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Simple Taxonomy Refreshed

This plugin provides a no-code facility to manage your taxonomies - either by defining your own or by adding additional function to existing ones.

By nwjames·Tags·Free
5(5 reviews)
·500 active installs·Updated 4 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, Simple Taxonomy Refreshed is a WordPress tags plugin with 500 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 9.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Media Library Assistant.

5/55 reviews
500active installs
9.7K+total downloads
7 yearssince 2019

Overview

Supports adding one or more taxonomies (either hierarchical or tag) to any objects registered on your installation.

This plugin started as a functional conversion from Simple Taxonomy (now closed) and developed on WordPress 5.1-6.9 with PHP 7.2-8.4.

This plugin allows you to add a taxonomy just by giving them a name and some options in the backend. It then creates the taxonomy for you and takes care of the URL rewrites.

It provides a widget that you can use to display a “taxonomy cloud” or a list of all the terms; it allows you to show the taxonomy contents at the end of posts and excerpts as well. To increase flexibility, a shortcode and block has been provided to output these terms wherever desired.

You can also export the Taxonomy definition to include it directly in your o…

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Ratings & Reviews

55 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

  • Version 3.3.1 (06/03/2026)

    • FIX: Translations not always being called on init.
    • DEV: Tested against WP 6.9.
    • DEV: Reviewed for WP Coding Standards 3.3.
    • DEV: Reviewed for Plugin Check 1.8.
  • Version 3.3.0 (06/12/2024)

    • DEV: Ensure option autoloaded.
    • DEV: Review of list_table ordering.
    • DEV: Reviewed for WP Coding Standards 3.1.
    • FIX: Register against CPT created after init process run.<…
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

nwjamesnwjamesAmaury BalmerAmaury Balmer
Plugin Info
Version
3.3.1
Last Updated
Mar 6, 2026
WP Requires
4.9+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4+
Active Installs
500
Downloads
9.7K+
Added
Dec 16, 2019
Business
Free

Tags

tagscategorytaxonomytaxonomiescustom taxonomies

Developer

N
nwjames
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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