def query_tags(order=None, orderby=None, limit=None):
    """
    Query the tags, with usage count included.
    This interface is mainly used by the ``get_tags`` template tag.
    """
    from taggit.models import Tag, TaggedItem    # feature is still optional

    # Get queryset filters for published entries
    EntryModel = get_entry_model()
    ct = ContentType.objects.get_for_model(EntryModel)  # take advantage of local caching.

    entry_filter = {
        'status': EntryModel.PUBLISHED
    }
    if appsettings.FLUENT_BLOGS_FILTER_SITE_ID:
        entry_filter['parent_site'] = settings.SITE_ID

    entry_qs = EntryModel.objects.filter(**entry_filter).values_list('pk')

    # get tags
    queryset = Tag.objects.filter(
        taggit_taggeditem_items__content_type=ct,
        taggit_taggeditem_items__object_id__in=entry_qs
    ).annotate(
        count=Count('taggit_taggeditem_items')
    )

    # Ordering
    if orderby:
        queryset = queryset.order_by(*_get_order_by(order, orderby, TAG_ORDER_BY_FIELDS))
    else:
        queryset = queryset.order_by('-count')

    # Limit
    if limit:
        queryset = queryset[:limit]

    return queryset
Query the tags, with usage count included.
    This interface is mainly used by the ``get_tags`` template tag.