How to add smart tags to content in the Legacy interface

Note: To read about how to add smart tags to content in the new interface, click here. For more information on using the text editor in general in the new interface, click here.

To help you personalize and target your content, TalentLMS lets you add smart tags into the course units.

Note: Smart tags can also be added to questions and anywhere the advanced text editor is used.

To add smart tags to your text, follow these simple steps:

1. Sign in to your TalentLMS account as Instructor and go to a course page.
2. Point to a content unit and click edit.
3. On the editor toolbar, click the settings symbol (1) to open the drop-down list (2).

4. Choose a smart tag to add to your text (3).

The available smart tags are:

Username: The current user’s username. To add it manually, type “{name}”.
First name: The user’s first name (i.e., {first_name}).
Last name: The user’s last name (i.e., {last_name}).
Date: The current date (i.e., {date}).
Course progress: The user’s progress in the current course (i.e., {course_progress}).
Course start date: The date the user has started taking the course (i.e., {course_start_date}).
Course completion date: The date the user has completed the course (i.e., {course_end_date}).
Course time: The amount of time the user has spent on the course (i.e., {course_time}).
Course name: The name of the course (i.e., {course_name}).
System time: The amount of time the user has been logged in to the system (i.e., {system_time}).
Completed courses: The total amount of courses completed by the user (i.e., {completed_courses}).
Certifications: The total amount of certifications acquired by the user (i.e., {certifications}).
Custom user fields: The list also contains any custom fields added by the administrator. The respective smart tag is represented by the custom field name inside curly brackets (e.g., {job position}).