How to Create a WordPress Tag Page

For some sites, tags are hugely important. They’re so important that simply having a tag cloud in the sidebar isn’t enough. They require a whole page dedicated to the site’s tags. In short, they need a WordPress Tag Page.

If you’re looking to make a page to display all your tags, then we have a few solutions for you. First up is a very simple and straight-forward plugin that will let you do that with a shortcode. Next is a more involved plugin that will give you more flexibility. And finally we will also show you how to create a tag page manually.

1. Tags Page – DOWNLOAD

This plugin will arrange your tags into columns. You simply create a Page for your tags and then insert the shortcode [get_tags].

Once your tag page has been created, there is also an option to automatically append a link to the page into the standard Tag Cloud widget.

Here’s a look at the Tag Page in action.

 

2. Better Tag Cloud – DOWNLOAD

The Better Tag Cloud plugin will give you a number of options for working with your tags, including the option to create a Tag Page with a shortcode. It includes a number of settings that will let you control the appearance of your tags, as well as which tags are included. In addition, it comes with a widget for a sidebar Tag Cloud.

Here’s a look at some of the settings.

And here’s a short demonstration of various Tag Pages using different settings.

3. Create Your Own Tag Page

Finally, you can create your own Tag Page by creating a special Page Template.

Not long ago we went over how to create a Page Template in detail. So you can see that post for more information.

The way to create a Tag Page is to simply replace The Loop in your Page Template with the following code:

<?php wp_tag_cloud('number=0'); ?>

We will briefly run through the process here, but again, you can see the more detailed tutorial on creating a Page Template here.

Step 1 – Create a new Page template and name it something appropriate like tag-page.php.

Step 2 – Make it a template by giving it a template name like “Tag Page.” Do this by putting the following at the TOP of your file:

<?php
 /*
 Template Name: Tag Page
 */
 ?>

 

Step 3 – Copy your default page.php file into the newly created template file UNDER the heading that you created in Step 1.

 

Step 4 – Replace The Loop with the following:

<?php wp_tag_cloud('number=0'); ?>

NOTE: The call for The Loop may look very different in your theme.

Save your page.
Note: If you like, you can just add code for the tag cloud (<?php wp_tag_cloud(‘number=0’); ?>) underneath the call for the The Loop. This will allow you to write something on the Tag Page in your editor above the tag cloud. Depending on your theme, however, you may run into a few problems with the layout of your different elements.

 

Step 5 – Create a new Page for your tag cloud and choose your new template. (You do not need to add any content to the page. The code you put in will insert your tags as the content.)

And here’s the result:

If you know of any other good Tag Page solutions, let us know in the comments.

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