Allows passing a "limit" attribute to the register_taxonomy() function. This makes it possible to limit the number of taxonomy terms users a …
As of April 2026, Limit taxonomy term count is a WordPress taxonomy plugin with 0 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.7+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Custom Post Type UI.
By default WordPress does not allow you to limit how many taxonomy terms can be attached to a post.
Enabling this plugin allows the use of the “limit” attribute when initially calling register_taxonomy().
If the limit is set to 1 then only one term can be added to the post. If the limit is greater than one then that many
terms may be added to the post. If the limit is attribute is not set, or it’s set to -1 this plugin has no effect.
Example code showing the use of the limit attribute:
register_taxonomy('artists', 'art_work', [
'label' => 'Artists',
'show_ui' => true,
'limit' => 1,
]);
This example shows the use of a custom taxonomy called “artists” and the post type is “art_work”.
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| WordPress | 4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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