With the Calais Auto Tagger plugin, you’ll never have to think of tags for your posts again. The plugin uses the Open Calais API to perform semantic analysis of your post text and suggest tags for you. The plugin adds a new “Get Tags” button to your post interface which retrieves the suggestions, and an “Add These Tags” button which adds the suggested tags to the post.
Also see the Calais Archive Tagger plugin, which uses the same semantic analysis to add tags to your previously written posts — up to 200 posts can be automatically tagged in just 3-5 minutes. These two plugins work together to make tagging both new and past content simple, but can be used separately as well.
The Calais Auto Tagger requires you have an Open Calais API key. Getting a key is easy as filling out two forms — it’s an instant, automated process. First, go to the Open Calais site and use the “Register” link at the top of the page to create an account. Then, request an API key by filling out this form. Enter your API key on the Calais Configuration tab of your plugins page.
Calais Auto Tagger is compatible with WordPress 2.3+ and WordPress 2.5+ blogs. It is free for personal and commercial use, but may not be redistributed. Once it is feature-complete, I expect to release it under a more open Creative Commons license as my other plugins are. Please leave feedback with what other features are important to you.
Current Version
Version: 1.1
Release Date: 3/23/2009
Download: WP Calais Auto Tagger at the WordPress Codex
Notes
This plugin relies on the Open Calais Tags PHP class, which requires PHP 5 web hosting with PHP’s cURL extension enabled (the majority of web hosts).
Installation
To install, unzip the archive and upload the files to your wp-content/plugins directory. Then activate the plugin from the plugins tab of your WordPress administration area. You’ll now have a “Calais Coniguration” link on your plugins menu where you can enter your API key.
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April 10th, 2008
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Greg Boutin
April 11th, 2008
Hi Dan, this is a great development. As a suggestion, I think there’d be a huge demand for a similar tool that would be “open” to non-wordpress usage. I’m thinking of a website where I could input my blog text (or any text for that matter) and receive top tags in return. That would greatly expand your reach as many people (like me) don’t use wordpress. Really look forward to your next developments!
Joe Buhler
April 11th, 2008
For some reason I can’t activate the plug-in on my blog using WP 2.5
I’m getting this error:
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_CONST, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /home/content/s/h/o/showa23/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/calais_auto_tagger Folder/opencalais.php on line 17
Dan
April 11th, 2008
Joe, the plugin requires PHP 5. Greg, have you looked at the linked Open Calais Tags class? You can use it to add automatic tagging to any app you want.
Joe Buhler
April 11th, 2008
Dan,my hosting service version supports PHP5
Dan
April 11th, 2008
Perhaps that feature requires 5.1 after all. I’ve tested it against three hosts, but all of them had at least PHP 5.1.
Please try downloading it again and using the updated opencalais.php. I removed the line you had an error on and hard-coded the string where it was used.
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Joe Buhler
April 11th, 2008
that must be it. got the same error message after downloading the new version. don’t know how I get GoDaddy to upgrade to 5.1
Dan
April 11th, 2008
You can’t still be getting an unexpected T_CONST error on line 17 since that line, and the const, were removed. Are you sure you replaced your files with the new opencalais.php? If you’re not in a rush and want some help with this, you can e-mail me at dan@dangrossman.info.
Dirkus
April 11th, 2008
Actually, he’s right. I get the same message, blah blah T_CONST blah Line 17 etc…
Double checked that there was no “T_CONST” in the file, there wasn’t. Not sure what’s up there.
I’m on powweb, also PHP 5.0 IIRC
Steve Oberg
April 11th, 2008
Dan,
One question: When I get my Open Calais API key and then try to input it and click on Submit, nothing happens. I am using WordPress 2.5. Have tried doing this in Firefox 2.0 and IE 6 and nothing works.
Dan
April 11th, 2008
Dirkus, Joe’s problem was that he was actually running PHP 4. If you’re getting an error on that line you probably are too. Create an empty PHP page with just a call to phpinfo(), run it in your browser, and you’ll see the version.
Steve Oberg
April 11th, 2008
Dan, never mind. Dumb me, the API key WAS registered ok, after all. Everything’s work.
Oh, also just to suggest that you update the link to the archive tagger above. Currently the link is http://www.dangrossman.ino/wp-calais-archive-tagger and it should be, I think, http://www.dangrossman.info/wp-calais-archive-tagger.
Can’t wait to try both of these nifty tools. Thank you for making them available.
Dirkus
April 11th, 2008
Ah, apparently so. I thought they had moved to PHP5, but I guess I was mistaken. Thanks.
Connor P
April 12th, 2008
Dan,
I am having a problem. I Download the file, FTP it up to the right place, and go to activate it, but i get this message:plugin could not be triggered because it caused a fatal error.Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in [it gave the link to the opencalais.php file] line 17
Please help. I really want this plugin to work. Thanks
Connor P
Dan
April 12th, 2008
Connor, you need PHP 5 to use this plugin. You only have PHP 4. Ask your host if you can enable PHP 5 for your account or if they will upgrade.
gaby
April 12th, 2008
hello,
wich plugin do you use for your archive page in this site ?
Thanks
Dan
April 12th, 2008
@gaby: It’s called SRG Clean Archives.
ChrisM
April 13th, 2008
SRG Clean Archives can now be found at http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/projects/clean-archives/
Shaun passed it over to Sean, but Sean’s blog is now run by someone else.
