Tag Cloud module - sorting and alternative layout

Scheduled.

Thinking about my own customization, seems fairly easy ;-)

But I just noticed, that the tags order is always random v1.1? It changes on every page reload. Where and why does this happen?

In helper.php of the module there is SQL query. But it looks it is ordred by total.

What exactly does this line do? It seems to happen on this point...

<?php echo JHtml::_('tags.fetch', $list, '', $section->id, $category->id, $html, $params->get('relevance_mode', 0), $params->get('item_tag_num', 0), $params->get('limit', 25), 0); ?>

After that for comparison... I just echo the raw $list var, and the array does not change the order. I can also apply my order parameter. And it works on $list.

Just the echo JHTML line is still RANDOM ?

tags.fetch is a /com_cobalt/library/php/html/tags.php with function fetch. And this in deed reorder everything :)

Я думаю сделующая версия будет другая. Она не будет использовать tags.fetch

Layout question:

How do you create those tooltip infos (totalnum/hits). Does it come from your fetch function as well!? How to get rid of it? Or better, I want to change the markup in my custom alt layout. I need just spans for styling etc.

I think next module version will not use tags.fetch

How do you create those tooltip infos (totalnum/hits). Does it come from your fetch function as well!? How to get rid of it? Or better, I want to change the markup in my custom alt layout. I need just spans for styling etc

For that you will have to edit fetch file and look there for title=" and delete it. Then no tooltips. ANd style I think for CSS it is not difference if it is UL/LI list or list of spans.

tags.php

just saw a little "typo", see class name "fliter-list":

return '<ul class="fliter-list">'.implode(' ', $li).'</ul>';return '<ul class="fliter-list">'.implode(' ', $li).'</ul>';

As long class="fliter-list" conform to .fliter-list in CSS it is ok :)

Can you give a loose timeframe for next release?

In fact it is ready. But we plan to release with Cobalt 8.

I added the J! Alt Layout parameter for testing purposes. Works great. But Cobalt package or module updates override the tmpl folder. I guess, I should place my Alt-Layouts tmpl in the usual HTML -> Overrides folder :O :(( ._. ;-)

How do i get rid of the RANDOM sorting ?

Almost have a solution for ME Resources Tag Cloud Module... but still struggling with Cobalt. Stay tuned...

Still missing Tags sorting order and full templating/customization in Cobalt 8.