default tags in 2.5

use a php widget and insert
<?php wp_tag_cloud('smallest=1&largest=9&'); ?>

font size numbers are in pt, adjust as necessary.

Is there any way to adjust the sizes in the default tag cloud widget that comes with 2.5?

I mean this has to be one of the easiest questions asked in the forum. Someone must know which file I have to edit no?

Does anyone know how to adjust the font sizes for the default tag cloud widget in 2.5?

Using Wingrep found that the Template Tag wp_tag_cloud() reference you are looking for is in wp-includes/widgets.php.

So would it have something to do with this line in wp-includes/widgets.php?

<?php _e(‘Title:’) ?> <input type=”text” class=”widefat” id=”tag-cloud-title” name=”tag-cloud-title” value=”<?php echo $title ?>” /></label>

I believe it would have to do the line that that acutally references wp_tag_cloud(). Look at the Codex article link I provided to add parameters to do what you want with the sizing.

Other resources:
Editing Files

Please make a backup of core files before you modify such files.

Note: I’m assuming you want to change the size of the tag cloud entries so look at some of the example in that article.

The only line in wp-includes/widget.php that references wp_tag_cloud is second from the bottom

function wp_widget_tag_cloud($args) {
extract($args);
$options = get_option(‘widget_tag_cloud’);
$title = empty($options[‘title’]) ? __(‘Tags’) : $options[‘title’];

echo $before_widget;
echo $before_title . $title . $after_title;
wp_tag_cloud();
echo $after_widget;
}

Yes that is the line you will want to change.

I should also point out, modifying core files is not recommended and as such carries a risk.

Please make the appropriate backup and remember you may need to make changes in future WordPress versions.

So I would change the line from

wp-tag_cloud();

to

wp_tag_cloud(‘smallest=1&largest=9&’)

I’ll say yes to that, but only you can be the judge of the correct values for those settings.

Also don’t really need the trailing & but don’t think it hurts.

Thank you so much for helping me with this Michael! It worked!