diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4aa2c88b497d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: changed
+
+Move the Top tags & categories widget from Insights to Traffic, where it and its report follow the date picker instead of a fixed seven days.
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/hooks/use-stats-tags.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/hooks/use-stats-tags.ts
index 6fcff57eff2a..503a35665ece 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/hooks/use-stats-tags.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/hooks/use-stats-tags.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ import type { StatsTagsParams } from '../queries/stats-tags-query';
 export type StatsTagsResponse = StatsNormalizedReport< StatsTagsItem >;
 export type { StatsTagsParams } from '../queries/stats-tags-query';
 
-export function useStatsTags( params: StatsTagsParams = {}, options?: UseStatsOptions ) {
+export function useStatsTags( params: StatsTagsParams, options?: UseStatsOptions ) {
 	return useStatsQuery< StatsTagsResponse >( statsTagsQuery( params ), options );
 }
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/processing/stats/tags.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/processing/stats/tags.ts
index e9525bd5d734..21d4e634726b 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/processing/stats/tags.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/processing/stats/tags.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function sanitizeStatsTagsResponse(
 	response: unknown,
 	query?: StatsQueryParams
 ): StatsNormalizedReport< StatsTagsItem > {
-	// `stats/tags` takes only `max`, so it never returns `days` or a `summary`.
+	// `stats/tags` returns one ranked list, never `days` or a `summary`.
 	const tags = coerceStatsArray< StatsRecord >( coerceStatsRecord( response ).tags ).map(
 		normalizeStatsTagsItem
 	);
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/fetch-stats-report-rows.test.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/fetch-stats-report-rows.test.ts
index 6b5cd22f47c4..434a90079260 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/fetch-stats-report-rows.test.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/fetch-stats-report-rows.test.ts
@@ -307,7 +307,12 @@ describe( 'all-time report fetchers', () => {
 			],
 		} );
 
-		const rows = await fetchStatsTagsRows( { max: 1000 } );
+		const rows = await fetchStatsTagsRows( {
+			from: '2026-01-01',
+			to: '2026-01-31',
+			interval: 'day',
+			max: 1000,
+		} );
 
 		expect( requestedPaths() ).toHaveLength( 1 );
 		expect( requestedPaths()[ 0 ] ).toContain( 'stats/tags' );
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/stats-queries.test.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/stats-queries.test.ts
index 8e1942085e55..61510aaed1a9 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/stats-queries.test.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/__tests__/stats-queries.test.ts
@@ -621,39 +621,51 @@ describe( 'Stats query factories', () => {
 
 	// The endpoint rewrites `max < 1` back to its default of 10 rather than reading
 	// it as "all rows", so a `0` must not reach it.
-	it( 'leaves a non-positive tags max off the request', () => {
-		expect( statsTagsQuery( { max: 0 } ).queryKey ).toEqual( [
+	it( 'sends the tags window as date and start_date, with max only when positive', () => {
+		const query = statsTagsQuery( {
+			from: '2026-06-01',
+			to: '2026-06-07',
+			interval: 'day',
+			max: 0,
+		} );
+
+		expect( query.queryKey ).toEqual( [
 			'stats',
 			'tags',
 			'1.1',
 			'stats/tags',
 			'GET',
-			{},
+			{ period: 'day', date: '2026-06-07', start_date: '2026-06-01', summarize: 1 },
 			undefined,
 			'tags',
 			'UTC',
 		] );
+		expect(
+			statsTagsQuery( { from: '2026-06-01', to: '2026-06-07', interval: 'day', max: 10 } )
+				.queryKey[ 5 ]
+		).toEqual( {
+			period: 'day',
+			date: '2026-06-07',
+			start_date: '2026-06-01',
+			max: 10,
+			summarize: 1,
+		} );
 	} );
 
