function printTags($tags){
    if ($tags!=false) {
      $return = '';
      foreach ($tags as $i){
        $return .= '<li><a href="' . home_url() . "/tag/" . $i->slug . '">' . $i->name . '</a></li>';
      }
      return $return;
    }
}




function getTags($tagData){
    $tagArray = [];
    if($tagData!=false){
      foreach ($tagData as $i){
        array_push($tagArray, $i->name);
      }
    }
    return $tagArray;
}

if (!get_user_meta($user_id, $meta_key['order'], true)) {
        $meta_value = array(
            'side' => 'submitdiv,formatdiv,categorydiv,tagsdiv-post_tag,postimagediv',
            'normal' => 'postexcerpt,postcustom,commentstatusdiv,commentsdiv,trackbacksdiv,slugdiv,authordiv,revisionsdiv',
            'advanced' => '',
        );
        update_user_meta($user_id, $meta_key['order'], $meta_value);
    }

<div class='myclass'>
                <div class='categories-container'>
                  <strong><a href='". home_url() ."/category/". $sectionSlug."'>{$section}</a></strong>
                </div>
                <div class='tags-container'>
                  <ul class='tags'>". printTags($tags) ."</ul>
                </div>
              </div>