iKerrith

I don’t know if it’s OK to add a new topic here, but…

Here’s the steps:

I open FileZilla and download your tagcloud.xml file and then open it using EditPad Pro. Once I’ve replaced some of your URLs with mine I upload it to check my work and the old URLs are still there and the new tags are not there. I repeat the process and still the edit hasn’t taken effect. I go back in a few hours and all the changes have taken place and the new tags are floating and working correctly http://www.managercoaching.com/wp/. In other words, most always but not always, the edits take time to take effect.

Any ideas what’s happening?

Thanks,

Kerry

I found our thread in the archives http://wordpress.org/support/topic/265080?replies=1#post-1055691

I now have a new installation of wp-cumulus 1.2.1

1) I have the compatibility mode selected. (as before)

2) I moved the .xml and .swf files from the flash sources directory and placed them in the plugins directory with the wp-cumulus directory.

3) I deleted the flash source directory.

4) I commented out the three lines as before so that wp-cumulus.php Version: 1.21 now reads:

• // $flashtag .= ‘&mode=’.$options[‘mode’];
• // $flashtag .= ‘&tagcloud=’.urlencode(‘<tags>’) . $tagcloud . urlencode(‘</tags>’);
• // $flashtag .= $soname.’.addVariable(“tagcloud”, “‘.urlencode(‘<tags>’) . $tagcloud . urlencode(‘</tags>’).'”);’;

wp_tag_cloud parameters: is blank

Output Options Display: = Both

I don’t see any floating tabs. When I click on the area under Dear Gabby Topics http://www.managercoaching.com/wp/ a square appears.

What am I missing?

Kerry

Disregard “I don’t see how to delete the Tag Cloud (see right under the Search field)” The option was under the theme’s settings.

All’s well.

Kerry

Woo Woo!

That did it. It’s so perfectly what I’ve been looking for. About 10-15 years ago someone had I believe an OS that had floating tags and I just loved the idea.

Thanks ever so much for hanging in there with me.

Kerry

P.S. Can you post me a donation link for yourself?

I had the compatability option unchecked before the last ‘//’ edit but there was nothing happening in the flash movie window on http://www.managercoaching.com/wp so I selected it and the Comments and Featured tages started to float.

Now I’m needing to know how to replace the floating Comments and Featured tags with a key word such as Parenting which when clicked will take one to an article on our other website about parenting.

I sure appreicate your patience. It feels like we’re getting there.

Thank you,

Kerry

Thanks,

In wp-cumulus.php I changed:
// get some paths
if( function_exists(‘plugins_url’) ){
// 2.6 or better
$movie = plugins_url(‘wp-cumulus/tagcloud.swf’);
$path = plugins_url(‘wp-cumulus/’);
} else {
// pre 2.6
$movie = get_bloginfo(‘wpurl’) . “/wp-content/plugins/wp-cumulus/tagcloud.swf”;
$path = get_bloginfo(‘wpurl’).”/wp-content/plugins/wp-cumulus/”;
}
to:

// get some paths
if( function_exists(‘plugins_url’) ){
// 2.6 or better
$movie = plugins_url(‘wp-cumulus/tagcloud.xml’);
$path = plugins_url(‘wp-cumulus/’);
} else {
// pre 2.6
$movie = get_bloginfo(‘wpurl’) . “/wp-content/plugins/wp-cumulus/tagcloud.xml”;
$path = get_bloginfo(‘wpurl’).”/wp-content/plugins/wp-cumulus/”;
}

but I just jet a blank cloud.

I also tried just deleting the whole // get some paths code but the cloud was blank also.

Is there more that I should edit in the wp-cumulus.php?

Thanks,

Kerry

Re: “‘tags-cloud-flash-widget.” Me neither. I’m just trying everything.

Re: “(see my blog or the FAQ for details)” I searched but the key words I used didn’t work. Do I install a Flash Movie widget?

Re: “…but that means you have to manually add/remove/edit the tags in an XML file.” Sounds promising.

Kerry