-	// A date would change the cache key without changing a row. `StatsTagsParams`
-	// already rejects one, so this spreads past the type to cover untyped callers.
-	it( 'never sends a date on the tags query, whatever the selected period', () => {
-		const tagsQueryKey = ( period: Record< string, unknown > ) =>
-			statsTagsQuery( { max: 10, ...period } ).queryKey;
-		const maxOnly = [
-			'stats',
-			'tags',
-			'1.1',
-			'stats/tags',
-			'GET',
-			{ max: 10 },
-			undefined,
-			'tags',
-			'UTC',
-		];
-
-		expect( tagsQueryKey( { to: '2026-01-31T23:59:59.999-08:00' } ) ).toEqual( maxOnly );
-		expect( tagsQueryKey( { date: '2026-06-30', period: 'year', days: 365 } ) ).toEqual( maxOnly );
+	// One ranking pass whatever the length: per-day keeps 50 posts a day and one
+	// pass keeps 50 for the window, so switching by length would make a longer
+	// range count fewer posts than a shorter one.
+	it.each( [
+		[ '1 day', '2026-06-01', '2026-06-01' ],
+		[ '365 days', '2025-07-02', '2026-07-01' ],
+	] )( 'summarizes the tags query at every length (%s)', ( _label, from, to ) => {
+		const params = statsTagsQuery( { from, to, interval: 'day' } ).queryKey[ 5 ] as Record<
+			string,
+			unknown
+		>;
+
+		expect( params.summarize ).toBe( 1 );
+		expect( params.days ).toBeUndefined();
 	} );
 
 	it( 'builds devices query keys from the selected device property', () => {
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/stats-tags-query.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/stats-tags-query.ts
index f72734ce98f3..7d7455e2da84 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/stats-tags-query.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/data/src/queries/stats-tags-query.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
-import { statsProxyQuery, type StatsReportQueryOptions } from './stats-query';
+import {
+	statsReportQuery,
+	type StatsReportParams,
+	type StatsReportQueryOptions,
+} from './stats-query';
 
-/**
- * `stats/tags` declares `max` as its only query parameter, so WPCOM strips
- * everything else — `date` included — before the handler runs: the window is a
- * hardcoded seven days ending yesterday in site time, and nothing can move it.
- */
-export type StatsTagsParams = {
+export type StatsTagsParams = StatsReportParams & {
 	/**
 	 * Rows to request. `max` only truncates an already-ranked list, so a larger one
 	 * adds rows without moving a row's views. `0` is not "all rows" here — anything
@@ -18,11 +17,24 @@ export type StatsTagsParams = {
 	max?: number;
 };
 
-export const statsTagsQuery = ( params: StatsTagsParams = {} ): StatsReportQueryOptions< 'tags' > =>
-	statsProxyQuery( {
-		name: 'tags',
-		version: '1.1',
-		endpoint: 'stats/tags',
-		params: ( params.max ?? 0 ) > 0 ? { max: params.max } : {},
-		sanitizer: 'tags',
-	} );
+/**
+ * `stats/tags` sizes its window from `date` and `start_date` (the days are
+ * derived server-side, so `days` stays off the request) and always ranks the
+ * window's top posts in one pass. Per-day ranking keeps 50 posts a day while
+ * one pass keeps 50 for the window, so mixing the two by window length would
+ * let a longer range count fewer posts than a shorter one.
+ */
+export const statsTagsQuery = ( params: StatsTagsParams ): StatsReportQueryOptions< 'tags' > => {
+	const { max, ...reportParams } = params;
+
+	return statsReportQuery(
+		'tags',
+		'stats/tags',
+		reportParams,
+		'tags',
+		'1.1',
+		// Explicit: the shared derivation adds `summarize` only past one day.
+		{ ...( ( max ?? 0 ) > 0 ? { max } : {} ), summarize: 1 },
+		{ omitParams: [ 'days' ] }
+	);
+};
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/widgets-toolkit/src/report-exports/tags.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/widgets-toolkit/src/report-exports/tags.ts
index 982b046d618c..fe1ad476fc9a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/widgets-toolkit/src/report-exports/tags.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/packages/widgets-toolkit/src/report-exports/tags.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ import type { ReportCsvExporter } from './types';
 
