Title: No Widget Category Cloud
Author: Matt Martz
Published: <strong>2007-10-22</strong>
Last modified: 2009-06-20

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# No Widget Category Cloud

 By [Matt Martz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sivel/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/no-widget-category-cloud.0.2.zip)

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## Description

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.

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.

Some ideas for oter uses of this plugin:

 1. 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.

### Requirements

 1. WordPress 2.x
 2. Web server that supports PHP

### Upgrade

 1. Deactivate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
 2. Delete the previous `no-widget-category-cloud` folder from the `/wp-content/plugins/`
    directory
 3. Upload the new `no-widget-category-cloud` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` 
    directory
 4. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

### Usage

    ```
    <?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) 
    ```

 1. Open the theme files, in your favorite editor, that you wish to add the category
    cloud to (index.php, single.php, page.php, etc…).
 2. Add a line that looks like above. You can also use the defaults by not specifiying
    anything between the parentheses. See example 2 below.
 3. Enjoy.
 4. 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.

#### Examples

 1. `<?php nw_catcloud(75,200,'%','left','name','asc',1,1,'<h2 class="posttitle" style
    ="margin-bottom:0px;">Categories</h2>'); ?>`
 2. `<?php nw_catcloud(); ?>`

### To Do

 1. I am open to suggestions.
 2. I am sure I will think of something.

### Credit

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.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Screenshot of end product.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `no-widget-category-cloud` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

NOTE: See “Other Notes” for Upgrade and Usage Instructions as well as other pertinent
topics.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“No Widget Category Cloud” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Matt Martz ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sivel/)

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## Changelog

#### 0.2 (2007-10-22):

 * Initial Public Release

## Meta

 *  Version **0.2**
 *  Last updated **17 ел ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
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 *  Tested up to **2.5**
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## Contributors

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