After a mini program is bound with a tag group, the mini program is labelled as Outdated if the tag group is modified or deleted. This status can impact the functionality and classification of the mini program within the target app. This topic describes the issues that may be caused by outdated tag groups and how to handle tag-outdated mini programs.

Impacts of outdated tag groups

When tag groups that are bound to mini programs become outdated, the following issues may arise:

• Incorrect classification: Outdated tags may lead to incorrect categorization of mini programs in the target app. Users may not find the mini programs in their expected categories.
• Limited functionality: Mini programs relying on outdated tags might not work as intended, encountering errors or failing to integrate properly with other parts of the target app.
• User experience issues: The misclassification or malfunction of mini programs may lead to frustration for end-users and negatively impact overall user satisfaction.
• Maintenance costs: Maintaining compatibility with outdated tags adds complexity to the target app and slows its ability to adopt new features or improvements.
• Failed rollbacks: If the tags of a released version of a mini program are outdated, rollback to the version is not allowed.
• Blocked release processes: If the tags are outdated, new versions of mini programs previously bound to those tags cannot be released until the tags are updated.

View outdated tag groups

Take the following steps to view outdated tag groups:

1. Log on to the Mini Program platform.
2. In the left navigation pane, click Mini Programs.
3. On the Manage Mini Programs page that appears, find the mini program that you want to manage.
4. Click the name of the mini program.
5. On the mini program page, click the Information tab.
6. Locate the Tags area. The outdated tag groups are labelled as Outdated.

Figure 1. Outdated tag groups

Note: You may receive notifications about outdated tag groups from the tenant. You can also view the information about the outdated tag groups in the received message.

Update the outdated tag groups

To update the tags bound to a mini program, take the following steps:

1. Log on to the Mini Program platform as a workspace admin.
2. In the left navigation pane, click Mini Programs.
3. On the Manage Mini Programs page that appears, click the name of the mini program to which you want to bind tags.
4. Click the Information tab.
5. On the mini program information page that appears, locate the Tags section.
6. Click Edit to update the outdated tags.
7. After you update the tags, click Save.

Release the mini program

After you update tags to a mini program, you need to release the mini program for the tags to take effect. Tag information is carried by the released version of the mini program.

For more information about how to release a mini program version, see Release mini programs.

Related topics

Overview

Bind tags to a mini program

Release mini programs

Taking mini program offline