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Limit taxonomy term count

Allows passing a "limit" attribute to the register_taxonomy() function. This makes it possible to limit the number of taxonomy terms users a …

By dahousecatz·Taxonomy·Free
5(1 reviews)
·0 active installs·Updated 7 years ago
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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.

5/51 reviews
0active installs
1.7K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

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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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.7+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29
PHP5.6+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • First version released.
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

dahousecatzdahousecatz
Plugin Info
Version
1.0
Last Updated
Oct 23, 2018
WP Requires
4.7+
Tested Up To
4.9.29
PHP Requires
5.6+
Active Installs
0
Downloads
1.7K+
Added
Oct 23, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

taxonomytaxonomy-term

Developer

D
dahousecatz
3 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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