I have been looking for a slicker alternative to the tagging plugins from the 1.6 series (which still works fine on 1.8x, BTW) and it seems this is a good combination:
- Install PluginLibrary as prerequisite for MyAlerts
- Install MyAlerts to provide for alerting
- Install DVZ Mentions for tagging functionality
- Install AutoMention for tag auto-complete functionality
The (1.6.x) plugin I'm currently using for tagging is from flash.tato and more information can be found
here. I also discovered there is
a different tagging plugin I hadn't been aware of, which people say works fine if you edit the compatibility section for 1.8.x.
The one I use from flash.tato does not integrate with MyAlerts, but until today I didn't even know what MyAlerts was. Now I will have to decide which method will be easier for my users. I like the option for tagging to send a PM to the user, which can draw them back to the site before they might normally visit. and DVZ Mentions does not seem to do that.