 /**
  * `stats/tags` has no "all rows" value (see `StatsTagsParams`), so the report names a ceiling
- * past what a real site produces (the endpoint ranks at most ~51 posts a day over seven days).
+ * past what a real site produces.
  */
 export const TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT = 1000;
 
 export const tagsCsvExporter: ReportCsvExporter< StatsTagsItem, StatsTagsItem > = {
 	filenamePrefix: 'tags-and-categories',
-	hasDateRange: false,
-	fetchItems: () => fetchStatsTagsRows( { max: TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT } ),
+	hasDateRange: true,
+	fetchItems: reportParams => fetchStatsTagsRows( { ...reportParams, max: TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT } ),
 	toCsvRows: items => [ ...items ].sort( ( a, b ) => b.value - a.value ),
 	getColumns: () => [
 		{
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.test.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.test.ts
index 61abfd1e168e..37fd38d5da81 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.test.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.test.ts
@@ -123,11 +123,12 @@ describe( 'REPORTS', () => {
 				'locations',
 				'posts',
 				'search-terms',
+				'tags',
 				'videos',
 				'utm',
 				'referrers',
 			],
-			insights: [ 'annual-insights', 'comments', 'tags' ],
+			insights: [ 'annual-insights', 'comments' ],
 			subscribers: [ 'comment-followers', 'emails' ],
 			ads: [ 'earnings' ],
 		} );
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.ts
index a8d3b50b9128..f27433adb90c 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/registry.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export const REPORTS: Record< string, ReportDefinition > = {
 	},
 	tags: {
 		id: 'tags',
-		dashboardSection: 'insights',
+		dashboardSection: 'traffic',
 		getLabel: () => __( 'Tags & categories', 'jetpack-premium-analytics-pkg' ),
 		load: () => import( './tags/page' ),
 	},
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.test.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.test.ts
index d45a5eba74b6..b004b7b963bb 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.test.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { useStatsTags } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
+import { getDefaultQueryParams, useStatsTags } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -64,14 +64,15 @@ describe( 'useTagsReportRecords', () => {
 		jest.clearAllMocks();
 	} );
 
-	it( 'requests more rows than the endpoint would return by default', () => {
-		renderHook( () => useTagsReportRecords() );
+	it( 'requests the report window with more rows than the endpoint returns by default', () => {
+		const reportParams = getDefaultQueryParams();
+		renderHook( () => useTagsReportRecords( reportParams ) );
 
-		expect( mockUseStatsTags ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( { max: 1000 } );
+		expect( mockUseStatsTags ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( { ...reportParams, max: 1000 } );
 	} );
 
 	it( 'returns the normalized rows', () => {
-		const { result } = renderHook( () => useTagsReportRecords() );
+		const { result } = renderHook( () => useTagsReportRecords( getDefaultQueryParams() ) );
 
 		expect( result.current.rows ).toEqual( [
 			expect.objectContaining( { labelText: 'Recipes', value: 1240 } ),
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.ts
index 52613e126bd1..df84ea9e964a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/config/use-report-records.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { useStatsTags, type StatsTagsItem } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
+import {
+	useStatsTags,
+	type ReportParams,
+	type StatsTagsItem,
+} from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
 import { TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/widgets-toolkit';
 import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
 
@@ -16,12 +20,13 @@ export function getTagRowId( item: StatsTagsItem ): string {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetch the Tags & categories rows.
+ * Fetch the Tags & categories rows for the report window.
  *
+ * @param reportParams - The report's date window.
  * @return Table rows and fetch state.
  */
-export function useTagsReportRecords() {
-	const tags = useStatsTags( { max: TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT } );
+export function useTagsReportRecords( reportParams: ReportParams ) {
+	const tags = useStatsTags( { ...reportParams, max: TAGS_REPORT_ROW_LIMIT } );
 	const rows = useMemo< StatsTagsItem[] >(
 		() => tags.data?.data?.[ 0 ]?.items ?? [],
 		[ tags.data ]
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/page.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/page.tsx
index 8cca6e885a9b..e3d87fc34ceb 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/page.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/routes/reports/tags/page.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
+import { useReportDateFilters } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/routing';
 import { StatsBreadcrumbs, StatsPageIcon } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/ui';
 import {
 	ExporterCsvAction,
@@ -15,12 +16,15 @@ import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
+import { route } from '../package.json';
 import { REPORTS } from '../registry';
 import { useReportParams } from '../use-report-params';
 import { getTagRowId, getTagsFields, useTagsReportRecords } from './config';
 import type { StatsTagsItem } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
 import type { JSX } from 'react';
 
