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LH User Taxonomies

Simplify the process of adding support for custom taxonomies for Users. Just use register_taxonomy and everything else is taken care of.

By shawfactor·User·Free
5(8 reviews)
·300 active installs·Updated 5 years ago
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As of April 2026, LH User Taxonomies is a WordPress user plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2015. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.

5/58 reviews
300active installs
12K+total downloads
11 yearssince 2015

Overview

This plugin extends the default taxonomy functionality and extends it to users, while automating all the boilerplate code.

Once activated, you can register user taxonomies using the following code:

register_taxonomy('profession', 'user', array(
    'public'        =>true,
    'single_value' => false,
    'show_admin_column' => true,
    'labels'        =>array(
        'name'                      =>'Professions',
        'singular_name'             =>'Profession',
        'menu_name'                 =>'Professions',
        'search_items'              =>'Search Professions',
        'popular_items'             =>'Popular Professions',
        'all_items'                 =>'All Professions',
        'edit_item'                 =>'Edit Profession',
        '…
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Ratings & Reviews

58 reviews
5 ★
8
4 ★
0
3 ★
0
2 ★
0
1 ★
0

Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 5.7.15
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.00 February 28, 2015
* Initial release

1.2 July 15, 2015
* Code improvements

1.3 July 17, 2015
* Documentation links

1.41 August 31, 2015
* Fix for saving taxonomies on profile when you need to remove term – thanks Greumb

1.50 March 04, 2016
* Added bulk edit functionality

1.50 March 04, 2016
* Added bulk edit func…

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

shawfactorshawfactor
Plugin Info
Version
1.61
Last Updated
Mar 21, 2021
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
5.7.15
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
300
Downloads
12K+
Added
Mar 4, 2015
Business
Free

Tags

useruserstaxonomycustom taxonomyregister_taxonomy

Developer

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shawfactor
90 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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