Tag Cloud

Are you looking for a way to create a tag cloud? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that you can use to create a tag cloud and define font size for the smallest to largest links in WordPress.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s index.php file:

<?php 
           wp_tag_cloud('smallest=8&largest=36&'); 
?>

Or, alternatively you could use this code. Add this snippet to theme template file. It just returns simple links, which can be styled with CSS. Wrap the function in <div> tags or paragraph tags for the desired styling.

<?php wp_tag_cloud(array(
  'smallest' => 10,      // size of least used tag
  'largest' => 18,       // size of most used tag
  'unit' => 'px',        // unit for sizing
  'orderby' => 'name',   // alphabetical
  'order' => 'ASC',      // starting at A
  'exclude' => 6         // ID of tag to exclude from list
)); ?>

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly add code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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