If you have no idea what tags are, or if you have never used WordPress, chances are you have no idea what Ultimate Tag Warrior [1] (UTW) is. You can probably skip this post, but in case you are curious: tags are like keywords to help categorize posts. UTW is a plugin for WordPress by Christine Davis [2]to help posters manage tags within their blog.
If you have WordPress and know at least a bit about tags…get UTW. Don’t hesitate- it really is that good. Basically, it is totally invisible to me- it just works, and that to me is a sign of true elegance. ’nuff said about that.
I use UTW here, and like it. All of my posts are tagged, and I have a tag cloud [3] in the right navigation bar. I realized it was getting cluttered, with a couple hundred tags showing. I wanted to just show the top 50 or so tags, at least for now…but it’s been months since I last did anything with UTW, so I forgot how.
A quick Google search led me to a great resource: Lorelle VanFossen’s Ultimate Tag Warrior for Dummies [4]. It had the answer to my question, and many other useful pieces of guidance. Thanks, Lorelle!