Tag cloud not displaying properly in sidebar

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    blogskycorner · Member ·

    Hi, this is a problem I’ve had for a long time but never got around to fixing. I’ve added a tag cloud to my sidebar but it doesn’t appear as a cloud, only as an alphabetical list. The cloud renders correctly in the widget editor but not on my actual blog. I’ve tried playing with various settings but nothing makes it work. Any ideas what might be wrong?

    I’m using the Gazette theme. Blog is https://blogskycorner.wordpress.com/

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    blogskycorner · Member ·

    I’ve been exploring the source code and think there’s a problem with the stylesheet “all-css-10-1”, because if I disable the line for “font-size” in the following class:

    .widget_tag_cloud a {
    font-size: inherit !important;

    – then the tag cloud works. I did this using Firefox Website Developer Tool.

    I haven’t found a way to do this by adding “Additional CSS” code in the Customize window. With my limited CSS knowledge, my understanding is the actual stylesheet would need to be updated.

  • Unknown's avatar
    blogskycorner · Member ·

    I found an old thread where they discuss a similar problem but without a clear solution:

    https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/edit-design-of-tag-cloud-on-penscratch-theme?replies=16

  • staff-totoro · Staff ·

    Thank you for your message and for providing detailed information about the issue you are experiencing with the tag cloud on your blog.

    It looks like the problem is related to the Gazette theme’s stylesheet, specifically the “font-size” property in the “widget_tag_cloud” class. I can understand how frustrating it can be to not be able to resolve this through Additional CSS.

    I’m afraid that when “important” is hard-coded into a theme CSS, it cannot be removed by using additional CSS. The override has priority no matter what code is added to attempt to change it. Because this is an older retired theme, we are not able to make source code changes on our end.

    Instead, you may want to consider upgrading to the Creator Plan, which will give you the ability to edit source code directly. Alternatively, you could explore third-party “tag cloud” plugin options that may provide the functionality you are looking for.

    Another option would be to switch to one of our modern “block themes” which are designed to leverage the Tag Cloud block and display it correctly. https://wordpress.com/themes/filter/full-site-editing

    I hope this information helps, and please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any further questions or if there’s anything else I can assist you with.

  • Unknown's avatar
    blogskycorner · Member ·

    Thanks, I appreciate the detailed reply and the options you’ve suggested. I’ll look into these and will think about what I want to do next. Cheers.

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