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Tag Groups: Getting Started

  • Introduction to Tag Groups
  • How to Install Tag Groups Free
  • How to Install Tag Groups Pro
  • First Steps With Tag Groups
  • Tag Groups Free vs Pro

How to Use Groups for Tags

  • Creating and Editing Groups
  • Filter Tag Groups on the Tags Screen
  • Bulk Actions for Groups on the Tags Screen
  • Organizing Groups with a Parent Level
  • Using the Tag Groups Metabox on the Post Edit Screen

Display Options for Tags

  • How To Use Gutenberg Blocks With Tag Groups
  • How to Use Shortcodes With Tag Groups
  • Tag Groups Themes: Design and Colors
  • How to Design Tag Colors in Tag Groups
  • How to Modify a Theme in Tag Groups
  • Create Your Own Accordion and Tab Themes

Tag List

  • Tag List – Overview
  • Tag List – Gutenberg Block
  • Tag List – Shortcode Parameters

Tabbed Tag Cloud

  • Tabbed Tag Cloud – Overview
  • Tabbed Tag Cloud – Gutenberg Block
  • Tabbed Tag Cloud – Shortcode Parameters
  • Tabbed Tag Cloud – Themes

Alphabetical Tag Index

  • Alphabetical Tag Index – Overview
  • Alphabetical Tag Index – Gutenberg Block
  • Alphabetical Tag Index – Shortcode Parameters

Alphabetical Tag Cloud

  • Alphabetical Tag Cloud – Overview
  • Alphabetical Tag Cloud – Gutenberg Block
  • Alphabetical Tag Cloud – Shortcode Parameters
  • Alphabetical Tag Cloud – Themes

Accordion Tag Cloud

  • Accordion Tag Cloud – Overview
  • Accordion Tag Cloud – Gutenberg Block
  • Accordion Tag Cloud – Shortcode Parameters
  • Accordion Tag Cloud – Themes

Tag Groups Info

  • Tag Groups Info – Overview
  • Tag Groups Info – Shortcode Parameters

Show Tags Under Posts (Pro)

  • How to Show Tag Groups on Posts
  • Change the Icons on Tags Under Posts

Shuffle Box (Pro)

  • Shuffle Box – Overview
  • Shuffle Box – Gutenberg Block
  • Shuffle Box – Shortcode Parameters
  • Create a Custom Color Scheme for Shuffle Box
  • Hide the “not assigned” button in the Shuffle Box

Simple Tag Cloud (Pro)

  • Simple Tag Cloud – Overview
  • Simple Tag Cloud – Gutenberg Block
  • Simple Tag Cloud – Shortcode Parameters

Table Tag Cloud (Pro)

  • Table Tag Cloud – Overview
  • Table Tag Cloud – Gutenberg Block
  • Table Tag Cloud – Shortcode Parameters

Post List (Pro)

  • Post List – Overview
  • Post List – Gutenberg Block
  • Post List – Shortcode Parameters

Dynamic Post Filter (Pro)

  • Dynamic Post Filter – Overview
  • Dynamic Post Filter – Gutenberg Block
  • Dynamic Post Filter – Shortcode Parameters
  • I Don’t See Posts In the Dynamic Post Filter

Tag Cloud Search (Pro)

  • Tag Cloud Search – Overview
  • Tag Cloud Search – Gutenberg Block
  • Tag Cloud Search – Shortcode Parameters

Tag Groups Menu (Pro)

  • Tag Groups Menu – Overview
  • Tag Groups Menu – Shortcode Parameters

Toggle Post Filter (Pro)

  • Toggle Post Filter – Overview
  • Toggle Post Filter – Shortcodes Overview
  • Toggle Post Filter, Posts – Gutenberg Block
  • Toggle Post Filter, Posts – Shortcode Parameters
  • Toggle Post Filter, Menu – Gutenberg Blocks
  • Toggle Post Filter, Menu – Shortcode Parameters
  • Toggle Post Filter, Text Search – Gutenberg Block
  • Toggle Post Filter, Text Search – Shortcode Parameters
  • Toggle Post Filter, Slider Button – Gutenberg Block
  • Toggle Post Filter, Slider Button – Shortcode Parameters
  • Toggle Post Filter, Order Menu, Gutenberg Block
  • Toggle Post Filter, Order Menu – Shortcode Parameters
  • Toggle Post Filter, Reset Button – Shortcode Parameters

Tag Groups: Settings

  • The Home Screen in Tag Groups
  • Taxonomies and the Tag Groups Plugin
  • Front End Settings
  • Back End Settings in Tag Groups
  • Tools
  • Troubleshooting
  • Control Who Can Edit the Tag Groups

