Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC)

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.

Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.

wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.

1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 13 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ rwg38

   3.6y ago

   Hi, this has been a great plugin for many years, but when I recently upgraded my site’s PHP version from 7.4 to 8.1, the site stopped working. I have had to deactivate the plugin. Perhaps it will work again in the future if development restarts.

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2. ★★★★★ kadarlaszlo

   4.2y ago

   Good. Can be parameterized and colored etc. There is only one problem: it is not possible to translate e.g. With loco translate. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by kadarlaszlo.

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3. ★★★★★ Daniel

   6.4y ago

   Thanks a lot for this great plugin. Really a pitty, that it looks like it will retire. The only thing I’m missing is to set my own delimiter in flat style.

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4. ★★★★★ henrypena

   11.7y ago

   Works perfectly as described!

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5. ★★★★★ space1000

   12.0y ago

   Waste of time.

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6. ★★★★★ Vincent Mimoun-Prat

   13.6y ago

   Apart from that, plugin does what it says.

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7. ★★★★★ Sergio S.

   13.6y ago

   I tried another better-known plugin and, while it worked, the quality of the produced code was inferior (no W3C validation) to that of CTC. Sure, this plugin might use some bells an whistles, but if you care about simplicity and quality, choose CTC. Disclaimer: i am not nor know not the guy(s) who developed this plugin, i just think that credit should be given where it is due. 🙂

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8. ★★★★★ mello1

   13.8y ago

   WP3.5 and 2012 theme – no cloud but the plugin looks nice and has a good array of configuration.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.3 Released 2023/03/29 Fix: Added CSRF protection for the tag cloud options. Thanks to (Abdi Pranata) for pointing this out. Fix: Fixed php 8.1 compatibility issues. 5.3
2. — Version 5.2 Released 2009/11/13 Fix: Moved plugin files out of folder so WP Extend plugin update system can be used. Fix: Got rid of PHP short tags. Change: Added default class to cloud link elements. Class name is “ctc-tag”. Thanks 5.2
3. — Version 5.1 Released 2009/08/02 Fix: Fixed issue with default options not being set on plugin activation. 5.1
4. — Version 5.0 Released 2009/07/31 Change: Modularized plugin to better handle troubleshooting issues. Change: Widget upgraded to new Widget API. Retained backwards-compatibility with older versions of WordPress. Change: Widget is now 5.0
5. — Version 4.5 Released 2008/04/18 Fix: Removed “Array” cloud format from widget control panel. More processing needs to be done to the array after creation in order to display, and you can’t do that when using as a widget. This was ca 4.5
6. — Version 4.1 Released 2008/02/22 Fix: Fixed problem with category links not being made correctly. Thanks to Robert Medlitsch for pointing it out. Change: Dropped the “Widget” from the name. It no longer requires your theme to be widg 4.1

The 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (5.3). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.3 Configurable Tag Cloud <= 5.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via ctc_options_page() ↗
   2023-03-30 CVE-2023-28995 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 5.2 Patched in 5.3

Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.

Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-10-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 25 days in tier
2. 2025-09-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 12 days in tier
3. 2025-08-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-08-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2025-08-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 5 days in tier
6. 2025-08-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-08-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 420 days in tier
8. 2024-06-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 431 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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Configurable Tag Cloud (CTC): 2K+ active installs, 3.7★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/configurable-tag-cloud-widget