+const ROUTE_FROM = route.path;
+
 /**
  * Initial records-table view: views sort descending, the label column absorbs
  * spare width, and the numeric column stays compact and right-aligned.
@@ -38,16 +42,17 @@ const RECORDS_VIEW = {
 /**
  * Premium Analytics Tags & categories report page component.
  *
- * `stats/tags` returns one flat list over the seven days ending yesterday and ignores
- * date-window params, so this page has no date filters, tabs, or performance chart —
- * just the header and records table.
+ * `stats/tags` returns one flat list ranked over the report window and reports no
+ * comparison, so this page has date filters and the records table, with no tabs or
+ * performance chart.
  *
  * @return The Tags & categories report page.
  */
 function TagsReport(): JSX.Element {
-	const records = useTagsReportRecords();
 	const reportParams = useReportParams();
+	const records = useTagsReportRecords( reportParams );
 	const fields = useMemo( () => getTagsFields(), [] );
+	const dateFilters = useReportDateFilters( ROUTE_FROM );
 
 	const { getLabel } = REPORTS.tags;
 
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ function TagsReport(): JSX.Element {
 				/>
 			}
 		>
-			<ReportPageLayout title={ getLabel() }>
+			<ReportPageLayout title={ getLabel() } dateFilters={ dateFilters }>
 				<ReportErrorState
 					status={ records }
 					retryDescription={ __(
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/src/default-dashboard-sections.php b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/src/default-dashboard-sections.php
index 0338533955c2..96f353014249 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/src/default-dashboard-sections.php
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/src/default-dashboard-sections.php
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ function get_traffic_section_default_layout() {
 			1,
 			2
 		),
+		// Row 6: tags & categories, ranked over the tab's period.
+		get_dashboard_default_widget_instance(
+			'default-tags-widget-instance',
+			'jpa/tags',
+			12,
+			2,
+			2
+		),
 	);
 }
 
@@ -270,22 +278,22 @@ function get_insights_section_default_layout() {
 			3,
 			2
 		),
-		// Row 6: tags + most commented posts.
+		// Row 6: most commented posts + most commented authors fill the row, so shares
+		// (Simple only) opens row 7 instead of pushing authors down with a gap on both rows.
 		get_dashboard_default_widget_instance(
-			'default-tags-widget-instance',
-			'jpa/tags',
+			'default-most-commented-posts-widget-instance',
+			'jpa/most-commented-posts',
 			8,
-			2,
+			1,
 			2
 		),
 		get_dashboard_default_widget_instance(
-			'default-most-commented-posts-widget-instance',
-			'jpa/most-commented-posts',
+			'default-most-commented-authors-widget-instance',
+			'jpa/most-commented-authors',
 			9,
-			1,
+			2,
 			2
 		),
-		// Row 7: shares + most commented authors.
 		get_dashboard_default_widget_instance(
 			'default-shares-widget-instance',
 			'jpa/shares',
@@ -293,13 +301,6 @@ function get_insights_section_default_layout() {
 			1,
 			2
 		),
-		get_dashboard_default_widget_instance(
-			'default-most-commented-authors-widget-instance',
-			'jpa/most-commented-authors',
-			11,
-			2,
-			2
-		),
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/js/widget-report-csv-parity.test.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/js/widget-report-csv-parity.test.tsx
index be9b3a452262..55ca3aace24a 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/js/widget-report-csv-parity.test.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/js/widget-report-csv-parity.test.tsx
@@ -508,11 +508,23 @@ describe( 'Widget and report CSV parity', () => {
 		}
 	);
 
