Tag Cloud on main page

Hi there,

I'm getting a new Ning site going and looking for some help. From my initial research, it seems to be difficult in Ning to have a single tag cloud across all content types (photos, blogs, forums, etc.).

I'd love to see a solution to that (a site-wide global tag cloud), but in the meantime, I'm wondering if it's possible to just take the tag cloud that is normally displayed on the Blog page and have that also be displayed in a box on the Main page.

I think this code snippet is what I want to do, but I haven't yet figured out where to call it from to get it on the main page:



$this->renderPartial('fragment_tagCloud', 'blog', array('tags' => $this->allTags, 'maxLength' => 15, 'action' => $this->_buildUrl('blog', 'list') . '?tag=%s', 'minSize' => 90, 'maxSize' => 200));

Any code or at least guidelines for how to go about this are much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

-m-

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by AddVideos.Ning.com on November 20, 2008 at 8:41pm

Anyone know the answer to this! I would love to know!!!

Permalink Reply by Hugh on November 22, 2008 at 7:30am

I'd love to know the solution to this too. Anyone know?

Permalink Reply by ddeubel on February 3, 2009 at 8:21pm

NO update...I think this should be easy to do with just our tags...why not?

Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 4, 2009 at 1:41am

Quelle coincidence - I had just finished tagging a bunch of stuff, getting frustrated that the tag cloud issues was still unresolved and up pops the notification of your post ddeubel!

Ning, please let us know what your thinking is.

Permalink Reply by SocialNetworkMods.com on February 4, 2009 at 3:54am

You arent going to get this code working without webdav access, and making a new NingApp to make it happen. Fortunately we are working on this problem over at www.ningmods.com and are making the Apps Club to help out with such issues... come to www.ningmods.com to check itout.

We will look to make a tag cloud in Release 2, maybe even push it to the launch in Release 1 at the end of next week.

Permalink Reply by Chip on March 27, 2009 at 5:18pm

Has there been any progress on adding a tag cloud to Ning? I would love to have a tag cloud for my forums, photos, blogs, etc. but I also really need to be able to build a tag cloud based on a one-line field in people's profiles.

Chip

Permalink Reply by SocialNetworkMods.com on March 27, 2009 at 8:38pm

we can build one fyone keen. Drop me a line at ningmods@gmail.com. Should come in under $100!

Permalink Reply by patrickdelaney on April 20, 2009 at 10:02am

At that pricing, I'd first of all pay for adFree service for a year, and then pay for the tweak that would give me a tagCloud on a Ning site at my school. I know of a couple of other education users who would be interested in the same service.

Permalink Reply by Atlantic Whale Foundation on May 6, 2009 at 5:57am

I'm not sure wehter this is what you are looking for but it may help - it talks you through being able to add a tag cloud to the main page in a text box.
Hope it help
Susan

http://theningdirectory.ning.com/group/ningnetworktips

Permalink Reply by Annie on May 30, 2009 at 3:35pm

I read all the comments here and said hmmm..only because Kevin said he had one..so I went to his page and from there..wow! I have a Tag Cloud..so ty Kevin..first go to"http://www.tagcloud-generator.com/index.php"
Follow the directions...copy code. Now go to "http://theningdirectory.ning.com/simplescript?page=htmleditor_fs" (when you are finished..copy and save in your notepad..can't save in the editor)You may want to join the Ning Directory first (for tons of reasons).. the reason you have to go to the editor is because the tag cloud won't wrap correctly or not at all.. the html editor will fix that...If you need to get a better detail of how to do this send me a message and I will get back to you...Also... add the css for making the body transparent in the html editor... otherwise the tag will have the color you choose..this is important if you (like me) have a custom home page on your site...and transparency is a must!...Annie

Permalink Reply by Patrick Coty on June 3, 2009 at 6:02am

My concern with doing a Tag Cloud this way is that I would have to do it periodically to keep it updated (unless I am missing something). Is there for me to list all of the tags and the number of occurrences?

Permalink Reply by Jennah Watters on June 12, 2009 at 7:34am

I have this same question. Also, I am wondering what URL I should be putting in to the tag cloud generator in order to generate a list of ALL tags across the WHOLE ning. IE if we have videos, photos, blogs, and forums all tagged with "meeting09", I need a user to be able to click on "meeting09" in a tag cloud on the front page and see all info for it.

Patrick Coty said:

My concern with doing a Tag Cloud this way is that I would have to do it periodically to keep it updated (unless I am missing something). Is there for me to list all of the tags and the number of occurrences?