Matt Martz

<p>Creates a function that can be placed in a wordpress template for a category cloud that exists without the requirement of widgets or a widget ready theme.</p>
<p>I created this plugin after I started using a single column theme that is not widget ready.  I found that there were multiple plugin widgets available, but no plugin that would allow me to just place a php function into my theme to display a category cloud.</p>
<p>Some ideas for oter uses of this plugin:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install WP-Sticky and Exec-PHP.  Create a Sticky post which will stay at the top of your page and type the php code for this plugin in the post.  Now you have a Category Cloud that stays at the top of your page.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<ol>
<li>WordPress 2.x</li>
<li>Web server that supports PHP</li>
</ol>
<h3>Upgrade</h3>
<ol>
<li>Deactivate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
<li>Delete the previous <code>no-widget-category-cloud</code> folder from the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Upload the new <code>no-widget-category-cloud</code> folder to the <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
</ol>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<pre><code><?php nw_catcloud(small_size,big_size,size_unit,align,orderby,order,min_posts,hide_empty,title); ?>

small_size = font size, integer (default 75)
big_size = font size, integer (default 200)
size_unit = %, px, pt (default %)
align = left, right, center, justify (default left)
orderby = count, name (default name)
order = asc, desc (default asc)
min_posts = minimum number of posts, integer (default 1)
hide_empty = 0,1 (default 1, 1=yes,0=no)
title = string (This can contain HTML to format the title) 
</code></pre>
<ol>
<li>Open the theme files, in your favorite editor, that you wish to add the category cloud to (index.php, single.php, page.php, etc…).</li>
<li>Add a line that looks like above.  You can also use the defaults by not specifiying anything between the parentheses. See example 2 below.</li>
<li>Enjoy.</li>
<li>As I mentioned in the description you can also use this plugin with Exec-PHP and it would make a nice combo with WP-Sticky.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<ol>
<li><code><?php nw_catcloud(75,200,'%','left','name','asc',1,1,'<h2 class="posttitle" style="margin-bottom:0px;">Categories</h2>'); ?></code></li>
<li><code><?php nw_catcloud(); ?></code></li>
</ol>
<h3>To Do</h3>
<ol>
<li>I am open to suggestions.</li>
<li>I am sure I will think of something.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Credit</h3>
<p>I’ve got to give credit where credit is due.  And that credit goes to Lee Kelleher and his Category Cloud Widget.  I used a lot of his code in this plugin modifying it where needed to make it work the way I wanted.</p>


No Widget Category Cloud

Creates a function that can be placed in a wordpress template for a category cloud that exists without the requirement of widgets or a widget ready th …

Janis Elsts

<p>Lets you disable automatic formatting like smart quotes and automatic paragraph creation, and use raw HTML/JS/CSS code in your posts without WordPress messing it up.</p>
<p><strong>Features</strong></p>
<p>With this plugin, you can wrap any part of your post in [raw]…[/raw] tags to prevent WordPress from converting newlines to HTML paragraphs, replacing apostrophes with typographic quotes and so on. This is very useful if you need to add a CSS block or JavaScript to your post.</p>
<p>RawHTML will also add new checkboxes to the “Edit Post” screen that let you disable certain WP filters on a per-post basis. This way you can:</p>
<ul>
<li>Disable wptexturize (the function that creates smart quotes and other typographic characters).</li>
<li>Disable automatic paragraph creation.</li>
<li>Disable image smilies. </li>
<li>Disable convert_chars (the function that converts ampersands to HTML entities and “fixes” some Unicode characters).</li>
</ul>
<p>The free version only supports editing posts in the Text tab (called “HTML” in older WordPress versions). <a href="http://rawhtmlpro.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme_link&utm_campaign=RawHTML%20free" rel="nofollow ugc">Get the Pro version</a> if you want to be able to switch between Text and the Visual editor without WordPress messing up your content.</p>
<p><strong>Compatibility</strong></p>
<p>This plugin doesn’t fully support the Gutenberg editor. As of WordPress 5.0, some Raw HTML features will only work if you use the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/" rel="ugc">Classic Editor</a> plugin.</p>
<p><strong>Usage</strong></p>
<p>To prevent a part of your post or page from being filtered by WordPress, switch to the Text/HTML editor and wrap it in <code>[raw]...[/raw]</code> or <code>...</code> tags. These two versions work exactly the same, except that the latter won’t be visible to your visitors even if you deactivate Raw HTML.</p>
<p><em>Example :</em></p>
<pre><code>[raw]
This 

is 

a "test"!
[/raw]
</code></pre>
<p>In this case, the tags will prevent WordPress from inserting paragraph breaks between “This”, “is” and “a “test””, as well as ensure that the double quotes arround “test” are not converted to typographic (curly) quotes.</p>
<p>To avoid problems, only edit posts that contain your custom code in Text/HTML mode. If you’d like to be able to also use the Visual editor, <a href="http://rawhtmlpro.com/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=readme_link&utm_campaign=RawHTML%20free" rel="nofollow ugc">get the Pro version</a>. It will make the code betwen [raw] tags appear as a read-only placeholder when viewed in Visual mode, ensuring WordPress doesn’t change it.</p>
<p><strong>Combining shortcodes</strong></p>
<p>By default, shortcodes that are inside [raw] tags will not work. They will just show up as plain text. To enable shortcodes, add the <code>shortcodes=1</code> attribute to the tag:</p>
<pre><code>[raw shortcodes=1]This [shortcode] will be run.[/raw]

[raw]This [shortcode] won't work.[/raw]
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Preserving <code>[raw]</code> code in excerpts</strong></p>
<p>By default, the plugin will automatically remove any code that’s inside <code>[raw]...[/raw]</code> tags from post excerpts. You can prevent that by adding the following line to <code>wp-config.php</code>:</p>
<pre><code>define('RAW_HTML_KEEP_RAW_IN_EXCERPTS', true);
</code></pre>
<p>This will ensure that the plugin doesn’t strip <code>[raw]</code> blocks from automatically generated excerpts.</p>
<p><strong>Notes</strong></p>
<p>Some features of Raw HTML will only work for users who have the “unfiltered_html” capability. In a normal WordPress install that includes the Editor and Administrator roles. In a Multisite install, only the Super Admin has this capability by default.</p>

Raw HTML

Simply works

Lets you use raw HTML or any other code in your posts. You can also disable smart quotes and other automatic formatting on a per-post basis.

No Widget Category Cloud vs Raw HTML