How to delete tags in Craft CMS 3

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I want to delete some of the tags that are entered in the system.

Since there is no way to do that in Control Panel, and there is not a valid plugin that can do this (know that from my previous question).

The only way to delete tags is in the database. So I found this comment. I think this is for CraftCMS 2, but is it still the same and for CraftCMS 3?

Just as a comment, I find that using categories instead of tags gives you much more control, especially if this is a site you are opening up to an end client. — Jamie Wade, Aug 29, 2018 at 7:57
I use categories in one project before. But since there is not need for grouping filters in this one, I decide to use tags. I was not aware that there is`t tag management system build in CraftCMS since I need it. — Ivaylo Petrov, Aug 29, 2018 at 9:13

Jay · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-29 08:30:15Z

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I do believe this plugin can help?

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 8:30

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Robin Schambach · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-29 07:24:06Z

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Yes the same still applies. You can either delete it via DB directly in your {{%elements}} column or you can just run

Craft::$app->getElements()->deleteElementById(x)

{% do craft.app.getElements().deleteElementById(x) %}

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 7:24

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Just deleting the rows in the database elements table doesn't remove them from the content table, so probably best to do it via PHP or Twig.
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