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Changing the links in one of the footer widgets

This topic has 17 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 5 days, 8 hours ago ago by Luca Rossi

DebbieC

Participant

June 23, 2025 at 08:06

Hi, I need to change some of the links in the footer widget for the tag cloud but cannot find where they are located. I can see them in the source code and have looked in the .css files and relevant footer widget but there is no options there for editing these links.

Could you please let me know whereabouts the links are located and how I access them to make these changes.

Thanks, Debbie

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Alex Carter

Support staff

June 23, 2025 at 10:11

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Could you please provide specific screenshots to help us better understand your request? Additionally, we kindly ask you to grant us access to the admin panel so that we can review your settings accordingly.

Warm Regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 23, 2025 at 10:47

Hi,

The first image is the code I can see in ‘source’ and the second is the footer widget (Popular Searches).

I attach admin details.

Thanks, Debbie

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DebbieC

Participant

June 23, 2025 at 10:47

Opps forgot the image links:

https://prnt.sc/bI5tzGeiyUTj

https://prnt.sc/f_bhvcIy-qek

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 23, 2025 at 14:41

Dear @DebbieC,

We hope this message finds you well.

Kindly navigate to the Widget Manager by visiting the following link:
https://www.***pins.co.uk/wp-admin/widgets.php

Once there, please locate the “Cool Tag Cloud” widget and update its settings as needed. For your reference, here is a screenshot illustrating the required changes:
https://prnt.sc/m20hRkdkHM9

Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 23, 2025 at 15:34

Hi,

As I mentioned in my original message – in that widget are no options for editing the links (as shown in my screenshot of the code). The settings are fonts, colours, alignment ect.

Your screenshot https://prnt.sc/m20hRkdkHM9 which you say illustrates the required changes appears to have been removed so I cannot see it.

Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 23, 2025 at 17:09

Dear @DebbieC,

Thank you for reaching out.

Please note that the widget in question is generated by a third-party plugin, which unfortunately limits our ability to modify the product tag links directly.

Could you kindly clarify the specific changes you would like to make to the widget? This will help us better understand your request and explore possible solutions.

In the meantime, you can edit the product tag slugs directly via the following link:
https://www.**pins.co.uk/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=product_tag&post_type=product

Should you have any further questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 23, 2025 at 19:36

Hi,

I don’t want to edit the widget and I don’t want to edit the product tags themselves either.

The plugin is set up correctly as it is. As you can see, there are 8 text boxes with links displaying within the widget. What I need to do is change the text and links that are displayed.

I have sent you screenshots of how the widget displays in the footer – and another screenshot of the part of the html code that shows the links used within the widget.

I need to know which part of the site code I need to edit and how I access that code. It isn’t in css so where do I find it?

Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 24, 2025 at 02:38

Dear @DebbieC,

We kindly ask you to review the source code of the Cool Tag Cloud plugin, which can be accessed via the following link:
https://www.***ypins.co.uk/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php?plugin=cool-tag-cloud%2Fcool-tag-cloud.php&Submit=Select

Please note that any direct modifications made to the plugin files will be lost upon updating the plugin. We recommend implementing changes through a child theme or custom plugin to ensure they are preserved.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 24, 2025 at 08:37

Hi,

The source is just the general functioning of the plugin, the links are not stored in there and I cannot see any reference in that code to where it is collecting the links from.

In the section of source code I sent you, there is references to class=”tag-cloud-link, would the links be held there? Is that an editable file and where would I find that file if it is?

Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 24, 2025 at 09:00

Dear @DebbieC,

We hope this message finds you well.

The tag links you inquired about are generated by the following WordPress function: https://wp-kama.com/function/wp_generate_tag_cloud.

We kindly invite you to review the documentation at your convenience. We hope this information proves helpful.

Should you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 24, 2025 at 10:57

Hi,
That appears to be from the ‘general’ WordPress tag cloud and does not help me at all as it appears totally different and still doesn’t explain how to access the file for adding the links. I am not very technical so cannot make much sense of that information.

I have looked in functions.php in Theme File Editor and cannot see anything similar to their example.

I just need to know where the links are stored and how to edit that file. A lot of the information online say it should be in .css file but it is not.

Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 24, 2025 at 11:12

Dear @DebbieC,

Could you please let us know the specific changes you would like to make to the product tag cloud links? Once we understand your requirements, we may be able to provide you with custom code to achieve the desired result.

Kindly note that the product tag links are generated through PHP files, not CSS files.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team

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DebbieC

Participant

June 24, 2025 at 15:05

I have already explained the specific changes I want to make as best I can – to change both the text and the links within the widget.

There are currently 8 tags displaying in the widget which have been displaying the same text and links for years. I am looking to change these to new text and different product tags.

position 1 I want to keep – i.e.
6 strap suspender belt

Position 2 the text says ‘Ballerina’ and links to https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/ballerina-holdup-stockings/” – I want to change both the text and the link.

I also want to change the text and links for those in positions 3, 4, 5 and 7.

If the information is held in a php file, where do I find that file and how do I edit it? Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 24, 2025 at 17:34
Dear @DebbieC,

Please note that the tag cloud links are generated based on the widget settings, as shown in the following screenshot:
https://prnt.sc/Pl2T-1u9WkYQ

For this reason, we do not recommend making direct modifications to the source code files.

Instead, we suggest replacing the existing tag cloud widget with a Custom HTML widget(https://prnt.sc/PgOrP-91BJHX). You can then insert the following code into the Custom HTML widget:

<div class="cool-tag-cloud"> <div class="ctccyan"> <div class="ctcleft"> <div class="arial" style="text-transform:none!important;"> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/6-strap-suspender-belt/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-74 tag-link-position-1" style="font-size: 12.878048780488px;" aria-label="6 strap suspender belt (63 items)">6 strap suspender belt</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/ballerina/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-828 tag-link-position-2" style="font-size: 12.707317073171px;" aria-label="ballerina (54 items)">ballerina</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/ballerina-holdup-stockings/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-481 tag-link-position-3" style="font-size: 12.317073170732px;" aria-label="ballerina holdup stockings (37 items)">ballerina holdup stockings</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/ballerina-stockings/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-829 tag-link-position-4" style="font-size: 12.731707317073px;" aria-label="ballerina stockings (55 items)">ballerina stockings</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/fiore/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-827 tag-link-position-5" style="font-size: 12px;" aria-label="fiore (27 items)">fiore</a><a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/retro-suspender-belt/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-849 tag-link-position-6" style="font-size: 12.536585365854px;" aria-label="retro suspender belt (46 items)">retro suspender belt</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/seamed-stockings/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-93 tag-link-position-7" style="font-size: 12.878048780488px;" aria-label="seamed stockings (63 items)">seamed stockings</a> <a href="https://www.swankypins.co.uk/product-tag/stockings-with-seams/" class="tag-cloud-link tag-link-1058 tag-link-position-8" style="font-size: 13px;" aria-label="stockings with seams (71 items)">stockings with seams</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>

This approach allows you to easily customize the HTML code according to your preferences.

We hope this solution is helpful. Should you have any further questions or need additional assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards,
The 8Theme Team
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DebbieC

Participant

June 30, 2025 at 12:06

Hi,

Yes, that seems to be working okay. Thanks for your help. Debbie

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Luca Rossi

Support staff

June 30, 2025 at 14:29

Hello Debbie,

Thank you for your confirmation. We’re glad to hear that everything is working properly now. Should you need any further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Best Regards,
8Theme’s Team

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