Manual:Extension/BlueSpiceTagCloud

The extension TagCloud visualizes terms from your wiki based on importance. It can be included on any wiki page. The source for the tag cloud terms can be categories or searchstats.

What is BlueSpiceTagCloud?

BlueSpiceTagCloud displays a tag cloud based on categories or search terms. It is used for visualizing most searched terms or viewed pages.

Inserting BlueSpiceTagCloud

Inserting a tag cloud

Tag cloud tag in "Insert magic" dialog Tag

A tag cloud can be inserted directly in source editing mode with the tag <bs:tagcloud

/>

can be inserted to the page directly in wikitext or using "Insert magic" menu of VisualEditor. For more information on how to insert magic words, see BlueSpiceInsertMagic.

. To insert a tag cloud with VisualEditor, select Insert > Magic word > Tag cloud.

Configuration

Tag cloud configuration in edit mode

If tag is added using VisualEditor, after inserting it, a configuration window (inspector) will appeardialog appears. It shows configurations configuration options in two tabs: Common

and Advanced.

Common configuration

Parameter	Display name	Description
renderer	Type	Mode of rendering the cloud List - results will be shown as a list Text - terms will be shown one after another, with font size depending on the frequency 3D - terms will be shown in a modern, interactive Text (font size depends on frequency) 3D: rotating, ineractive view
width	Width	Percent Part of the page width taken by the cloud in percent or pixels (e.g., 50%, 150px)
showcount	Show count	Whether to show the numeric frequency of the term in the cloud

Tag cloud on page in view mode

Advanced configuration

Parameter	Display name	Description
store	Store	Source of the data - category or search terms searchstats
minsize	Min font size	Smallest possible font displayed in the cloud
maxsize	Max font size	Biggest possible font displayed in the cloud
exclude	Exclude pages	List of pages categories to exclude from the cloud, separated by comma - "Page1category1, Page2category2, Page3category3"

See alsoExamples

Reference page for this extension.

Text

Tag parameters:

<bs:tagcloud count="10" minsize="12" maxsize="34" exclude="Imported vocabulary, Project" />

Output:

Shows a tag cloud with the 10 (count) categories that have the most page associations. The smallest possible font-size is 12 pixels (minsize) and the largest possible font-size is 34 pixels (maxsize). The categories Imported vocabulary and Project have been excluded from the output.Since the data source category is the default for a tag cloud, it is not necessary to specify it in the tag.

3D canvas

Tag parameters:

<bs:tagcloud renderer="canvas3d" store="category" count="15" minsize="12" maxsize="40" showcount="false" />

Output:

The renderer canvas3d produces an interactive tag cloud. The cloud rotates when the cursor hovers over the tag cloud. It shows the 15 (count) most tagged categories. It is important to set the count limit, since the default count is set to 40, wich produces a 3D cloud where the results are hard to distinguish visually. The data source is set to category (store). This is optional, since category is the default store value. The font sizes range from 12 pixels (minsize) to 40 pixels (maxsize). How many pages and files are associated with each category is not shown (showcount="false").

List

Tag parameters:

<bs:tagcloud renderer="list" store="searchstats" count="5" />

Output:

The renderer type list produces a simple unordered list.

The tag cloud of type list ignores the following parameters: minsize, maxsize

Related info

• Reference:BlueSpiceTagCloud