Tag Groups: Frequently Asked Questions

  • Glossary of Useful Words for Tag Groups
  • How to Display Tags in a Custom Sort Order?
  • Can I Use Tag Groups Multiple Times on The Same Page?
  • Which Tag Groups Feature Do I Need?
  • Can I Use the Tag Groups Plugin with Pages?
  • Can I Use the Tag Groups plugin with Categories?
  • How to Make the Alphabetical Tag Index or the Tag List Responsive?
  • Can I Use Tag Groups with Custom Taxonomies?
  • What are the Minimum System Requirements to Install Tag Groups?
  • “The free Tag Groups plugin cannot be active together with Tag Groups Pro.”

Tag Groups: Troubleshooting

  • Tags Not Visible in the WordPress Admin After Installing Tag Groups
  • Debugging a WordPress Ajax Error
  • Shortcodes Don’t Work Inside Widgets
  • I Cannot Use Multiple Tag Clouds on the Same Page
  • I Don’t See All Tags in the Tag Meta Box
  • How To Use The Debug Log in Tag Groups
  • Instead of the Tag Cloud There’s An Empty Space
  • Can Not Save HTML in the Tag Description
  • Tag Cloud: When I Click on a Tag, the Posts Don’t Differentiate by Groups
  • “Error loading block: The response is not a valid JSON response.”

Questions About Post Filters

  • Using the Post Filter on Frontend URLs
  • How to Choose a Custom Order in the Post Filter
  • How to Change the Length of the Post Excerpts
  • Change the Size of the First Posts in the Masonry Layout
  • Limit the Size of the Menu in the Dynamic Post Filter

Tag Groups: Maintenance and Optimization

  • How to Reduce the Number of Loaded Scripts for Better Speed and SEO
  • How to Improve the Performance of the Toggle Post Filter/Dynamic Post Filter
  • Running Maintenance
  • How to Improve the Speed of Tag Groups
  • Migrating your Tags and Posts to Tag Groups

Tag Groups: For Developers

  • Tag Groups and the REST API
  • Filters and Actions in Tag Groups
  • Modifying the Post Query
  • Modifying the Term Query
  • Using Tag Groups in Theme Files
  • Useful Constants for the Tag Groups Plugin

Tag Groups Integrations

  • Integration with WooCommerce Attributes
  • Does Tag Groups Work with the Polylang Plugin?
  • Translating Tag Group Names With WPML
  • Home
  • TaxoPress Documentation
  • The Tag Groups Plugin
  • Alphabetical Tag Index
  • Alphabetical Tag Index – Shortcode Parameters

Alphabetical Tag Index – Shortcode Parameters

Table of Contents
  • Shortcode
  • Example
  • Data Types
  • Parameters
    • amount
    • append
    • column_count
    • column_gap
    • custom_title
    • custom_title_zero
    • custom_title_plural
    • div_class
    • div_id
    • exclude_letters
    • exclude_terms
    • h_level
    • header_class
    • hide_empty
    • threshold
    • include
    • exclude
    • include_letters
    • include_terms
    • keep_together
    • largest
    • link_target
    • link_append
    • locale
    • ignore_accents
    • order
    • prepend
    • show_tag_count
    • smallest
    • tags_div_class
    • tags_post_id
    • taxonomy

This guide shows you how to use and customize the shortcode for the Alphabetical Tag Index feature in the Tag Groups plugin.


Shortcode #

[tag_groups_alphabetical_index]

Example #

[tag_groups_alphabetical_index column_count=2]

Data Types #

  • string: A text. For identifiers that won’t be visible to visitors you often have to replace spaces with _ or -. If the string contains spaces, you need to wrap it in quotes.
  • integer: A number without decimal places.
  • 0 or 1: 0 turns the feature off and 1 on.

Parameters #

This overview assumes that you know how to use shortcodes. Shortcodes are the traditional WordPress way how to add features into posts, pages and widgets.

amount #

the maximum number of tags per group to display

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
0 (no limit)integeramount=10

append #

adds something behind the tag name; placeholder: {count} for post count

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringappend=” ({count})”

column_count #

number of columns

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
2integercolumn_count=3

column_gap #

width of the gap between columns

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
10pxstringcolumn_gap=20px

custom_title #

tooltip when hovering the mouse over a tag; placeholders: {count} for post count, {description} for tag description, {name} for tag name

If you also use custom_title_plural then the text of custom_title will be used for a post count of 1 and you can use here the singular form

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
depends on show_tag_countstringcustom_title="One post uses {name}"

custom_title_zero #

tooltip when hovering the mouse over a tag; placeholders: {count} for post count, {description} for tag description, {name} for tag name

This text will be used for tags that have a post count of 0 (i.e. they are not used with any published post).

