Tag cloud - Toolset

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Problem: I would like to create a tag cloud to be used in custom search filters.

Solution: There's not a tag cloud filter type built into Views, so this would require significant custom code with JavaScript and possibly PHP.

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Last updated by leilaG 5 years, 11 months ago.

Assisted by: Christian Cox.

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February 5, 2019 at 4:39 pm #1196178

leilaG

Is it possible to display taxonomies as a tag cloud rather than check boxes?

February 5, 2019 at 8:26 pm #1196339

Christian Cox

In a custom search View's filters? No there's nothing built-in to show a tag cloud as a filter in the custom search filter area. That would require some custom code that interacts with URL parameters and other filters. It could get pretty tricky. There is no true JavaScript API for Views filters, but there are a few AJAX event hooks you can use to trigger custom code. You can find a button to create those event listeners in a custom search View editor, in the JS panel just below the Search and Pagination editor.

February 6, 2019 at 10:01 am #1196599

leilaG

Thanks, for the explanation.