Keith S.

<p>The best new feature in WordPress 2.3 is the integration of tagging into the core of WordPress. However, the tag cloud widget & functions that are included leaves a lot to be desired. So, with time on my hands, I decided to whip up my own version of the tag cloud that lets you configure the tag cloud with all the customizations (well, almost, see below) the tag cloud template tag allows.</p>
<p>You can find the plugin home page (and leave comments) <a href="http://keithsolomon.net/ctc/" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a>.</p>
<h3>NOTE</h3>
<p>Development on this plugin has STOPPED!  I am looking for someone to take it over.  Find more info <a href="http://wp.me/p4xrG-7q" rel="nofollow ugc">here</a></p>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<p>I suggest using the built-in WordPress plugin update feature, but to manually upgrade, follow these instructions:<br />
1. Deactivate the plugin in the WordPress admin menu.<br />
2. Delete the existing <code>tag-cloud.php</code> file from the <code>/wp-content/plugins</code> folder.<br />
3. Upload the <code>tag_cloud</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory.<br />
4. Activate <code>Configurable Tag Cloud</code> through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress and add the widget to your sidebar.<br />
5. (Optional) Add <code>ctc()</code> template tag to your theme.  Can be configured either via the Options menu, or via parameters in the template tag.</p>


Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC)

Display a tag cloud customized with your preferences in the sidebar.

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<p>Random Tag Cloud allows you to display your site’s tags. It works just like a regular tags cloud, but you can customize it. If you set, it gets your tags by selecting randomly.<br />
Of course, you can set other settings; font sizes, number of tags to display, how to order etc.<br />
Now, you can add a link to your tags archive page by writing its ID. It adds a ‘Show All Tags’ link.</p>
<h3>Options</h3>
<p>Widget’s options allow you to change your tag cloud’s displaying.</p>
<h4>Title</h4>
<p>Your tag cloud’s title on your sidebar.</p>
<h4>Number of Tags</h4>
<p>Controls the total number of tags in your cloud.</p>
<h4>Font Unit</h4>
<p>What unit to use for font sizes.</p>
<h4>Smallest Font Size</h4>
<p>Tags will be displayed no smaller than this value.</p>
<h4>Largest Font Size</h4>
<p>Tags will be displayed no larger that this value.</p>
<h4>Cloud Format</h4>
<p>How to display the cloud.</p>
<h4>Select Tags Randomly</h4>
<p>Select your tags randomly from database.</p>
<h4>Sort by</h4>
<p>What field to sort by.</p>
<h4>Sort Order</h4>
<p>Direction of sort.</p>
<h4>Exclude Tags</h4>
<p>These tags won’t display in cloud.</p>
<h4>Include Tags</h4>
<p>Only these tags will display in cloud.</p>
<h4>Your Tags Page ID</h4>
<p>If you want to add a link to your tags archive page, write its page id.</p>
<p>You can format ‘Show All Tags’ link by adding ‘alltags_link’ class in your style.css.</p>
<h3>Version history</h3>
<h4>Version 1.2</h4>
<p>Compatible up to 2.7</p>
<h4>Version 1.1</h4>
<p>Add an option to add ‘Show All Tags’ link.</p>
<h4>Version 1.0</h4>
<ul>
<li>Initial release version.</li>
</ul>


Random Tags Cloud Widget

Random Tags Cloud displays your tags by selecting randomly. Of course, you can customize other tag cloud's settings.

Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC) vs Random Tags Cloud Widget