This plugin allows the user to display a tag cloud linking to Technorati instead of the native tag cloud linking to your blog powered by WordPress 2.3. It uses WordPress 2.3’s native tagging/taxonomy system. The formatting of the output is the same as of the native tag cloud system: wp_techtag_cloud(); and uses the same defaults as that of wp_tag_cloud();.

Installation:
Download the plugin here.
Unzip or extract the file wp23techtagcloud.php.
Upload the file to your plugins folder (wp-content/plugins/)
Activate the plugin.

Usage:
Simply paste <?php wp_techtag_cloud(); ?> in your template to display the Technorati tag cloud.

Usage (in detail):
To display the cloud in your sidebar, go to your Admin area.
Go to Presentation and then click on Theme Editor.
Click on Sidebar at the right. You should be able to see the code to your theme’s sidebar.php.
If you want to display the cloud as a list, use <?php wp_techtag_cloud('format=list'); ?> and enclose it in a div. Otherwise, use <?php wp_techtag_cloud(); ?> to display it as a cloud.
Click on Update to save the changes.

Unfortunately, this plugin is not yet widgetized and is still in development. If you already created one, please inform me so I may put the link to the widgetized version here. The widgetized version of this plugin will be released on October 19, 2007. has been released.

Support:
In case this plugin does not work for you, first check if you are using, or have upgraded to WordPress 2.3, as this plugin requires the new tagging system. You may send your questions, comments, suggestions, and requests for help to will [at] gormful [dot] com or simply leave a comment on this page.

This plugin is provided for free and as-is. If you like using this plugin, a linkback would be greatly appreciated. Entirely optional, but greatly appreciated.

Happy Hunting!

UPDATE: 10/08/2007
Technorati Tag Cloud for WordPress 2.3 has been updated. This release removes the excess trailing slash and uses a plus (+) sign in place of the hyphen (-) used in separating slugs of multiple word tags. The download link has been updated and everyone is advised to download the latest version to produce a more accurate Technorati tag search result.

Current Version: 1.2