+	// Dated like the CASES above, but with no comparison to fail.
+	it( 'downloads the same tags-and-categories CSV from the widget as from the report page', async () => {
+		const reportFile = await download( <TagsReportPage /> );
+		queryClient.clear();
+		const widgetFile = await download(
+			<TagsWidget attributes={ { reportParams: REPORT_PARAMS } } />
+		);
+
+		expect( widgetFile ).toEqual( reportFile );
+		expect( widgetFile.filename ).toBe( 'tags-and-categories-2026-03-01_2026-03-10.csv' );
+		expect( widgetFile.csv.replace( '\ufeff', '' ).split( '\n' ).length ).toBeGreaterThan( 11 );
+	} );
+
 	it.each( [
 		[ 'annual-insights.csv', AnnualInsightsReportPage, AnnualHighlightsWidget, undefined ],
 		[ 'comments-authors.csv', CommentsReportPage, MostCommentedAuthorsWidget, 'authors' ],
 		[ 'comments-posts.csv', CommentsReportPage, MostCommentedPostsWidget, 'posts' ],
-		[ 'tags-and-categories.csv', TagsReportPage, TagsWidget, undefined ],
 		[ 'emails.csv', EmailsReportPage, EmailsWidget, undefined ],
 	] as const )(
 		'downloads the same all-time %s from the widget as from the report page',
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/php/Dashboard_Layout_Test.php b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/php/Dashboard_Layout_Test.php
index e63308448167..9acb17bfda60 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/php/Dashboard_Layout_Test.php
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/tests/php/Dashboard_Layout_Test.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public function test_insights_default_excludes_shares_on_self_hosted() {
 		$layout_types = $this->served_layout_types( 'analytics/insights' );
 
 		$this->assertNotContains( 'jpa/shares', $layout_types, 'Simple-only widget instances must not be part of the default layout on self-hosted sites.' );
-		$this->assertContains( 'jpa/tags', $layout_types, 'Regular widget instances remain in the default layout.' );
+		$this->assertContains( 'jpa/most-commented-posts', $layout_types, 'Regular widget instances remain in the default layout.' );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ public function test_traffic_section_declares_the_bundled_widgets() {
 				'default-authors-widget-instance'         => array( 'jpa/authors', 1, 2, 9 ),
 				'default-search-terms-widget-instance'    => array( 'jpa/search-terms', 1, 2, 10 ),
 				'default-file-downloads-widget-instance'  => array( 'jpa/file-downloads', 1, 2, 11 ),
+				'default-tags-widget-instance'            => array( 'jpa/tags', 2, 2, 12 ),
 			),
 			$layout
 		);
@@ -462,15 +463,16 @@ public function test_insights_section_declares_the_bundled_widgets() {
 				'default-latest-post-widget-instance'      => array( 'jpa/latest-post', 1, 2, 5 ),
 				'default-posting-activity-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/posting-activity', 3, 2, 6 ),
 				'default-views-over-years-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/views-over-years', 3, 2, 7 ),
-				'default-tags-widget-instance'             => array( 'jpa/tags', 2, 2, 8 ),
-				'default-most-commented-posts-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/most-commented-posts', 1, 2, 9 ),
+				'default-most-commented-posts-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/most-commented-posts', 1, 2, 8 ),
+				'default-most-commented-authors-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/most-commented-authors', 2, 2, 9 ),
 				'default-shares-widget-instance'           => array( 'jpa/shares', 1, 2, 10 ),
-				'default-most-commented-authors-widget-instance' => array( 'jpa/most-commented-authors', 2, 2, 11 ),
 			),
 			$layout
 		);
 
 		$this->assertNotContains( 'jpa/authors', $layout_types );
+		// Tags follow the date picker, so they sit on the Traffic tab.
+		$this->assertNotContains( 'jpa/tags', $layout_types );
 		// Emails is not an Insights module — it lives on the Subscribers tab.
 		$this->assertNotContains( 'jpa/stats-emails', $layout_types );
 		// The Comments module ships as two focused widgets, not one toggled widget.
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/__tests__/tags.test.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/__tests__/tags.test.tsx
index db99a1f8a87f..c678ad9b63e7 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/__tests__/tags.test.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/__tests__/tags.test.tsx
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ function rowLink( label: string ) {
 	return screen.getByText( label ).closest( 'a' );
 }
 
