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Merging, combining and dissociating keywords

Thursday 13 August 2026, by jack

When keywords are used to indicate topics, over time the list of keywords tends to grow and it may be worth tidying up.

From SPIP 4.0 onwards, administrators can merge, associate and dissociate keywords. This makes it possible to reduce the number of keywords while preserving the links already established.

This interface is very powerful. It should therefore be used sparingly.

In the private area, go to the page of the keyword you want to merge
At the bottom of the page, click on the « advanced admin » link

You get an interface that lets you associate, merge, dissociate keywords and objects

On certain very powerful operations, SPIP issues a warning and asks for confirmation to finalise the action:

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