WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory
Force users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, make category or tags required
4.1(8 reviews)
·1.0K+ active installs·Updated 1 year agoAs of April 2026, WP Required Taxonomies is a WordPress tags plugin with 1.0K+ active installations and a 4.1/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 36K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.6+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 1 year ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are down 17% this week. Top alternative: Media Library Assistant.
4.1/58 reviews
1.0K+active installs
36K+total downloads
8 yearssince 2018
Overview
This plugin works with Gutenberg (new editor). It works with the classic editor and the gutenberg editor.
Require users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, require the selection of a category or tag.
It works with
- All taxonomies , including post categories , post tags , product categories, product tags, and custom taxonomies.
- All post types , including posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Events, etc.
Use cases
- Force users to select a category when publishing posts
- Force users to select a tag when publishing posts
- Force users to select a custom taxonomy term when publishing posts
- Force users to select a category when publishing WooCommerce Products
- Force users to select a tag when publishing WooCommerce Products
- Force users to select a category or tag when publ…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Does exactly what it says on the tin.
by instadesign·1 year ago
I had been trying to solve this exact issue with some custom snippets of PHP and JS but running into issues… I then searched and found this plugin, and found it worked perfectly for my use case and within minutes I was able to move on. I’ve used it to force WooCommerce shop managers to select terms from custom taxonomies I’ve created before they can publish a product. Lovely job. 👏
Causing Errors, Developers can’t be reached
by germario·2 years ago·1 reply
In itself it’s a cool tool making sure that users on the backend select categories. The plugin is causing a bug, where to update or to publish a post type that is being checked by the plugin needs to be initiated twice. So the blue “update” button, for example, needs to be clicked twice for it to work. I am using it for custom post types too. The developers contact forms on their website aren’t working unfortunately.
- This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by germario.
very gooood!
by Rickey·5 years ago
I like this plugin!
Perfect
by Marie-Aude·5 years ago
Simple to use, all free, does exactly what is needed
Exactly what i was looking for
by truca·6 years ago
Straight forward, quick and easy.
So far no problems.
Download Trends
Today: 13Yesterday: 13This week: 101Period total: 12K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.6+ requiredTested up to 6.6.5 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.2
73.8%
v1.1
26.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
1.2.1 – 2024-10-24
- Fix php warnings
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