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.
If you already have a library of published posts, TaxoPress can help you add Categories and Tags to them without reopening every post by hand. This tutorial uses a realistic cleanup example: a batch of older tutorials that were imported before the team settled on a consistent taxonomy structure. Use the TaxoPress metabox to work…
Imported posts often need taxonomy cleanup after they land in WordPress. TaxoPress can help by running Auto Terms on a schedule, which lets you import content first and assign the right terms afterward. Schedule Auto Terms so imported posts are processed after import finishes. Example import batch Imagine you import a set of tutorial posts…
Duplicate terms usually appear after a site has been running for a while. One editor adds a plural form, another uses a synonym, and suddenly the same topic is split across several Tags or Categories. TaxoPress gives you a practical way to merge those terms and keep the content structure clean. Use the merge workflow…
WordPress does not have the ability to copy Tags and Categories. However, that is possible with the TaxoPress plugin. In this guide, I’ll show you a basic and and advanced way to copy terms.
TaxoPress 3.33 is available now. The Free version is available from the WordPress plugin directory and TaxoPress members can download the Pro version from this website. The major new feature in this release is called “Hidden Terms”. This will clean up terms that are infrequently used. This feature removes low-value terms that are not attached…
With the TaxoPress plugin, it is possible to prevent WordPress users from adding Tags, Categories, and other terms if they contain specific characters. For example, you can prevent terms from being created if they contain characters like this: @$%^)(*! Doing this will involve removing the default Tags and Categories metaboxes and replacing them with alternatives…
TaxoPress 3.31 is available now. The Free version is available from the WordPress plugin directory and TaxoPress members can download the Pro version from this website. We’ve started 2025 by building the features that are most requested by TaxoPress users. In this version of TaxoPress, you get more control over the “Category” and “Tags” boxes…
TaxoPress 3.30 is available now. The Free version is available from the WordPress plugin directory and TaxoPress members can download the Pro version from this website. We’re starting 2025 by working on the feature that’s most requested by TaxoPress users. In this version of TaxoPress, you get a lot more control over the Category and…
TaxoPress 3.27 is available now. The Free version is available on WordPress.org and TaxoPress members can download the Pro version from this website. We’re in November, and so I can safely say this will be our biggest release of 2024. If you have asked us for a new feature, there’s a good chance it’s available…
WordPress Tags, Categories and other taxonomy terms are in important part of WordPress. They are the best way to organize your WordPress content. One question we regularly get from TaxoPress users is this: “Can I use commas in my WordPress Tags?” These users want to create terms like these: The answer is yes – you…