Title: Shortcode key=value pairs
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Shortcode key=value pairs

 *  Resolved [danwpc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danwpc/)
 * (@danwpc)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-keyvalue-pairs/)
 * You give these instructions for using your plugin outside the widget:
 * > If you’re not able to change your theme you can also use the shortcode `[utcw]`
   > anywhere in your posts or pages. You can pass any of the settings along with
   > the shortcode in the format of `key="value"`, for instance if you’d like to
   > change the widget title:
   > `[utcw title="Most awesome title ever"]`
 * I am using the Easy Digital Downloads plugin and ultimately want to create product
   tags utilizing your plugin inside yet another plugin – WP UI-Tabs, Accordions,
   Sliders.
 * I succeeded in finding a list of key=value pairs in your config.php file. Some
   of them work as written there, some of them do not. I’m also trying to cross-
   reference the settings that appear from your installed UTC widget to determine
   the correct syntax, but can’t seem to land on the right value for some of the
   options such as viewing the “Downloads Tags” taxonomy in Easy Digital Downloads.
   I’ve tried things from changing cases to adding underscores to adding/subtracting
   certain letters (taxonomy=”Downloads Tags”, “downloads tags”, “downloads_tags”,
   etc.).
 * With color variation, I’ve tried using color_span_from and color_span_to as well
   as a variety of other options, but without success. Is there documentation and/
   or are there examples of the exact use of each key=value pair for shortcode use?
   That would be exceedingly useful.
 * Thanks, Rickard, for being so generous with such a great product.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tag-cloud-widget/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ultimate-tag-cloud-widget/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Rickard Andersson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exz/)
 * (@exz)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-keyvalue-pairs/#post-3731083)
 * Hi Dan
 * I know that documentation for configuring the shortcode is really poor. As for
   your specific questions, the taxonomy argument should be the internal name of
   the taxonomy. I don’t know of a easy way to find this out, but judging from the
   ones you mention in your comment “downloads_tags” is the kind of name that should
   be used.
 * To get the spanning coloring feature working, you also need to use color=”span”
   along with color_span_from and color_span_to.
 * As of version 2.2 (I think) there’s a feature to load a saved configuration from
   the shortcode. You could then configure the widget using the options on the widget
   configuration page, go to the “Adv.” tab and save your configuration with a name.
   Then use load_config=”name” to load that configuration in your shortcode.
 * Hope this helps!
 *  Thread Starter [danwpc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danwpc/)
 * (@danwpc)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-keyvalue-pairs/#post-3731087)
 * Rickard, using the saved configuration name under the Adv. tab as part of a shortcode
   inside another widget (text or WP UI, for example) worked perfectly! That’s a
   much easier way to define the parameters, since your widget is set up so nicely
   to do exactly that. Also, it seems to discover the custom taxonomies for me, 
   so I didn’t have to sleuth for them myself.
 * For anyone wanting to use Rickard’s tag cloud in another widget, page or post,
   here’s how you do it:
    1. Activate utcw in a sidebar and configure it the way you want your tags to appear
       in _another_ widget, page or post.
    2.  Test your tag cloud to see if you like your settings.
    3. Go to the “Adv.” tab within the utcw widget itself and create a name in the “
       Configuration name” box.
    4. Save it.
    5. Now use the `[utcw load_config="yourname"]` shortcode in whatever widget, page
       or post that accepts shortcodes!
    6. You’ll probably want to remove the utcw since you’re now using the same functionality
       wherever you placed the `[utcw load_config="yourname"]` shortcode.
    7. Buy Rickard a cup of coffee.

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 * [examples](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/examples/)
 * [key-value](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/key-value/)
 * [taxonomy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/taxonomy/)

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 * Last reply from: [danwpc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danwpc/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shortcode-keyvalue-pairs/#post-3731087)
 * Status: resolved