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)

[lafsunlmtd]

Updated to Version 1.03

[Stoebi]

I found a readme.txt with installation instructions, because I hate to must to go online to read installation instructions.

Thank you very much. *installed*

Regards, Stoebi

[kollam003]

will it work with 3,6.10 ?

[Icy]

Originally Posted by kollam003

will it work with 3,6.10 ?

AFAIK vB 3.6 don't have tag features

[Jasem]

Thank you

[purepothead]

ah would really love to use this but it conflicts with some mods creating DB errors.

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ' '%c-%e-%Y')

Only happens when this mod is enabled and resolves back to working when its disabled. very strange stuff. Thanks for the effort tho!

[Defkalion]

Is it possible to include also the search tags box in this sidebar?

[Julie]

Thanks, working nicely

[markbolyard]

Works great. Thank you.