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Tag Groups: Getting Started

  • Introduction to Tag Groups
  • Installation of Tag Groups Free
  • 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
  • Tag Groups: Frequently Asked Questions
  • How to Display Tags in a Custom Sort Order?

How to Display Tags in a Custom Sort Order?

Table of Contents
  • Step #1. Sort tags with a 3rd-party plugin
  • Step #2. Use "term order"
  • Other notes

Most front end features of the Tag Groups plugin allow you to set the sort order of tags with the parameters orderby (the property used for sorting) and order (up or down). The tags in the menu of the Toggle Post Filter use term_orderby and term_order.

WordPress lets you sort by name, post count etc. out of the box. Sometimes, however, you need a custom sort order. Imagine, for example, the following list of tags:

  • 10 minutes
  • 30 minutes
  • 1 hour
  • 15 hours
  • 1 day

The default sort options won’t let you sort these tag names in chronological order. While it was always possible to use another field of the tag data where you entered numbers, you can also sort by drag and drop.

This process requires two steps that we explain below:


Step #1. Sort tags with a 3rd-party plugin #

First you need to install a 3rd-party plugin that lets you drag and drop the tags into the desired order. We tested:

  • Simple Custom Post Order
  • Custom Taxonomy Order

Other plugins might work as well.((They must save the order as integer in the term_order column of the database table where terms are stored. If you cannot verify that, simply give it a try.))

Note: If the plugin lets you sort the tags directly in the tag list and you notice that the tag order is not consistent across groups, you may have to disable the filtering by tag group while sorting.

Step #2. Use “term order” #

Then you only need to use orderby=term_order (or term_orderby=term_order) in the shortcode.

Example:

[tag_groups_cloud orderby=term_order]

In the Gutenberg block go to “Order tags by” and select “Term Order”:


Other notes #

  • Tag Groups can use the term_order even after the 3rd-party plugin has been deactivated. Just make sure it doesn’t remove its data when you uninstall it. It depends on the particular plugin how they handle that.
  • If for some reason you cannot use a 3rd-party plugin or it cannot extend the database tables, there is a fallback solution: Write the custom order as numbers into the description field of the tags. Then order them by description. Don’t forget to use custom_title=”” in the tag clouds to hide the description, which by default is displayed as “tooltip”.
Glossary of Useful Words for Tag GroupsCan I Use Tag Groups Multiple Times on The Same Page?
Table of Contents
  • Step #1. Sort tags with a 3rd-party plugin
  • Step #2. Use "term order"
  • Other notes

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