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Tag Groups, Version 0.33: Multiple Tag Clouds

This release of Tag Groups makes it easier to use multiple tag clouds on the same page. Previously, you had to add the shortcode parameter div_id starting from the second tag cloud and to make sure all have different values. Now, this parameter will be set automatically to avoid collisions. If you used a custom styling …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.32: Fine-Tune Your Tags

The latest version of the Tag Groups plugin fixes several bugs and adds two new shortcode parameters that help you fine-tune which tags to display in the tag cloud. As their names already suggest, include_terms lets you set a list of tags (terms) that alone should be included, while exclude_terms does the opposite – all mentioned …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.31: Export of Terms And Other Improvements

This release of the free Tag Groups plugin mainly fixes and improves some issues. There is one new feature, however, namely the possibility to export also terms (tags) with their term group association. Before re-importing you have to make sure that the taxonomies and tag groups already exist, otherwise the term will be imported but …

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How To Use Matomo To Log Version Statistics From An Update Checker

Some of my plugins send queries to my server to check if a later version is available. So I thought about a possibility to log and evaluate the information that is sent along with these queries – most importantly the currently installed plugin version. This would give me an idea about which versions are still …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.30: Link Queries And Improved Height For Tag Clouds

This release of Tag Groups comes with two new shortcode parameters: The parameter link_append lets you add queries to the links of tags in tag clouds. Usually, these links simply take you to a page where all posts are listed that are tagged with the tag you just clicked on. Now, however, you can add …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.29: Improvements Around Post Filters

The main feature of this release are links from the tag edit screen (“Tag Groups”) that take you directly a) to the list of tags or b) to the list of posts. Both links automatically activate the filters, so that you see only tags that belong to the group where you just clicked at, or …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.28: Tags in Random Order

As the title says, this update adds a new option to the shortcodes: orderby=”random” There is not much to say about it, besides a reminder that caching on the object or page level might prevent the random order from refreshing. The solution is to turn it off completely, or just for the page where you …

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4 Reasons Why You Should Organize Your WordPress Tags On Two Levels

Your site will be more fun to use and your work more productive if you organize WordPress tags on two levels, making tagging and searching more intuitive.

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Redirect URL to Post, Version 0.6: Filter by Relative Dates

The latest version of the Redirect to URL plugin adds two new query parameters, namely date_query_before and date_query_after. Both let you narrow down the scope of considered posts by setting a lower and/or an upper time limit. These parameters accept all values that can be understood by strtotime(), including relative formats, like “last monday” or “1 year ago”. …

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Tag Groups, Version 0.27: Natural Sorting And Bug Fixes

The main new feature of this release is the possibility to use natural sorting for tag names. You apply it with the shortcode parameter “orderby” and the value “natural”, instead of “name”. The entire shortcode could look like this: Chatty Mango Features Software Tools and Services Otherannouncement Black Friday Cyber Monday screencast block caching color …