Miscellaneous Hacks - Global Tag Cloud in Side Bar or Anywhere

What this plugin does

This plugin lets you call the tag cloud on any page. We wanted a tag cloud in a side column on our forum, and also the freedom to call it from within any template.

Live Demo

You can view the plugin in action on AdminFusion

Installation Instructions

1. Login in to the AdminCP -> Plugins and Products -> Manage Products
2. Click the Add/Import Product link at the bottom of the page and browse to the plugin's xml file.
3. Add the following variable where ever you want the tag cloud to appear:

$vbcloud

4. If you want to display just the cloud (i.e. without the category) open up the tag_cloud_search template and replace everything with the code below:

 
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT != tags">
$cloud[links]
<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<tr>
	<td class="tcat">
		<div class="smallfont" style="float:$stylevar[right]"><phrase 1="$cloud[count]">$vbphrase[these_are_the_x_most_used_thread_tags]</phrase></div>
		$vbphrase[tag_cloud]
	</td>
</tr>
<tr>
	<td class="alt1" style="text-align:justify">$cloud[links]</td>
</tr>
</table>
</if>

Version Information:
1.01 -- Updated to make compatible with Vbulletin Blog
1.02 -- Script rewrite. Fixed time stamp issue, blog issue and other minor problems.
1.03

Now returns the most popular tags as opposed to the most searched for tags.
Some minor optimizations made.
Instructions revised (uses tag_cloud_box template instead of tag_cloud_search)

[jlew24asu]

I'm sorry for the dumb question but how is this done?..

3. Add the following variable where ever you want the tag cloud to appear:

$vbcloud

[ArnyVee]

I haven't been able to find where to place the "$tag_cloud"

Does it go in an existing template or do you have to create a template?

[Michael Morris]

Plugin fires an in_array error under PHP 5 because it could reference $phrasegroups in an array context before in is formally declared as an array (this is ok in PHP 4 but PHP 5 throws E_USER_WARNING )

Rewrote the init_plugin component of this product to prevent that error. Original author is free to use this code in the next patch

PHP Code:

if ($vbulletin->options['threadtagging'] == 1 
    && $vbulletin->options['tagcloud_searchcloud'] == 1 )
{
    if (!is_array($phrasegroups))
    {
        $phrasegroups = array();
    }
    
    if (!in_array('search', $phrasegroups))
    {
        $phrasegroups[] = 'search';
    }
} 


[Jase2]

I run PHP 5 and haven't got such an issue....

[Michael Morris]

Originally Posted by Jase2

I run PHP 5 and haven't got such an issue....

You may have another plugin that initializes $phrasegroups and executes before the plugin in this mod that tripped the error. Or you may have your error settings set to hide Warnings (most people do). Script execution doesn't halt on E_USER_WARNING, it just echos out some text.

[maniacop]

I need some help, i really want and need to use this but i cant figure out how and where to put this "$tag_cloud" tag... Help please

Im trying to put it on my right side column..

Thanks in advance

[lafsunlmtd]

please re-read instructions.

[Jase2]

Updated thanks.

How do I remove These are the 25 most used thread tags
Tag Cloud

?

http://www.techsupportteam.org/forum/

-- Jason

[maniacop]

COOLL Thanks alot man it worked now!

[drsli]

Originally Posted by tommac3

Does this work with VB advanced?

I am trying it out but for some reason it works in preview but nothing shows up.
Could this have something to do with the forums directory?
Like I have this at my root dir ... does it need to be under forums?

You should add "vbcloud" in vbadvanced-main-options as a portal output global variable.