Custom Taxonomies for Blocks
WordPress plugin to convert older custom taxonomies so they can be used in the WordPress blocks interface (a.k.a. Gutenberg).
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·0 active installs·Updated 6 years agoAs of April 2026, Custom Taxonomies for Blocks is a WordPress gutenberg plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.1K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 6 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Classic Editor.
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Overview
Custom taxonomies that were developed prior to the release of WordPress 5.0 (the Gutenberg release) may not be compatible with the WordPress block editor.
Custom taxonomies require that the “show_in_rest” property be set to “true” in order to work with the block editor. “show_in_rest” was added with WordPress 4.7 and the integration of the WordPress JSON REST API. Sites using custom taxonomies that were created prior to this likely do not have this property set. Additionally, the default value for “show_in_rest” is “false” (this is poorly documented), ergo older custom taxonomies will not appear in the WordPress block editor interface.
This plugin will take any custom taxonomy where the “show_in_rest” feature is set t…
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 5.0+ requiredTested up to 5.3.21 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial submission to the WordPress plugin repository. Sets all custom taxonomies where “show_in_rest” is false to true so that they are compatible with the WordPress 5.* block editor interface.
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