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Live from WordPress.org · Sep 28, 2026

Best Taxonomy Plugins for WordPress

287 plugins are tagged “taxonomy” on WordPress.org. We rank them by active installs and score every one on update freshness, compatibility, ratings and support — so you can pick a safe one in seconds. The most popular right now is Custom Post Type UI with 1M+ active installs.

Plugins in category287
#1 by installsCustom Post Type UI
Top-30 installs1.3M+
Avg. health (this page)67/100

287 Taxonomy plugins

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Best Taxonomy Plugins for WordPress
Rank Plugin Active installs Rating Updated Health
1 Custom Post Type UI Custom Post Type UI Admin UI for creating custom content types like post types and taxonomies by webdevstudios 1M+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (276) 3 months ago 80
2 Search & Filter Search & Filter Search and Filtering for Custom Posts, Categories, Tags, Taxonomies, Post Dates and Post… by Code Amp 50K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (175) 1 month ago 74
3 Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager Tags, Categories and WordPress terms are easy with TaxoPress. Add a Tag or Category to… by Steve Burge 40K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (194) 4 days ago 93
4 Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinks Remove Category URL Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something… by Themeisle 40K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 (59) 1 month ago 83
5 Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Radio Buttons for Taxonomies Replace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons… by HelgaTheViking 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (50) 2 years ago 50
6 Essential Content Types Essential Content Types Essential Content Types allows you to feature the impressive content through different… by Catch Themes 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.7 (3) 3 months ago 61
7 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories Media Library Organizer Create unlimited Media Library folders and subfolders to organize your files. Export Media… by Themeisle 20K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (149) 3 days ago 93
8 Unique Headers Unique Headers Add unique custom header images to individual pages, posts, categories, or tags. by Ryan Hellyer 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (160) 5 months ago 79
9 Custom Post Type Widgets Custom Post Type Widgets Custom Post Type Widgets plugin adds default custom post type widgets. by thingsym 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (14) 4 months ago 69
10 Term Management Tools Term Management Tools Allows you to merge terms, move terms between taxonomies, and set term parents… by scribu 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (76) 10 months ago 51
11 Related Posts by Taxonomy Related Posts by Taxonomy Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports… by keesiemeijer 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (77) 1 month ago 85
12 Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types Map your Gravity-Forms-generated posts to a custom post type and/or custom taxonomies. by Dave from Gravity Wiz 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (46) 1 week ago 76
13 Posts in Page Posts in Page Easily add one or more posts to any page using simple shortcodes. by ivycat 10K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (86) 7 years ago 44
14 Taxonomy Images Taxonomy Images Associate images from your media library to categories, tags and custom taxonomies. by Ben Huson 8K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (40) 3 years ago 43
15 Advanced Query Loop Advanced Query Loop by Ryan Welcher 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (30) 4 weeks ago 82
16 Kwayy HTML Sitemap Kwayy HTML Sitemap Generate a clean, SEO-friendly HTML sitemap for WordPress. Supports Posts, Pages, Custom… by Bimal Rekhadiya 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (18) 3 weeks ago 83
17 WP Term Order WP Term Order Sort taxonomy terms, your way. by John James Jacoby 6K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (20) 6 months ago 67
18 Brands for WooCommerce Brands for WooCommerce Brands for WooCommerce plugin allows you to add brands for products in your shop. by BeRocket 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (76) 1 month ago 88
19 HTML Import 2 HTML Import 2 Imports well-formed HTML files into WordPress pages. by Stephanie Leary 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (32) 9 years ago 43
20 Admin Taxonomy Filter Admin Taxonomy Filter Filter posts or custom post types in the admin area by custom taxonomies. by Anh Tran 5K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 (14) 12 months ago 54
21 Remove Taxonomy Base Slug Remove Taxonomy Base Slug This plugin can remove specific taxonomy base slug from your permalinks (e.g… by Alexandru Vornicescu 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (23) 9 years ago 45
22 Taxonomy Metadata Taxonomy Metadata Infrastructure plugin which implements metadata functionality for taxonomy terms, including… by mitcho (Michael Yoshitaka Erl… 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (9) 9 years ago 39
23 JC Submenu JC Submenu JC Submenu plugin allows you to automatically populate your navigation menus with custom… by jcollings 4K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (49) 6 years ago 33
24 Taxonomy Thumbnail Taxonomy Thumbnail Add a thumbnail to your taxonomy terms. by Grégory Viguier 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10) 10 years ago 40
25 Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Terms Tag Groups is the Advanced Way to Display Your Taxonomy Ter… Tag Groups allows you to organize your WordPress taxonomy terms and show them in clouds… by Steve Burge 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (57) 1 month ago 87
26 Select All Categories and Taxonomies, Change Checkbox to Radio Buttons Select All Categories and Taxonomies, Change Checkbox to Ra… Use radio buttons or checkboxes for your categories and custom taxonomies with this… by Moove Agency 3K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (12) 4 months ago 65
27 Beautiful taxonomy filters Beautiful taxonomy filters Supercharge your custom post type archives by letting visitors filter posts by their… by Jonathan de Jong 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (68) 3 weeks ago 92
28 Taxonomy Switcher Taxonomy Switcher Switch the taxonomy for all terms or only child terms of a specified parent term. by webdevstudios 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (24) 3 months ago 79
29 WP Term Images WP Term Images Assign images to categories, tags, and other taxonomy terms with the WordPress media… by John James Jacoby 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (10) 2 weeks ago 81
30 Categories in Hierarchical Order Categories in Hierarchical Order Categories in Hierarchical Order plugin maintains the hierarchical order of categories list… by Amit Sonkhiya 2K+ ★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (14) 6 years ago 40

Top Taxonomy plugins, head to head

All comparisons →
Custom Post Type UICustom Post Type UI vs Search & FilterSearch & Filter Custom Post Type UICustom Post Type UI vs Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add TermsTag, Category, and Ta… Custom Post Type UICustom Post Type UI vs Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinksRemove Category URL Search & FilterSearch & Filter vs Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add TermsTag, Category, and Ta… Search & FilterSearch & Filter vs Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinksRemove Category URL Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add TermsTag, Category, and Ta… vs Remove Category URL – Remove 'category' base from category permalinksRemove Category URL

How we rank

Popularity first, then a health check you can trust

Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

  • 25 Update freshness
  • 20 Works with the latest WordPress
  • 25 Rating, weighted by review count
  • 15 Support threads resolved
  • 15 Active installs

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FAQ

Quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026

What is the most popular taxonomy plugin for WordPress?

Custom Post Type UI is the most popular taxonomy plugin with 1M+ active installs and a 4.6/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many taxonomy plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 287 plugins tagged “taxonomy” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which taxonomy plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Radio Buttons for Taxonomies has the highest rating at 5/5 from 50 reviews.

Are these taxonomy plugins actively maintained?

7 of the top 30 taxonomy plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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