diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
index beda270d70..d8a4423f4c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/includes/doc-head-close.inc
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"
 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacbookbag" -->src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/basket.js"><!-- TMPL_ELSIF NAME="virtualshelves" -->src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/basket.js"><!-- TMPL_ELSE -->>var readCookie;<!-- /TMPL_IF --></script>
-<!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacuserlogin" --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="TagsEnabled" --><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/tags.js"></script><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
 	//<![CDATA[
     <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacbookbag" -->var MSG_BASKET_EMPTY = _("Your cart is currently empty");
@@ -51,6 +50,19 @@
     var MSG_CONFIRM_DEL_RECORDS = _("Are you sure you want to remove the selected items?");
 	$("#cartDetails").ready(function(){ $("#cmspan").html("<a href=\"#\" id=\"cartmenulink\" class=\"\"><i><\/i><span><i><\/i><span><\/span><img src=\"/opac-tmpl/prog/images/cart.gif\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" /> "+_("Cart")+"<span id=\"basketcount\"><\/span><\/span><\/a>"); }); <!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="virtualshelves" -->
     var MSG_NO_RECORD_SELECTED = _("No item was selected");<!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+    <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacuserlogin" --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="TagsEnabled" -->var MSG_TAGS_DISABLED = _("Sorry, tags are not enabled on this system.");
+    var MSG_TAG_ALL_BAD = _("Error! Your tag was entirely markup code.  It was NOT added.  Please try again with plain text.");
+    var MSG_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER = _("Error! Illegal parameter");
+    var MSG_TAG_SCRUBBED = _("Note: your tag contained markup code that was removed. The tag was added as ");
+    var MSG_ADD_TAG_FAILED = _("Error! The add_tag operation failed on");
+    var MSG_ADD_TAG_FAILED_NOTE = _("Note: you can only tag an item with a given term once.  Check 'My Tags' to see your current tags.");
+    var MSG_DELETE_TAG_FAILED = _("Error! You cannot delete the tag");
+    var MSG_DELETE_TAG_FAILED_NOTE = _("Note: you can only delete your own tags.")
+    var MSG_LOGIN_REQUIRED = _("You must be logged in to add tags.");
+    var MSG_TAGS_ADDED = _("Tags added: ");
+    var MSG_TAGS_DELETED = _("Tags added: ");
+    var MSG_TAGS_ERRORS = _("Errors: ");
+    var MSG_MULTI_ADD_TAG_FAILED = _("Unable to add one or more tags.");<!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 	<!-- TMPL_IF NAME="OPACAmazonCoverImages" -->$(window).load(function() {
 		 	verify_images();
 		 });<!-- /TMPL_IF -->
@@ -61,7 +73,7 @@
 	//]]>
 </script><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"
 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacbookbag" -->src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/basket.js"><!-- TMPL_ELSIF NAME="virtualshelves" -->src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/basket.js"><!-- TMPL_ELSE -->>var readCookie;<!-- /TMPL_IF --></script>
-<!-- TMPL_IF NAME="TagsEnabled" --><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/tags.js"></script><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
+<!-- TMPL_IF NAME="opacuserlogin" --><!-- TMPL_IF NAME="TagsEnabled" --><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/tags.js"></script><!-- /TMPL_IF --><!-- TMPL_ELSE --><!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 <!-- TMPL_IF NAME="GoogleJackets" -->
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<!-- TMPL_VAR NAME="themelang" -->/js/google-jackets.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/tags.js b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/tags.js
index d7dc5de19d..cd85b18733 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/tags.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/js/tags.js
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ KOHA.Tags = {
 	},
 	common_status : function(addcount, delcount, errcount) {
 	    var cstat = "";
-	    if (addcount && addcount > 0) {cstat += _("Added ")   + addcount + (addcount==1 ? _(" tag") : _(" tags")) + ".  " ;}
-	    if (delcount && delcount > 0) {cstat += _("Deleted ") + delcount + (delcount==1 ? _(" tag") : _(" tags")) + ".  " ;}
-	    if (errcount && errcount > 0) {cstat += (errcount==1 ? _("ERROR") : errcount + _(" ERRORS")) + _(" during operation.");}
+	    if (addcount && addcount > 0) {cstat += MSG_TAGS_ADDED + addcount + ".  " ;}
+	    if (delcount && delcount > 0) {cstat += MSG_TAGS_DELETED + delcount + ".  " ;}
+	    if (errcount && errcount > 0) {cstat += MSG_TAGS_ERRORS + errcount + ". " ;}
 	    return cstat;
 	},
 	set_tag_status : function(tagid, newstatus) {
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ KOHA.Tags = {
 	},
 
 	tag_message: {
-	tagsdisabled : function(arg) {return (_("Sorry, tags are not enabled on this system."));},
-	scrubbed_all_bad : function(arg) {return (_("Error! Your tag was entirely markup code.  It was NOT added.  Please try again with plain text."));},
-	badparam : function(arg) {return (_("Error! Illegal parameter '" +arg+ "'."));},
-	scrubbed : function(arg) {return (_("Note: your tag contained markup code that was removed. The tag was added as '" +arg+ "'."));},
-    failed_add_tag : function(arg) {return (_("Error! The add_tag operation failed on '" +arg+ "'.  Note: you can only tag an item with a given term once.  Check 'My Tags' to see your current tags."));},
-    failed_delete  : function(arg) {return (_("Error! You cannot delete the tag '" +arg+ "'.  Note: you can only delete your own tags."));},
-	login : function(arg) {return (_("You must be logged in to add tags."));}
+	tagsdisabled : function(arg) {return (MSG_TAGS_DISABLED);},
+	scrubbed_all_bad : function(arg) {return (MSG_TAG_ALL_BAD);},
+	badparam : function(arg) {return (MSG_ILLEGAL_PARAMETER+" "+arg);},
+	scrubbed : function(arg) {return (MSG_TAG_SCRUBBED+" "+arg);},
+    failed_add_tag : function(arg) {return (MSG_ADD_TAG_FAILED+ " "+arg+" "+MSG_ADD_TAG_FAILED_NOTE);},
+    failed_delete  : function(arg) {return (MSG_DELETE_TAG_FAILED+ " "+arg+" "+MSG_DELETE_TAG_FAILED_NOTE);},
+	login : function(arg) {return (MSG_LOGIN_REQUIRED);}
 	},
 
     // Used to tag multiple items at once.  The main difference
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ KOHA.Tags = {
                     if (response[bib]) {
                         var added = response[bib]["added"];
                         if (added > 0) {
-                            status = "Added " + added + (added == 1 ? " tag" : " tags") + ".  ";
+                            status = MSG_TAGS_ADDED + added + ".  ";
     				        KOHA.Tags.set_tag_status(mytagid + "_status", status);
                         }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ KOHA.Tags = {
                             bibErrors = true;    
                             var errid = "tagerr_" + bib;
                             var errstat = "<a id=\"" + errid + "\" class=\"tagerror\" href=\"#\">";
-                            errstat += "Error" + (errors.length > 1 ? "s" : "") + " adding tag.";
+                            errstat += MSG_TAGS_ERRORS + errors.length + ". ";
                             errstat += "</a>";
         				    KOHA.Tags.append_tag_status(mytagid + "_status", errstat);
                             var errmsg = "";
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ KOHA.Tags = {
                 if (bibErrors || response["global_errors"]) {
                     var msg = "";
                     if (bibErrors) {
-                        msg = "Unable to add one or more tags.";
+                        msg = MSG_MULTI_ADD_TAG_FAILED;
                     }
 
                     // Show global errors in a dialog.