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1. LobsterLog
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hi

   I am trying to change the appearance of the tag cloud on my blog. For this I am trying to find the function wp_tag_cloud in the wordpress files.

   There is no explicit call to the tag cloud function from the theme I use, instead there is the following line in the sidebar.php file of the theme

   <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar(1) ) : // begin primary sidebar widgets ?>

   which I understand to be a fallback to default widgets if no customized sidebar is configured. So I assume the sidebar is build by the built-in functions of wordpress.
   Although I searched for wp_tag_cloud through all files in the wordpress folder I did not find it, can anyone tell me where to find it?

   Also a brief explanation how and with which files WP builds the dynamic sidebar would be terrific!

   Thanks

2. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Dynamic sidebars are built from your Widgets, which have their options stored in the database.

   As for changing how your tag cloud looks, you should probably consider using CSS for that first.

   Failing that, try using a more configurable tag cloud widget:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/configurable-tag-cloud-widget/

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