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
not usedstringcustom_title_zero="No post uses {name}"

custom_title_plural #

tooltip when hovering the mouse over a tag; placeholders: {count} for post count, {description} for tag description, {name} for tag name

This text will be used for tags that have a post count of >1. You can use here plural forms.

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
not usedstringcustom_title_plural="{count} posts use {name}"

div_class #

class of the enclosing div for own styling

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
tag-groups-tag-liststringdiv_class="my-class"

div_id #

ID of the enclosing div

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
randomstring (must be unique on the page)div_id="my-id"

exclude_letters #

letters/characters that should not appear in the list

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringexclude_letters=0123456789

exclude_terms #

a list of tags that should not appear

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptycomma-separated list of tag IDsexclude_terms=

h_level #

<h3>/h3>, <h4></h4>, … of the headings with the group names

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
3integerh_level=2

header_class #

class for the headers

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringheader_class="my-class"

hide_empty #

hide tags with post count zero

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
10 or 1hide_empty=0

threshold #

Set a minimum count of published posts that use a tag for this tag to appear. Posts are counted across all groups. Please also pay attention to the value of hide_empty.

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
0integerthreshold=2

include #

groups to include

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
allcomma-separated list of group IDsinclude=2,3,5

exclude #

groups to exclude

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
nonecomma-separated list of group IDsexclude=2,3,5

include_letters #

which first letters to use

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
all initials of the displayed tagsstringinclude_letters=abcdz

include_terms #

tags to include (see also “hide_empty”)

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
allcomma-separated list of tag IDsinclude_terms=12,34,255

keep_together #

whether to keep headings and tag block together; otherwise tags lists may continue in a new column

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
1 (on)0 or 1keep_together=1

largest #

max. font size in pt

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
12integerlargest=32

link_target #

target attribute of the tag link (_blank, _top, _self, …)

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringlink_target="_top"

link_append #

append query to the link

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringlink_append=“source=cloud”

locale #

Customize the locale (language-specific setting) that is used for sorting the first letters (initials). By default we use the language setting of your site. This sort order affects only the order of the first letters, not the tag order (see “orderby” and “order”).

Accepted values depend on which locales PHP can use on your server. They can have formats like “fr”, “fr_FR” or “fr_FR.UTF8”. Please ask your provider if you cannot find it by guessing or googling.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
stringempty (site locale)locale="fr_FR.UTF8"

ignore_accents #

If you turn this on, then accented (or umlaut) letters will be treated like normal letters. For a list of changes see remove_accents.

accepted valuesdefaultexample shortcode
0 or 10ignore_accents=1

order #

ascending or descending order; use with orderby

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
ascstring (asc or desc)order=desc

by what to order the tags

optiondescription
namedisplay name of the tag
naturalnatural sort order
countpost count
slugtag slug
term_idID of the tag
descriptiontag description
randomrandom order that changes when all object + page caches refresh
term_orderA custom sort order is available with a 3rd-party plugin.

use together with order

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
namestringorderby=natural

prepend #

prepend to the tag; placeholder: {count} for post count

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringprepend="#"

show_tag_count #

show the post count in the title (deprecated option, better use custom_title

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
1 (on)0 or 1show_tag_count=0

smallest #

min. font size in pt

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
12integersmallest=14

tags_div_class #

class name for the divs around tags

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
emptystringtags_div_class="my-class"

tags_post_id #

Use post ID or zero for current post.

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
-1 (not used)integertags_post_id=0

taxonomy #

taxonomies (tag types) to use

DefaultPossible ValuesExample
all selected in the settingscomma-separated list of taxonomy names/slugstaxonomy=product_tag
Alphabetical Tag Index – Gutenberg Block
Table of Contents
  • Shortcode
  • Example
  • Data Types
  • Parameters
    • amount
    • append
    • column_count
    • column_gap
    • custom_title
    • custom_title_zero
    • custom_title_plural
    • div_class
    • div_id
    • exclude_letters
    • exclude_terms
    • h_level
    • header_class
    • hide_empty
    • threshold
    • include
    • exclude
    • include_letters
    • include_terms
    • keep_together
    • largest
    • link_target
    • link_append
    • locale
    • ignore_accents
    • order
    • prepend
    • show_tag_count
    • smallest
    • tags_div_class
    • tags_post_id
    • taxonomy

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