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title: "Troubleshooting keywords"
canonical_url: https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/c18dc37e-52c9-11e7-8fdf-3e1faff2bde0
short_url: https://dpg.support/aggr
category: "Guides > Teams > Using DPG for collaborative galleries > Troubleshooting"
locale: en
updated_at: 2020-02-04T19:10:12Z
source: Digital Photo Gallery Support
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# Troubleshooting keywords

Below you can see some examples of common keyword issues. If you need to remove or rename a keywords, see [this article.](https://support.digitalphotogallery.com/articles/article/eb94ce26-ab82-11e2-bb5f-b8f6b11825bb)

### Not separating keywords with a comma
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❌ If keywords aren't separated by a comma, they'll appear as one long keyword and namespaces won't function.}

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### Misspelling keywords
![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/bfdf3386-52cf-11e7-9c53-8ef06f2f9be6/855_support.jpg?generated=20170616210955)

❌ Keywords which are spelled wrong look messy and make it difficult for images to be found via search. It's a good idea to provide photographers with a list of keywords so that everyone uses a consistent spelling.}

### Misspelling or missing namespace
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![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/f4bfb606-5dc0-11e7-82b5-8ef06f2f9be6/898_support.jpg?generated=20170630192144)

❌ Keyword is missing its namespace, for example **artist:**.}

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### Inconsistent capitalisation 
![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/e3278df4-5dd1-11e7-824e-8ef06f2f9be6/902_support.jpg?generated=20170630212258)

❌ If you are seeing duplicate keywords then the most likely cause is that keywords have been entered using a variety of different cases.}

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### Unnecessary or duplicate keywords
![](https://cache.media.digitalphotogallery.com/hyqelgcvfopo/images/6b89443c-5dc6-11e7-b986-2e80af156eae/900_support.jpg?generated=20170630200053)

❌ It's a good idea to brief photographers to stick to the provided list of keywords. Information such as photo credits and copyright information shouldn't be included as keywords.}

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