Hope I got the names right. You can of course find the plugin by hopping around various links, starting with the one posted above, just thought I’d help out any people without enough patience
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manica
April 27th, 2008
I would use it on my italian blog. Will it work?
indi
April 28th, 2008
First off, brilliant stuff.
I have a few multi-user blogs and it’s hard to train the authors to use tags at all. Is it possible to make the tagging automatic (as an option)?
Veetrag
April 29th, 2008
Hi Dan,
I am facing following problem
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '{' in /wp-calais-archive-tagger/calais_archive_tagger.php on line 132
Can you help me fix this issue?
Thanks
Antonio
May 7th, 2008
this is some great stuff. can’t wait to share it with my friends.
eric
May 8th, 2008
I hit the “get tags” and nothing happens. please help. i’m eager to use this! thx. got the API key and using php 5.2.5
Brandon
May 31st, 2008
Great plugin!
Doe sit only work when the visual editor is activated? Usually when the HTML editor is activated instead, when I click “Get Tags,” nothing happens, even for several minutes.
Unfortunately it seems when I do use the visual editor, it usually says that no tags were found.
Leigh
June 7th, 2008
For some of my blogs, Id like to be able to just leave the plugin to set the tags fully automatically
Is there an option to set these plugins to run completely ‘hands free’ ?
sunish
June 10th, 2008
Dan
Does this work for blogspot?
Sunish
Brian
June 12th, 2008
Dan,
Thanks for the plugin! I think I may have stumbled across a reason, and solution for the “IT’S NOT WORKING” posts.
I was running through old posts without any difficulty and then ran into one where it wouldn’t work. Realized the Post window on the Write screen was set on HTML tab, not the Visual tab. I changed the Post to the Visual tab, then rehit auto tag and it worked just fine. I suspect, although did not re-check, that this was why I had been unable to get the archive tagger to work. May want to make this a note on the WP plugin download page.
I hope this helps as you have a great, time saving plugin.
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eric
June 29th, 2008
It looks nice, but it’s too bad it isn’t backwards compatible with pHp 4. That is what my webhosting service is using right now. Is there a workaround for the parse error on line 132 mentioned by Veetrag above?
Dan Grossman
June 29th, 2008
There is not and will not be a backport of the Calais PHP class to a dead language. Tell your host that PHP 5 is more than 4 years old and you need an upgrade out of the stone age.
Philix
July 23rd, 2008
This is exactly what i was looking for.
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Pratik Sinha
August 9th, 2008
What is the difference between tagaroo offered by opencalais and this plugin? Will the tag suggestions be different for the two? I am debating which one to use.
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September 4th, 2008
this is awesome. I hate when i get done writing an article for my site and then try to figure out what the best tags are to pick out. thanks for auto tagger
Pretensions
September 17th, 2008
Hi Dan, this looks like a great plugin and it activates fine for me, but when I try to click the Add Tags button on the Auto Tagger, absolutely nothing happens, whether I’m in visual or HTML mode. I’m also getting an “Error on page” for the Archive Tagger (where it says click here to start tagging your posts). I’m on Wordpress 2.6.1. Help please!
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September 23rd, 2008
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Albert
November 26th, 2008
Hi There
What we really need is an automatic tagging plugin. Not a semi automatic tagging plugin. We all have so many blogs running on their own and grabbing good relevant content from other feeds etc. We need a plugin that will automatically tag the posts in the database without having to login and click somewhere.
Man what I would do for such a plugin. Can’t find anything like it.
Thanks,
Albert
Dan
November 27th, 2008
I would prefer not helping scraper blogs whenever possible. Sounds like filling the web with noise to me.
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edoriv
January 5th, 2009
should every tag have ; at the end of it??? this seems strange to me
WP 2.7 here
ps example tags
test;,test2;,this;,more;,
Car Guy
January 17th, 2009
Great plugin, thanks for the work, thinking of tags was a real problem. look forward to some other tips.
doktertomi
January 24th, 2009
great plugins… but unfortunately it is not compatible with wordpress 2.7, isn’t it?
onelargeprawn
March 27th, 2009
Great stuff! Thanks Dan
Hermann
April 19th, 2009
Dan one post here also!
The plugin doesn’t work, i press the “get tags” buttin and nothing happens…. WP 2.7.1
Dan
May 3rd, 2009
To be clear, this plugin works fine with WP 2.7.1. If it’s not for you, you don’t have PHP 5 or cURL, which are listed as requirements.
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uncleboob
June 10th, 2009
The plugin gives me an error in the new wordpress 2.8RC1:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_CONST, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or ‘}’ in /home/www/kunden/uncleboob.de/wp-content/plugins/calais-auto-tagger/opencalais.php on line 17
Just wanted to let you know.
Regards
Dan
June 12th, 2009
That’s because you don’t have PHP 5 unclenoob, not because you’re on 2.8. PHP 5 is a requirement.
Terrie
June 12th, 2009
I have been using the calias tagger for awhile now, but since I upgraded to wordpress 2.8 it isn’t working any suggestion?
Pratik Sinha
June 29th, 2009
Same issue as terrie, calais tagger doesn’t work with wp 2.8, I click on the Get Tags button, but no tags are fetched/displayed. Is there going to be a fix for this?