What is a Tag Slug in WordPress?
In WordPress, there are two words used to talk about the URL of a page: “Permalink” and “Slug”. Let’s show the meaning of those words with an example:
WordPress Categories
Categories and Tags are the two main ways to organize your WordPress content.
Both Categories and Tags are “taxonomies” and they can help you sort your content. However, on a normal WordPress site, both Categories and Tags are only available for Posts. This means that you do not have any options to organize your Pages or other post types … unless you use a plugin such as TaxoPress.
How to Import a WordPress Taxonomy
Here at TaxoPress, our plugins help you organize your WordPress taxonomies. The TaxoPress and Tag Groups plugin help you create, manage, and display your Tags, Categories and more. However, we don’t have a plugin that can import taxonomy terms. This is because there are already some good plugins available that can do this for you….
How to Choose Default Taxonomy Terms in WordPress
When you install a new WordPress site, there are two taxonomies (Categories and Tags) and one term (Uncategorized). Every WordPress post must have at least one category. By default, this required category is “Uncategorized”, but that name isn’t useful or relevant for most sites. So in this guide, we’ll show you how to replace “Uncategorized”….
What Characters Are Allowed in WordPress Taxonomy Terms?
Tags, Categories and other taxonomy terms are in important part of WordPress. They are the normal way to organize your WordPress content. However, terms are different from posts, media files, menus and other WordPress features. They have their own restrictions on what you can and can not do with them. This includes the characters you…
Automatically Move WordPress Posts to a New Category or Tag
Do you know how to automatically modify WordPress posts on a future date? This is not always easy. Let’s take the example of expiring posts on a future date. Most frequently, WordPress users rely on tedious manual methods to get rid of expired posts. They have to set themselves calendar reminders to log in and…
TaxoPress Has a New Terms Screen
TaxoPress 3.6 is available now with a new “Terms” screen. You can use this feature to manage and search all the terms on your site.
TaxoPress 3.4 Has Big Improvements to Suggest Terms
TaxoPress 3.4 is available and it has significant upgrades to the “Suggest Terms” feature. Suggest Terms is now more powerful, and easier to use. This feature helps when you’re writing in WordPress. It becomes much easier for you to find the best taxonomy terms for your content.
How to Show Tags on Posts and Pages
One TaxoPress user asked us if there was an easy way to show Tags on their WordPress post. Their theme did not automatically show the Tags on the posts. This is possible with the “Terms for Current Post” feature in TaxoPress. Your Tags (and other terms) can be shown in three ways:
How Many Levels of Sub-Categories Does WordPress Support?
One TaxoPress user asked us if there is a limit to the number of sub-categories they can create on their WordPress site. The simple answer is “No”. There is no technical limit to how deep your nested categories can go. In the image below, I’ve created 10 levels of categories:
TaxoPress 3.2 Has Big Improvements to Auto Links
Auto Links is one of the most popular features in TaxoPress. It can really help improve your site’s SEO and its content structure. Version 3.2 has major improvements to the Auto Links feature. You can set Auto Links to automatically create links to your defined terms. For example, if you set a term called “WordPress”,…