post specific tag cloud, how to display in descending order from popular to less?

Question

So I had to fiddle allot with tag cloud to display it correctly. My script limits display to 5, and since I don't display all tags, I'd like wp to output list in descending order based on popularity. So if tag has most posts it will be displayed first, and so on... Is this possible? I have a hunch I've to modify get_the_tags(), but not sure how as of now... any help appreciated! :)

                        <?php

                    rewind_posts();
                    while (have_posts()) : the_post();

                    $posttags = get_the_tags();
                    $counttag=0;
                    if ($posttags) {
                        foreach($posttags as $tag) {
                            $counttag++;
                            echo '<li><a href="'.get_tag_link($tag->term_id).'">'.$tag->name.'</a></li> ';
                            if( $counttag >5 ) break;
                        }
                    }

                    endwhile;

                    ?>

Answer 1

This is a little bit more complicated than I thought.

But I did find this link Which should help you on your path. Minus the custom post types, the code should be what you are looking for.