Improving Drupal Tagging with the Autocomplete Deluxe Module

Ivan Zugec published a tutorial on WebWash explaining how to install and configure the Autocomplete Deluxe module for Drupal CMS to enhance the default taxonomy term autocomplete widget. The guide covers using Composer for installation, enabling the module, and configuring it through the content type's “Manage form display” by selecting the Autocomplete Deluxe widget. It details options such as match operator settings, output limits, custom messages, and enabling new term creation. The article describes how users can view available terms without typing, select and remove tags, and reorder them via drag-and-drop. It highlights the value of term reordering for SEO, content categorization, and improving search relevance when used with modules like Search API. The tutorial concludes that Autocomplete Deluxe improves the content tagging process by providing a more user-friendly and efficient interface.