What is the difference between a single-site taxonomy and a global taxonomy across multiple sites or locales?

What is the difference between a single-site taxonomy and a global taxonomy across multiple sites or locales?

• A. They are synonyms
• B. Single-site taxonomy applies to one site; global taxonomy is shared across sites or locales for consistent tagging, requiring synchronization
• C. Global taxonomy is for one site; single-site for multiple
• D. One is for tags, the other for categories

Answer: (B)

The key idea is how the scope and governance of the terms differ between a single-site setup and a multi-site, multi-locale setup. A single-site taxonomy stays within one site, so the vocabulary, hierarchies, and any synonyms exist only there. Changes to those terms affect only that site’s tagging and navigation. A global taxonomy, by contrast, is designed to be shared across multiple sites or locales. The same set of terms is used everywhere, which helps keep tagging consistent across the entire platform. To maintain that consistency as the taxonomy evolves, synchronization is needed so updates propagate to all sites. This makes cross-site search, filtering, and user navigation more predictable. The other options don’t capture this cross-site, synchronized consistency: one is not about synonyms; the distinction isn’t about whether terms are for tags versus categories.

The key idea is how the scope and governance of the terms differ between a single-site setup and a multi-site, multi-locale setup. A single-site taxonomy stays within one site, so the vocabulary, hierarchies, and any synonyms exist only there. Changes to those terms affect only that site’s tagging and navigation. A global taxonomy, by contrast, is designed to be shared across multiple sites or locales. The same set of terms is used everywhere, which helps keep tagging consistent across the entire platform. To maintain that consistency as the taxonomy evolves, synchronization is needed so updates propagate to all sites. This makes cross-site search, filtering, and user navigation more predictable. The other options don’t capture this cross-site, synchronized consistency: one is not about synonyms; the distinction isn’t about whether terms are for tags versus categories.