Introduction

The TagALLY-for-WP plugin is applicable to wordpress 2.0.2 - 2.3.2.

If your blog version is lower than wordpress 2.3, the TagALLY-for-WP plugin enable you to add or modify tags in writing new or editing existing posts and pages. This function uses for reference famous UltimateTagWarrior plugin and uses the same two database tables as UTW does. So if you have used UTW plugin and added tags for your posts and pages, you'll still be able to use these tags in TagALLY-for-WP plugin. As for wordpress 2.3 or higher, the TagALLY-for-WP plugin makes use of powerful tag system of wordpress 2.3 in adding and editing and showing tags for posts.

We'll only collect those publish-status posts's excerpts and url links grouped by their tags in our TagALLY website. Then, the plugin supports a way to display a tag cloud in sidebar and do not need you for making any modifications to your theme files. A tooltip will pop up when you move your mouse cursor onto a tag displayed in tag cloud if you set the "Pop up tooltips in tagcloud" option to "yes" in the WordPress Administration Panels Options > TagALLY. In the tooltip lists the latest and the hottest posts' links related with the tag from all wordpress blogs using TagALLY-for-WP plugin. As a result, more people who access other wordpress blogs or TagALLY website will have a chance to read your posts' excerpts and access your blog website to read the posts's full contents. Furthermore, whenever a new post adding tags is published in any of these wordpress blogs, the same tags in your tag cloud will glitter to inform you of the updates. If you have any question, please mail to tagally@gmail.com.

Installation

First installation

1. Copy the whole tagally-for-wp folder to '/wp-content/plugins/' directory.
2. Deactivate All UltimateTagWarrior plugins to avoid potential conflict.
3. Activate the Plugin: Go to the WordPress Administration Plugins Panel and you will see two plugins listed under TagALLY-for-WP.
   
   • TagALLY-for-WP: This is the main plugin.
   • TagALLY-for-WP: TagCloud widget: Adds a tag cloud sidebar widget, used with the plugin TagALLY-for-WP.
4. Set Options: From the WordPress Administration Panels, choose Options > TagALLY. Set the options to meet your needs.
5. Make sure that your theme supports widgets. That is to say that your theme will change the sidebar content according to your arrangement after you drag and drop the various elements of your sidebar content and click "Save changes" button on WordPress Administration Presentation > Widgets Panel.
6. Make sure that the code "<?php wp_head(); ?>" is written before "</head>" in the header.php file and the code "<?php wp_footer(); ?>" is written before "</body>" in the footer.php file of your theme.

Upgrading from TagALLY-for-WP 0.1 or 0.2

Copy the new files to your '/wp-content/plugins/tagally-for-wp' directory, overwriting old files.

Setting options

From the WordPress Administration Panels, choose Options > TagALLY. Set the options to meet your needs.

• Pop up tooltips in tagcloud: selecting yes to pop up tooltips when moving mouse cursor to a tag displayed in tagcloud.
• Most popular Font: most popular tag will be displayed in the font in the tag cloud.
• Least popular Font: least popular tag will be displayed in the font in the tag cloud.
• Tag cloud color type: selecting any one of two types to configure tag cloud color.
  • colorful tag cloud: display a colorful tag cloud in many colors(these colors are not configurable currently).
  • progressive color tag cloud: according to "Most popular color" and "Least popular color", display tag cloud in progressive colors.
    • Most popular color: most popular tag will be displayed in the color in the tag cloud.
    • Least popular color: lease popular tag will be displayed in the color in the tag cloud.

Export posts and related tags

If you are using wordpress 2.3 or higher, or your blog version is lower than wordpress 2.3 but you have used UltimateTagWarrior plugins before, from the WordPress Administration Panels, choose Manage > TagALLY, you'll be able to use one-click method to export your posts and related tags.

We'll only collect those publish-status posts's links and excerpts grouped by their tags in TagALLY website, then make them sharable among wordpress blogs and later even anyone who accesses TagALLY website.

Displaying a Tag Cloud in sidebar

1. Go to the WordPress Administration Plugins Panel, Activate "TagAlly-for-WP:TagCloud".
2. Go to the WordPress Administration Presentation > Widgets Panel, drag the "TagAlly-for-WP:TagCloud" to your sidebar.