Title: WordPress tagcloud arguments
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# WordPress tagcloud arguments

 *  [scheric1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scheric1/)
 * (@scheric1)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-tagcloud-arguments/)
 * I am making some modifications to my tagcloud widget on my wordpress site. My
   goal is to generate a regular list of tags that have currently been used (most
   popular on top).
 * I have added some entries to my functions page as follows:
 * function custom_tag_cloud_widget($args) {
    $args[‘number’] = 0; //adding a 0 
   will display all tags $args[‘largest’] = 16; //largest tag $args[‘smallest’] 
   = 16; //smallest tag $args[‘unit’] = ‘px’; //tag font unit $args[‘format’] = ‘
   list’; //ul with a class of wp-tag-cloud $args[‘orderby’] = ‘count’; //change
   list order by popularity return $args; } add_filter( ‘widget_tag_cloud_args’,‘
   custom_tag_cloud_widget’ );
 * Everything is working except the orderby argument
 * For whatever reason it acts like it’s not there (the widget still loads my links
   in alphabetical order instead of by number of times tag has been used)
 * Can someone help me as to why this isn’t working?
 * Thanks

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 *  [doingbusiness](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doingbusiness/)
 * (@doingbusiness)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-tagcloud-arguments/#post-2768939)
 * [@scheric1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scheric1/), I can’t but you may
   be able to answer my question. I want to edit the font size for my tags which
   will show up on my sideboard under my widgets.
 * I went to my function page, I see the widget programming, look below – where 
   do I put your entry to get same size fonts of my cloud tags? Help and thanks:)
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 *  Thread Starter [scheric1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scheric1/)
 * (@scheric1)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-tagcloud-arguments/#post-2768942)
 * simply paste that function under the other function already in your functions.
   php file

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 * [args](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/args/)
 * [widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widget/)

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