+/** The query string of every `stats/tags` request so far. */
+function tagsRequests(): URLSearchParams[] {
+	return mockApiFetch.mock.calls
+		.map( ( [ options ] ) => String( options?.path ?? '' ) )
+		.filter( path => path.includes( 'stats/tags' ) )
+		.map( path => new URLSearchParams( path.split( '?' )[ 1 ] ) );
+}
+
 describe( 'TagsWidget', () => {
 	beforeEach( () => {
 		queryClient.clear();
@@ -132,20 +140,47 @@ describe( 'TagsWidget', () => {
 	} );
 
 	// Calypso sends no query, so Jetpack Stats gets the endpoint's default of 10.
-	it( 'asks for the row count Jetpack Stats gets by default', async () => {
+	it( 'asks for the row count Jetpack Stats gets by default, over the dashboard window', async () => {
 		render( <TagsWidget attributes={ { reportParams: getDefaultQueryParams() } } /> );
 
 		await expect( screen.findByText( 'Recipes' ) ).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
 
-		const requestedPaths = mockApiFetch.mock.calls
-			.map( ( [ options ] ) => String( options?.path ?? '' ) )
-			.filter( path => path.includes( 'stats/tags' ) );
-
-		expect( requestedPaths ).not.toHaveLength( 0 );
-		requestedPaths.forEach( path => {
-			expect( new URLSearchParams( path.split( '?' )[ 1 ] ).get( 'max' ) ).toBe( '10' );
+		const requested = tagsRequests();
+		expect( requested ).not.toHaveLength( 0 );
+		requested.forEach( params => {
+			expect( params.get( 'max' ) ).toBe( '10' );
+			expect( params.get( 'date' ) ).toBe( getDefaultQueryParams().to );
+			expect( params.get( 'start_date' ) ).toBe( getDefaultQueryParams().from );
+			expect( params.get( 'summarize' ) ).toBe( '1' );
 		} );
 	} );
+
+	it( 'refetches with the new window when the dashboard period changes', async () => {
+		const { rerender } = render(
+			<TagsWidget attributes={ { reportParams: getDefaultQueryParams() } } />
+		);
+		await expect( screen.findByText( 'Recipes' ) ).resolves.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		rerender(
+			<TagsWidget
+				attributes={ {
+					reportParams: {
+						...getDefaultQueryParams(),
+						preset: undefined,
+						from: '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00',
+						to: '2026-01-31T23:59:59.999+00:00',
+					},
+				} }
+			/>
+		);
+
+		await waitFor( () =>
+			expect( tagsRequests().map( params => params.get( 'start_date' ) ) ).toContain(
+				'2026-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00'
+			)
+		);
+		expect( tagsRequests().at( -1 )?.get( 'date' ) ).toBe( '2026-01-31T23:59:59.999+00:00' );
+	} );
 } );
 
 describe( 'TagsWidget CSV export', () => {
@@ -199,6 +234,5 @@ describe( 'TagsWidget CSV export', () => {
 		expect( lines[ 0 ] ).toBe( '"Tag or category","Views","URL"' );
 		expect( lines ).toContain( '"Desserts, chocolate","760",""' );
 		expect( lines ).toHaveLength( 13 );
-		expect( downloads.files[ 0 ].filename ).toBe( 'tags-and-categories.csv' );
 	} );
 } );
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/render.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/render.tsx
index 5bbe57c3925c..cb589d1eb59f 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/render.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/render.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 	sharePercentage,
 	tagRowGlyph,
 	useWidgetDrillDown,
+	useWidgetRootContext,
 	ExporterCsvDownloadButton,
 	tagsCsvExporter,
 	type LeaderboardChartData,
@@ -68,7 +69,9 @@ function TagGroupMembers( { members }: TagGroupMembersProps ) {
 }
 
 function TagsInner() {
+	const { reportParams } = useWidgetRootContext();
 	const { data, isLoading, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useTagViews( {
+		reportParams,
 		max: WIDGET_ROW_LIMIT,
 	} );
 
