As discussed in Chapter 3, whenever you create a new WordPress post, it is possible to add several relevant tags. This is not only useful for navigation purposes (from the reader's point of view), but in WordPress there is an additional use for them.
If you haven't already done so, ensure that some of your blog posts have a few tags associated with them, and save the changes. Next, click on Tag Surfer under Dashboard to bring up a list of all the most recent blog posts tagged with the same tags you have used in your posts. This is a really great feature as it quickly allows you to find people with similar interests.
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Self-hosted bloggers can follow along by visiting the public tag surfer on the WordPress.com website (http://wordpress.com/#!/tags). After all, it is equally as important for self-hosted bloggers to make online connections.
The following screenshot shows the Tag Surfer page, with a few...