=== Fast Category Cloud WordPress Plugin === Contributors: byrev Donate link: http://byrev.org/donate.php Tags: cat, category, cloud, fast, cache, tags, seo Requires at least: 3.1 Tested up to: 3.9.1 Stable tag: 1.43c == Description == Public release of ByREV Fast Category Cloud , a wordpress plugin that shows categories as a tag cloud. ByREV Fast Category Cloud Features: * True Fade Color ~ all the colors change independently, but the correct proportion of each variety of colors: red, green and blue.) * Cache Result ~ for fast loading and use less resources (default timeout cache = 60s) * Show Count Post ~ number of items is displayed outside the category link, so SEO is not affected. * Sort by : ascending order, descending, alphabetical and random. * Limit Category ~ Show a fixed number of categories (option) * Exclude category with lower number of posts * Minimum and maximum font size can be of any value Highly optimized for speed and memory - Plugin is divided in two: "Basic Version" which can be used by inserting PHP code in template pages, and a "Widget Version" which can be manipulated in the WordPress configuration page. The fastest is the "Basic Version". - Cache help to increase speed and conserve CPU resources. - Both scripts are under 100 lines of code, each have exactly 97 lines each. - For most routines have been tested several versions of code and was chosen the fastest of them. == Installation == * Download Fast Category Cloud WordPress Plugin and Install ! * Activate **ByREV Fast Category Cloud (Widget Version)** from wp plugins menu: /wp-admin/plugins.php Both versions are included in archive, but only **Basic Version** is activated by default instalation * From Wordpress Widgets (/wp-admin/widgets.php) use ByREV Category Cloud (Widget) * Use Widget menu for config (Widget Version). Basic Version use cofig from function's call. For more information, please see [plugin home page](http://byrev.org/bookmarks/fast-category-cloud-wordpress-plugin/) and [FAQ PAGE](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fast-category-cloud-wordpress-plugin/faq/) == Frequently Asked Questions == * The widget isn't showing up on my Widgets page... View this printscreen http://images.blog-u.net/wp-content/original/2011_04/fast-category-cloud.png Both versions are included in archive, but only "Basic Version" is activated by default. Activate "Widget Version" via ByREV Category Cloud from wp admin menu: /wp-admin/plugins.php Note: Widget Version version does not work without the "Basic Version" so, both version must be active ... otherwise you will receive an error message: *Ups! ByREV Fast Category Cloud Plugin Error! Widget Version does not work without Base Version, so please enable it and the Base Version!* * How To Use (if using Basic Version. For Widget use WP Config)

<?php if (function_exists('byrev_cat_cloud')) { ?>
<div><h3>Categories Cloud</h3>
<?php byrev_cat_cloud('mincount=1&limitcat=41&order=asc&min_scale=10&max_scale=20&color_start=0000FF&color_end=CCCCCC&cache=ON&cahe_timeout=600&orderby=name'); ?>
</div>
<?php } else { ?>
<div><h3>Categories</h3>
<ul><?php wp_list_categories('orderby=name&show_count=1'); ?> </ul>
</div>
<?php } ?>

 Where: * mincount ~ Minimum post count * limitcat : Max no. of categories to display (MAX Value: 100) * min_scale : Minimum font size * max_scale : Maximum font size * color_start : Starting Base Color * color_end : Ending Fade Color * cache : Enable Caching HTML Code. Valid value: on, off * cahe_timeout : Time before the cache expires * view_count : Enable display number of items in categories. Valid value: on, off * orderby : Sort by : name, id or post count. * order : Categories order. Valid value: rand, asc or desc == Screenshots == 1. Screenshot Widget Config 2. Screenshot Cloud Cat ASC sorted == Changelog == = 1.43c = Solve call-time pass-by-reference error. = 1.42 = Fast Category Cloud 1.4 is the first public release of ByREV Fast Category Cloud = 1.43 = Solve "division by zero" , occur if the blog has only one category. == Upgrade Notice == No Notice