Note: This shortcode is also available as Gutenberg block. You can configure the block without using any code or parameters. Read more about the block options.
If you don’t know what is a shortcode and how to use it, you first may want to read this article.
[tag_groups_alphabetical_index][tag_groups_alphabetical_index column_count=2]- string: A text. For identifiers that won’t be visible to visitors you often have to replace spaces with _ or -. If the string contains spaces, you need to wrap it in quotes.
- integer: A number without decimal places.
- 0 or 1: 0 turns the feature off and 1 on.
This overview assumes that you know how to use shortcodes. Shortcodes are the traditional WordPress way how to add features into posts, pages and widgets.
the maximum number of tags per group to display
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 0 (no limit) | integer | amount=10 |
adds something behind the tag name; placeholder: {count} for post count
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | append=” ({count})” |
number of columns; for responsive design follow these instructions
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 2 | integer | column_count=3 |
width of the gap between columns
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 10px | string | column_gap=20px |
tooltip when hovering the mouse over a tag; placeholder: {count} for post count
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| depends on show_tag_count | string | custom_title="We found {count} post(s)" |
class of the enclosing div for own styling
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| tag-groups-tag-list | string | div_class="my-class" |
ID of the enclosing div
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| random | string (must be unique on the page) | div_id="my-id" |
letters/characters that should not appear in the list
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | exclude_letters=0123456789 |
a list of tags that should not appear
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | comma-separated list of tag IDs | exclude_terms= |
<h3>/h3>, <h4></h4>, … of the headings with the group names
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 3 | integer | h_level=2 |
class for the headers
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | header_class="my-class" |
hide tags with post count zero
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 1 | 0 or 1 | hide_empty=0 |
groups to include
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| all | comma-separated list of group IDs | include=2,3,5 |
which first letters to use
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| all initials of the displayed tags | string | include_letters=abcdz |
tags to include (see also “hide_empty”)
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| all | comma-separated list of tag IDs | include_terms=12,34,255 |
whether to keep headings and tag block together; otherwise tags lists may continue in a new column
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 1 (on) | 0 or 1 | keep_together=1 |
max. font size in pt
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 12 | integer | largest=32 |
target attribute of the tag link (_blank, _top, _self, …)
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | link_target="_top" |
append query to the link
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | link_append=“source=cloud” |
ascending or descending order; use with orderby
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| asc | string (asc or desc) | order=desc |
by what to order the tags:
‘name’, ‘natural’, ‘slug’, ‘term_group’, ‘term_id’, ‘id’, ‘description’, ‘count’;
use together with order
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| name | string | orderby=natural |
prepend to the tag; placeholder: {count} for post count
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | prepend="#" |
show the post count in the title (deprecated option, better use custom_title
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 1 (on) | 0 or 1 | show_tag_count=0 |
min. font size in pt
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| 12 | integer | smallest=14 |
class name for the divs around tags
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| empty | string | tags_div_class="my-class" |
Use post ID or zero for current post.
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| -1 (not used) | integer | tags_post_id=0 |
taxonomies (tag types) to use
| Default | Possible Values | Example |
| all selected in the settings | comma-separated list of taxonomy names/slugs | taxonomy=product_tag |