to distinguish whether a tag related to technologies or tags.

can you show me a better way to achieve this?

Thanks.

[cviebrock]

Hrmm ... I don't think something like this is possible right now. Let me think about how best to do it, and I'll add it to the next version.

Thanks!

[lorvent]

Hmm, thanks for the response.

so far we did like this

Portfolio has 2 tag sections technologies and tags

so created 2 intermediate models Technology.php, Tag.php and tables and storing relation info.

its not a good approach but the only possible hack for timebeing.

[skattabrain]

+1 - I could use this as well... I have a situation where my asset will have several types of tags. For example... color, medium, subject.

In a previous app before the Laravel days, I approached it by making tags like this... "Color / Red", "Color / Blue", "Subject / Abstract" and "Subject / Fine Art".

I would then explode them out using the / and I could essentially have my input control like this...

Label - Color Tag List - Red, Blue

Label - Subject Tag list - Abstract, Fine Art

It allowed me to have 1 table with 1 column for the tag. Then in my UI, I would explode the tag by / and display the last item in the array for the tag and the first to show the category.

Might not be practical for this design (which is really nice btw)

[elephantux]

+1

[Cigoler]

I notice there is a taggable_type in the taggable_taggables table. Is it possible to differentiate between models therefore? So you could have a product model, and an articles model and limit searches between t hem that way?

[wemteqdev]

It would be great if it provide tag context. $video->tag(['love'], 'feature');

VideoModel::tagsWithContext('feature'); VideoModel::tagsWithContext('action'); VideoModel::tagsWithContext('animation');

[cviebrock]

I like that approach, @avasiliev87 . I'll definitely add this to the next major version. Or feel free to submit a PR!