Title: Alphabetical Tags List
Author: pulpcovers
Published: June 30, 2026
Last modified: June 26, 2026
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# Alphabetical Tags List
By [pulpcovers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pulpcovers/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/alphabetical-tags-list.1.0.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alphabetical-tags-list/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alphabetical-tags-list/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/alphabetical-tags-list/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/alphabetical-tags-list/)
## Description
Alphabetical Tags List provides a simple, flexible way to display all your WordPress
tags in alphabetical order.
It works anywhere you can place a shortcode — posts,
pages, widgets, or block editors.
This plugin is ideal for:
* Sites with large tag collections
* Readers who need a browsable tag index
* SEO‑friendly tag navigation
* Magazine, blog, and archive‑heavy sites
The output is lightweight, accessible, and easy to style.
### Features
* Display all tags alphabetically
* Tag counts
* Tag links
* Works via shortcode
* No settings page — simple and fast
### Shortcode
Use the shortcode anywhere:
```
[alphabetical_tags]Shortcode Attributes
```
Attribute
Default Description Example Values
`min_count`
`1` Minimum number of posts required for a tag to display `1`, `5`,`
10`
`orderby`
`name` How to order tags within each letter group `name`, `count`, `
slug`, `term_id`
`order`
`ASC` Sort order (ascending or descending) `ASC`, `DESC`
`hide_empty`
`true` Whether to hide tags with no posts `true`, `false`
`heading_size`
`24px` Font size for letter headings (A, B, C, etc.) `20px`, `1.5em`,`
2rem`
`tag_size`
`14px` Font size for tag names `12px`, `0.875rem`, `16px`
`show_jump_nav`
`true` Whether to display the sticky jump-to-letter navigation`
true`, `false`
Example:
```
[alphabetical_tags min_count="10" orderby="count" order="DESC" heading_size="28px" tag_size="13px"]
```
## Installation
1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through “Plugins Installed Plugins”
3. Add the shortcode [alphabetical_tags] to any page or post — or call the function
in your theme.
## FAQ
### Can I style the output?
Yes. Use the shortcode attributes for basic styling:
* `heading_size` — font size for letter headings (default: 24px)
* `tag_size` — font size for tag names (default: 14px)
For more advanced styling, the plugin outputs HTML with
consistent CSS classes
you can target in your theme’s stylesheet:
* `.atl-container` — outer wrapper
* `.atl-jump-nav` — sticky letter navigation bar
* `.atl-jump-link` — individual letter links in the navigation
* `.atl-letter-section` — wrapper for each letter group
* `.atl-letter-heading` — the letter heading (A, B, C, etc.)
* `.atl-tags-grid` — the grid of tags within each letter
* `.atl-tag-item` — individual tag wrapper
* `.atl-tag-link` — the tag link
* `.atl-tag-count` — the post count in parentheses
### Why isn’t my tag showing?
There are two default behaviours that can cause a tag to be hidden:
* `hide_empty` is set to `true` by default, meaning tags with no
posts assigned
to them will not appear. To show all tags regardless of post count, use:
* [alphabetical_tags hide_empty=”false”]
* `min_count` is set to `1` by default, meaning a tag must have at
least one post
to display. If you have raised this value, tags below that threshold will be
hidden. For example, if you have set min_count=”5″, any tag with fewer than 5
posts will not appear.
To display all tags with no restrictions:
```
[alphabetical_tags hide_empty="false" min_count="1"]
```
### Does it support accented and international characters?
Yes. The plugin normalizes accented and special characters when
grouping tags by
letter, so tags are always filed under their base letter regardless of diacritics.
For example:
* Árbol, Águila grouped under A
* Éclair, Ñoño grouped under E and N respectively
* Über grouped under U
The following scripts are supported:
* Latin extended — Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Polish,
Czech, and 100
+ more (Á, É, Ñ, Ü, Ç, Ø, Ł, etc.)
* Cyrillic — transliterated to their ASCII equivalents for grouping
* Greek — transliterated to their ASCII equivalents for grouping
The original tag name is always preserved in the display — only the
grouping logic
uses the normalized form.
For best results, ensure your server has the PHP `intl` extension
enabled. The
plugin will fall back to a built-in character map if intl is unavailable, so international
characters will still be handled correctly in either case.
### Does this plugin add any settings pages?
No. It’s intentionally lightweight — everything is controlled via
shortcode attributes.
### Does it support custom taxonomies?
Not yet. The plugin currently supports the built-in post_tag taxonomy.
### Does it work with block themes?
Yes. You can place the shortcode in any block that supports shortcodes.
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Alphabetical Tags List” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ pulpcovers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pulpcovers/)
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### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/alphabetical-tags-list/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/alphabetical-tags-list/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/alphabetical-tags-list/)
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## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release
## Meta
* Version **1.0**
* Last updated **5 days ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
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## Contributors
* [ pulpcovers ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pulpcovers/)
## Support
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