Restore Tag Field Creation Functionality in New Edit Content Interface

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Problem Statement

In the new Edit Content interface, the tag field does not have the same functionality as in the previous DOJO version. Currently, users can only select existing tags from an autocomplete list but cannot create new tags by typing and pressing Enter as they could in the previous interface.

This impacts content editors who need to create new tags on-the-fly while editing content. The limitation requires them to navigate away from the content editing process to create new tags elsewhere, disrupting their workflow.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the new Edit Content interface
2. Navigate to a content type with a tag field
3. Try to type a new tag name and press Enter
4. Observe that the new tag cannot be created, unlike in the previous DOJO interface

Acceptance Criteria

• The tag field in the new Edit Content interface should support both autocomplete for existing tags AND allow creating new tags by typing and pressing Enter
• New tags created this way should be properly added to the system
• The interface should maintain the current autocomplete functionality for existing tags

dotCMS Version

master

Proposed Objective

User Experience

Proposed Priority

Priority 2 - Important

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Quality Assurance Notes & Workarounds

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Sub-Tasks & Estimates

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PRs:

• feat(edit-content): update tag field component to improve functionality #31922