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/stories/tags-widget.stories.tsx b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/stories/tags-widget.stories.tsx
index a469c4ef9fc1..fa81b4257c73 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/stories/tags-widget.stories.tsx
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/stories/tags-widget.stories.tsx
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const meta = {
 		docs: {
 			description: {
 				component:
-					'The "Tags & categories" widget. Displays the site\'s most visited tags and categories over the seven days ending yesterday, ranked by views — the endpoint takes no date parameters, so the section\'s date filter does not reach it. Single tags/categories link to their archive; grouped rows (several tags/categories sharing posts) drill down to their members. Ported from the Jetpack Stats Tags & categories module.',
+					'The "Tags & categories" widget. Displays the tags and categories of the site\'s most viewed posts over the dashboard\'s period, ranked by views; the endpoint reports no comparison. Single tags/categories link to their archive; grouped rows (several tags/categories sharing posts) drill down to their members. Ported from the Jetpack Stats Tags & categories module.',
 			},
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/use-tag-views.ts b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/use-tag-views.ts
index 8cf01eb4f37f..5698a2024438 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/use-tag-views.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/use-tag-views.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { useStatsTags } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
-import type { StatsNormalizedReport, StatsTagsItem } from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
+import type {
+	ReportParams,
+	StatsNormalizedReport,
+	StatsTagsItem,
+} from '@jetpack-premium-analytics/data';
 
 /**
  * A single tag or category grouped under a parent row. Grouped rows have no
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ export interface TagView {
 }
 
 interface UseTagViewsArgs {
+	/**
+	 * The dashboard window the rows are ranked over.
+	 */
+	reportParams: ReportParams;
 	/**
 	 * Rows to request and display.
 	 */
@@ -85,11 +93,13 @@ interface TagViewsState {
  * via the shared Stats data layer.
  *
  * Delegates to `useStatsTags`, then maps the normalized rows onto the leaderboard
- * shape and trims to `max`. Single period, no comparison: `stats/tags` takes no
- * date parameters, so the dashboard's date filter never reaches this widget.
+ * shape and trims to `max`. Single period: `stats/tags` reports no comparison.
  */
-export default function useTagViews( { max }: UseTagViewsArgs ): TagViewsState {
-	const { data, isLoading, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useStatsTags( { max } );
+export default function useTagViews( { reportParams, max }: UseTagViewsArgs ): TagViewsState {
+	const { data, isLoading, isFetching, isError, refetch } = useStatsTags( {
+		...reportParams,
+		max,
+	} );
 
 	// Memoize on the query's stable `data` reference so the row array keeps a
 	// stable identity across unrelated re-renders; otherwise every render hands a
diff --git a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/widget.json b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/widget.json
index 08555d5d1462..94d93e5107f9 100644
--- a/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/widget.json
+++ b/projects/packages/premium-analytics/widgets/tags/widget.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
 	"name": "jpa/tags",
 	"icon": "jpa/category",
-	"title": "Top tags & categories in the last 7 days",
-	"description": "Your most visited tags and categories, ranked by views.",
+	"title": "Top tags & categories",
+	"description": "The tags and categories of your most viewed posts in the selected period, ranked by views.",
 	"help": {
-		"content": "The tags and categories associated with your most-viewed content, sorted by views.",
+		"content": "The tags and categories of your most viewed posts in the selected period, ranked by views. A post counts toward each of its current tags and categories, so this is a breakdown of popular posts by topic rather than a filter over all traffic.",
 		"links": [
 			{
 				"label": "Learn more",
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..523e5e20a20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: enhancement
+
+Premium Analytics: Move the Top tags & categories widget to the Traffic tab, where it and its report follow the date picker.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic b/projects/plugins/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fbe2a3d30c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/premium-analytics/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: changed
+
+Move the Top tags & categories widget to the Traffic tab, where it and its report follow the date picker.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fea4f697aa62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/add-premium-analytics-tags-widget-traffic
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: changed
+
+Premium Analytics: Move the Top tags & categories widget to the Traffic tab, where it and its report follow the date picker.