Taxonomy Dropdown Widget

Version 2.0.2 now available!

After struggling to find a solution to the problem of unwieldy tag clouds, I created a WordPress plugin to display my tags as a dropdown list. You can see it in action in the sidebar at http://disparate.info/.

For version 2.0, I completely rewrote the plugin and added support for all public, non-hierarchical custom taxonomies in addition to post tags. I also removed support for WordPress 2.7 and earlier.

Version 2.0.2 of the Taxonomy Dropdown Widget features:

Ability to specify label shown above dropdown;
Ability to trim long tag names to fit within sidebar;
Ability to specify indicator that tag names are truncated;
Ability to display post counts;
Ability to specify list of tags to include in or exclude from dropdown;
Ability to specify order tags should be shown in;
Ability to specify a minimum number of posts a tag must be associated with before it will appear in the dropdown;
Ability to include tags that aren’t associated with any posts;
Ability to filter get_terms arguments for greater control over tags shown in dropdown.
Function available to generate dropdowns outside of the sidebar.

The function powering the Taxonomy Dropdown Widget can also be accessed through the taxonomy_dropdown_widget( $options, $id ) function for use outside of the sidebar or in a theme that does not utilize a widgetized sidebar. Details of the valid parameters that can be passed via the $options array are included in the plugin’s readme file.

Readme

The readme can be found at http://www.thinkoomph.com/plugins-modules/tag-dropdown-widget/.

Compatibility

Tag Dropdown Widget v2.0.2 is compatible with WordPress 2.8 and higher.

Download

This plugin is available in the WordPress plugins directory at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tag-dropdown-widget/.

Donations are gladly accepted via PayPal and are used solely to support development of this and future plugins.

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Erick on August 14, 2011 at 19:16 EDT said:

Because version 2.0 is such a radical update from prior versions, I've archived the prior comments to ensure that inquiries are related to this new release.

As the upgrade notice, changelog, and readme all indicate, this release comprises a comphrehensive overhaul of the plugin code. It drops support for WordPress 2.7 and earlier, now supports multiple uses across many sidebars, supports custom taxonomies, and introduces a new name.

Enjoy!

Erick
Derrick on August 16, 2011 at 22:59 EDT said:

We had to disable the plugin on our site. Today when we upgraded it caused a 500 internal server error. We are using WordPress 3.0.5.
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Any suggestions would be appreciated.
- Erick on August 17, 2011 at 08:30 EDT said:
  
  Derrick,
  
  Version 2.0.1, which will be available shortly in the WordPress plugin repository, corrects this problem.
  
  Erick
  - Derrick on August 17, 2011 at 09:51 EDT said:
    
    Erick,
    
    That is great news. We will wait for the update before enabling it again.
    
    Thanks again for the support.
    
    Derrick
Andrea Meyers on August 16, 2011 at 23:22 EDT said:

Hi Erick. I'm using the widget in WP 3.2.1 with a Studiopress theme built on the Genesis framework. Since the update, the widget information doesn't display properly in admin, it just shows a series of check boxes and radio buttons without labels, leaving me to guess what each button and box means. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the plugin, but that isn't fixing it. Any ideas? Thanks.
- Erick on August 17, 2011 at 08:34 EDT said:
  
  Andrea,
  
  Does the text "Basic Settings," "Order," or "Advanced" appear in the widget options screen?
  
  Are you using any translation plugins, such as qTranslate?
  
  Are you using an international version of WordPress?
  
  Erick
  - Andrea Meyers on August 17, 2011 at 14:15 EDT said:
    
    Hi Erick. The text you specified does not appear in the widget options screen. I don't use any translate plugins, and I'm not using an international version of WP.
    - Erick on August 17, 2011 at 14:55 EDT said:
      
      Andrea,
      
      Can you use the contact form to send me a list of the plugins running on your site?
      
      All of the text that is missing is set up to be translated, and it sounds like something is interfering with that configuration.
      
      Erick
fulltext on August 17, 2011 at 14:34 EDT said:

Hello Erick, the new version doesn't seem to adjust the width of the dropdown list as before where we could specify the number of characters to display and it would adjust the width accordingly.

Tried looking in editor to manually change it, but don't see any coding for size. Please see screenshot here where it shows it stretching across 2 sidebars. Would like it to fit within the single sidebar and be about the same size as the Category widget below.

Thank you
http://i.imgur.com/N80mg.jpg
- Erick on August 17, 2011 at 14:57 EDT said:
  
  The option you are looking for is labeled "Trim long term names to x characters:" and is found under the widget's "Term Display" group of options.
  
  Erick
Glen on August 19, 2011 at 11:25 EDT said:

Hey Erick, great plugin. Worked perfectly from the initial install.
I'm trying to figure out how to show the dropdown list without the label "Tags" showing above it.
Is that something you could help me with?

thanks,
glen
- Erick on August 30, 2011 at 21:59 EDT said:
  
  Glen,
  
  Version 2.0.2 allows for empty titles.
  
  Erick
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Could you check? and if it needs arguments to work could you post a working example?
thanks
elvis