Selective Tag Cloud Widget
Selective Tag wordpress Plugin, provides sidebar widgets which can be used to display tags in the sidebar.
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- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Selective Tag Cloud Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| cache | >100 |
| posts | >100 |
| sidebar | >100 |
| tag | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Selective Tag Cloud Widget
From the official readme · v1.2Description
Selective Tag wordpress Plugin, provides sidebar widgets which can be used to display tags in the sidebar.
Admin can select tag to show in sidebar. Auto complete Text box for Tags.
When try to type tags, It will suggest you the used tags from wordpress site.
Step by step installation instructions >>
Demo URL:
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Features
Sidebar Widget
Selective Tag wp Plugin, provides sidebar widgets which can be used to display tags in the sidebar. You can have multiple widgets with different set of tags configured for each one of them.
Each widget allows you to choose
- The set of tags displayed which is selected by admin
Template function
Translation
- Swedish
- Turkish
- Belorussian
- German
- Dutch
The pot file is available with the Plugin. If you are willing to do translation for the Plugin, use the pot file to create the .po files for your language and let me know. I will add it to the Plugin after giving credit to you.
Support
Support for the Plugin is available from the [Plugin’s home page][1]. If you have any questions or suggestions, do leave a comment there or contact me in [twitter][5].
Installation
Extract the zip file and just drop the contents in the wp-content/plugins/ directory of your wp installation and then activate the Plugin from Plugins page. which you can drag and drop in the sidebar of your theme.
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FAQ
Selective Tag Cloud Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is Selective Tag Cloud Widget free?
Yes. Selective Tag Cloud Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Selective Tag Cloud Widget safe to use in 2026?
Selective Tag Cloud Widget shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 10 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Selective Tag Cloud Widget?
Selective Tag Cloud Widget is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,315 times since it launched in October 2011. It was downloaded 49 times in the last 30 days.
Does Selective Tag Cloud Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Selective Tag Cloud Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 4.5.33, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Selective Tag Cloud Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on April 28, 2016 (10 years ago).
Who makes Selective Tag Cloud Widget?
Selective Tag Cloud Widget is developed and maintained by Purab.
What are the best alternatives to Selective Tag Cloud Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Selective Tag Cloud Widget are WP Super Cache (1M+ installs), WP Fastest Cache (1M+ installs) and WP-Optimize (1M+ installs).
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