Configuring the tag cloud

Administrators can configure the Tag Cloud portlet. You can configure each individual tag cloud portlet instance separately. To do this, use the Edit Shared Settings option from the portlet context menu.

Configure the following options:
Action modes
You can choose between two action modes. Depending on the option that you select, clicking a tag by a user can have to two different results:
Redirect to tag center
If you have this action mode selected and a user clicks a tag, the portal displays the Tag Center. It shows a list of resources that have been tagged with the tag that the user selected.
Expose public render parameter
If you have this action mode selected and a user clicks a tag, the tag cloud exposes a shared render parameter to which other portlets can react.
Scoping modes
Select the scoping mode for the tag clouds shown to users. You can set scoping either by categories, or by type schemes, or no scoping.
No scoping
If you select this scoping mode, the tag cloud will not be scoped.
Scope by categories
This scoping mode scopes the tag cloud by categories that you define. Example categories are books or movies.
Scope by type schemas
This scoping mode scopes the tag cloud by type schemas that you define. For example, for pages and portlets this is usually a URI that begins with the string http:/ .
Use the following entry fields to type categories and type schemas that you want to use as scopes:
Categories to be used as scopes
Type the categories that you want to make available as scopes. Specify a comma separated list.
Type schemas to be used as scopes
Type the type schemas that you want to make available as scopes. Specify a comma separated list.

Select from the following pull-down menus to determine which scopes you want to show to users for selection and which scopes you want to preselect for automatic scoping:
Scopes displayed for selection by the user
Use this selection menu to determine which scopes you want to make available to users for scoping their tag cloud:
Preconfigured scopes
Select this option to allow scopes that you configured by categories or type schemas.
Transmitted scopes
Select this option to allow scopes that portlets transmit as additional scopes.
Preconfigured and transmitted scopes for the selected tags
Select this option to allow both preconfigured and transmitted scopes.
None
When you select this option, no scopes will be shown for selection to users.
Preselected scopes
Use this selection menu to define which scopes will be preselected for automatic scoping of the tag cloud:
Preconfigured scopes
Select this option to preselect scopes that you configured by categories or type schemas.
Transmitted scopes
Select this option to preselect scopes that portlets transmit as additional scopes.
Preconfigured and transmitted scopes
Select this option to preselect both preconfigured and transmitted scopes.
None
When you select this option, no scopes will be preselected for tag clouds.
Note: For more details about scopes, how they work, and how you can use them refer to the portal documentation about tagging and rating.
Display Settings
Select from the following options as required:
Default view mode
Choose between Cloud and List view modes by clicking the appropriate radio button:
Display related tags only
If you check this option, the Tag Cloud portlet shows only tags that have been applied to the listed resources, not the tags that are generally most popular. In other words, this option suppresses tags that have not been applied to the listed resources. Checking this option can make it easier for users to find content related to the selected tags.
Minimum number of tags to display
Select the minimum number of tags that the tag cloud shows to users. This number also defines the minimum position of the slider or other user interface control for scrolling the listed tags.
Maximum number of tags to display
Select the maximum number of tags that the tag cloud can show to users. This number of tags is shown to users when they place the slider at the maximum position.
Default position of the slider
Type a number to define the default position of the slider or other user interface control for scrolling the listed tags. This number also determines how many tags are shown by default.
Allowed views
Check all views that you want to make available to users to select from:
All
Select this view so that users can choose to view the most popular tags in the currently selected scope, except for their own private tags.
Latest
Select this view so that users can choose to view only the most recently created public tags.
Personal
Select this view so that users can choose to view only those tags that they have assigned themselves.
Private
Select this view so that users can choose to view only those tags that they have assigned as private tags.

Click Submit to save your changes. To return to the tag cloud portlet without saving your changes, click Cancel.