Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featured Image and taxonomies
• Revised for security to be reliable and free of vulnerability holes. • Efficient, not to add any extra load/slowness to site. • Don’t collect private data.
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Require & Limit Categories, Tag… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (20+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.5 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Require & Limit Categories,… stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| category | >100 |
| post | >100 |
| require | >100 |
| tag | >100 |
| taxonomy | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Require & Limit Categories, Tags, Featu…
From the official readme · v1.30Description
[ ✅ 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐒 b𝓎 𝒫𝓊𝓋𝑜𝓍] :
• Revised for security to be reliable and free of vulnerability holes.
• Efficient, not to add any extra load/slowness to site.
• Don’t collect private data.
Plugin Description
Force dashboard users to select chosen fields during publishing. You can force users to insert/choose category, tag (or specific taxonomy) or Featured Image (a.k.a. thumbnails) when they publish any post.
You can also limit maximum allowed tags/categories to be chosen.
Programatical hooks:
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to change the
$argspassed to javascript handler:add_filter(“rtict_javascript_object”, “your_func”);
function your_func($args) {
…
} -
to change the javascript handler’s error-output callback, define this in global JS scope:
function rtict_error_handler(args) {
// … console.log(args);
}
Available Options
See all available options and their description on plugin’s settings page.
Installation
A) Enter your website “Admin Dashboard > Plugins > Add New” and enter the plugin name
or
B) Download plugin from WordPress.org , Extract the zip file and upload the container folder to “wp-content/plugins/”
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FAQ
Require & Limit Categories, Tags, F…: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026
Is Require & Limit Categories, Tag… free?
Yes. Require & Limit Categories, Tag… is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Require & Limit Categories, Tag… safe to use in 2026?
Require & Limit Categories, Tag… shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 20+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 2 years ago, and scores 34/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Require & Limit Categories, Tag…?
Require & Limit Categories, Tag… is active on 20+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,612 times since it launched in January 2019. It was downloaded 86 times in the last 30 days.
Does Require & Limit Categories, Tag… work with WordPress 7.1?
Require & Limit Categories, Tag… is officially tested up to WordPress 6.5.13, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Require & Limit Categories, Tag… last updated?
The latest version, 1.30, was released on October 30, 2024 (2 years ago).
Who makes Require & Limit Categories, Tag…?
Require & Limit Categories, Tag… is developed and maintained by Puvox Software.
What are the best alternatives to Require & Limit Categories, Tag…?
The most popular alternatives to Require & Limit Categories, Tag… are Pages with category and tag (50K+ installs), Search & Filter (50K+ installs) and PublishPress Taxonomies (40K+ installs).
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