User Taxonomies
Simplify the process of adding support for custom taxonomies for Users. Just use register_taxonomy and everything else is taken care of.
5(3 reviews)
·80 active installs·Updated 14 years agoAs of April 2026, User Taxonomies is a WordPress user plugin with 80 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 3 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress false+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: User Role Editor.
5/53 reviews
80active installs
3.9K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
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,
'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',
'update_item' =>'Update Profession',
'add_ne…Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | false+ requiredTested up to 3.3.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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