Displays a tag cloud.

Outputs a list of tags in what is called a ‘tag cloud’, where the size of each tag is determined by how many times that particular tag has been assigned to posts.

$args array|string Optional

Array or string of arguments for displaying a tag cloud. See wp_generate_tag_cloud() and get_terms() for the full lists of arguments that can be passed in $args.

• numberint
  The number of tags to display. Accepts any positive integer or zero to return all. Default 45.
• linkstring
  Whether to display term editing links or term permalinks.
  Accepts 'edit' and 'view'. Default 'view'.
• post_typestring
  The post type. Used to highlight the proper post type menu on the linked edit page. Defaults to the first post type associated with the taxonomy.
• echobool
  Whether or not to echo the return value. Default true.

More Arguments from wp_generate_tag_cloud( ... $args )

Array or string of arguments for generating a tag cloud.

• smallestint
  Smallest font size used to display tags. Paired with the value of $unit, to determine CSS text size unit. Default 8 (pt).
• largestint
  Largest font size used to display tags. Paired with the value of $unit, to determine CSS text size unit. Default 22 (pt).
• unitstring
  CSS text size unit to use with the $smallest and $largest values. Accepts any valid CSS text size unit. Default 'pt'.
• numberint
  The number of tags to return. Accepts any positive integer or zero to return all.
  Default 0.
• formatstring
  Format to display the tag cloud in. Accepts 'flat' (tags separated with spaces), 'list' (tags displayed in an unordered list), or 'array' (returns an array).
  Default 'flat'.
• separatorstring
  HTML or text to separate the tags. Default "n" (newline).
• orderbystring
  Value to order tags by. Accepts 'name' or 'count'.
  Default 'name'. The 'tag_cloud_sort' filter can also affect how tags are sorted.
• orderstring
  How to order the tags. Accepts 'ASC' (ascending), 'DESC' (descending), or 'RAND' (random). Default 'ASC'.
• filterint|bool
  Whether to enable filtering of the final output via 'wp_generate_tag_cloud'. Default 1.
• topic_count_textarray
  Nooped plural text from _n_noop() to supply to tag counts. Default null.
• topic_count_text_callbackcallable
  Callback used to generate nooped plural text for tag counts based on the count. Default null.
• topic_count_scale_callbackcallable
  Callback used to determine the tag count scaling value. Default default_topic_count_scale() .
• show_countbool|int
  Whether to display the tag counts. Default 0. Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents.

Default: ''

void|string|string[] Void if 'echo' argument is true, or on failure. Otherwise, tag cloud as a string or an array, depending on 'format' argument.

File: wp-includes/category-template.php. View all references

function wp_tag_cloud( $args = '' ) {
	$defaults = array(
		'smallest'   => 8,
		'largest'    => 22,
		'unit'       => 'pt',
		'number'     => 45,
		'format'     => 'flat',
		'separator'  => "\n",
		'orderby'    => 'name',
		'order'      => 'ASC',
		'exclude'    => '',
		'include'    => '',
		'link'       => 'view',
		'taxonomy'   => 'post_tag',
		'post_type'  => '',
		'echo'       => true,
		'show_count' => 0,
	);

	$args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	$tags = get_terms(
		array_merge(
			$args,
			array(
				'orderby' => 'count',
				'order'   => 'DESC',
			)
		)
	); // Always query top tags.

	if ( empty( $tags ) || is_wp_error( $tags ) ) {
		return;
	}

	foreach ( $tags as $key => $tag ) {
		if ( 'edit' === $args['link'] ) {
			$link = get_edit_term_link( $tag, $tag->taxonomy, $args['post_type'] );
		} else {
			$link = get_term_link( $tag, $tag->taxonomy );
		}

		if ( is_wp_error( $link ) ) {
			return;
		}

		$tags[ $key ]->link = $link;
		$tags[ $key ]->id   = $tag->term_id;
	}

	// Here's where those top tags get sorted according to $args.
	$return = wp_generate_tag_cloud( $tags, $args );

	/**
	 * Filters the tag cloud output.
	 *
	 * @since 2.3.0
	 *
	 * @param string|string[] $return Tag cloud as a string or an array, depending on 'format' argument.
	 * @param array           $args   An array of tag cloud arguments. See wp_tag_cloud()
	 *                                for information on accepted arguments.
	 */
	$return = apply_filters( 'wp_tag_cloud', $return, $args );

	if ( 'array' === $args['format'] || empty( $args['echo'] ) ) {
		return $return;
	}

	echo $return;
}