=== TaxoPress is the WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager ===
Contributors: publishpress, kevinB, stevejburge, andergmartins, olatechpro
Tags: category, tag, taxonomy, related posts, tag cloud, terms, tagging, navigation, tag manager, tags manager, term manager, terms manager
Requires at least: 3.3
Tested up to: 5.8
Stable tag: 3.3.1
Requires PHP: 5.6
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
TaxoPress enables you to manage Tags, Categories and all your WordPress taxonomy terms.
== Description ==
TaxoPress allows you to create and manage Tags, Categories and all your WordPress taxonomy terms. With the TaxoPress plugin, you can build new taxonomies, and add them to any post type.
In TaxoPress, you can manage taxonomies, and also terms. There are tools for you to add, rename, remove, delete and even merge terms. TaxoPress also enables to use your terms for advanced features such as Related Posts and Tag Clouds.
= Key Features in TaxoPress =
1. **Manage taxonomies**: You can create new taxonomies and edit all the settings for each taxonomy.
2. **Terms Display**: This allows you to create a customizable display of all the terms in one taxonomy.
3. **Terms for Current Post**: This enables you create a customizable display of all the terms assigned to the current post.
4. **Related Posts**: Shows lists of posts with similar tags and categories.
5. **Auto Links**: If you have a term called “WordPress”, the Auto Links feature will find any instances of “WordPress” in your content and add link to the archive page for that tag.
6. **Auto Terms**: If you have a term called "WordPress". Auto Terms can analyze your posts and when it finds the word "WordPress", it can add that term to your post.
7. **Manage terms**: Quickly add, rename, remove, delete and even merge terms.
> TaxoPress Pro
> This plugin is the free version of the TaxoPress Pro plugin that comes with all the features you need to manage taxonomy terms on your WordPress site. Click here to purchase the best premium WordPress taxonomies plugin now!
= How to Create and Manage Taxonomies =
TaxoPress can manage all the taxonomies created by WordPress and your plugins and themes. You can change the settings for each taxonomy. For example, you can change the visual labels, and control whether the taxonomy is organized in parent-child relationships. You can also assign your taxonomies to different post types.
[Click here to read about managing taxonomies](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-taxonomies-screen/).
= How to Show Related Posts =
TaxoPress can display posts that are related to the current post. This feature works by checking for shared taxonomy terms. If your post has the terms “Vegetables” and “Food”, then this feature will likely display other posts that also have the terms “Vegetables” and “Food”. The more terms that are shared, the more likely a post is to show.
[Click here to read about Related Posts](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-related-posts/).
= How to Add Tag Clouds =
TaxoPress allows you to show a cloud of the Tags used on your site. The most popular tags are shown in a large font. The Tag Cloud can be show in one of three ways:
* With a shortcode.
* With the "Tag Cloud" widget.
* With PHP code in your template files.
[Click here to read about Tag Clouds](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-tag-clouds/).
= How to Manage Terms =
The “Manage Terms” screen in TaxoPress provides you with several useful tools to manage the terms on your site. These tools can be used with any taxonomy. Here
* **Add terms**: Quickly add terms to your content.
* **Rename terms**: Change the name of your terms in bulk.
* **Merge terms**: Combine existing terms together. Very useful for fixing typos in your terms.
* **Remove terms**: Remove terms from all posts, without deleting those terms.
* **Delete terms**: Delete terms in bulk.
* **Delete unused terms**: Delete any terms that are rarely used.
[Click here to read about managing terms](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-manage-terms/).
= How to Automatically Create Terms =
This feature allows WordPress to examine your post content and title for specified terms and automatically add those terms as Tags. Here’s an example of how it works:
* You add “WordPress” to the keywords list in TaxoPress.
* If your post content or title contains the word “WordPress”, then TaxoPress will automatically add “WordPress” as a term for this post.
[Click here to read about creating terms](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-auto-terms/).
= How to Automatically Suggest Terms =
The Suggested Tags feature in TaxoPress will analyze your WordPress content and suggest Tags that you can add to your post. The default option is “Local Tags”. These are Tags that have already been created on your site. It is possible to use APIs to automatically suggest Tags for your content. The Dandelion API and OpenCalais API integrations can analyze your Posts and Pages and automatically make suggestions for new Tags.
[Click here to read about suggesting terms](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-suggested-tags/).
= How to Link Words to Terms =
The Auto Links feature in TaxoPress will automatically add links to your content. If you have a term called “WordPress”, the Auto Links feature will find any instances of “WordPress” in your content and add a link to the archive page for that tag. So any instances of “WordPress” will link to /tag/wordpress.
[Click here to read about Auto Links](https://taxopress.com/docs/introduction-to-auto-links/).
== Installation ==
**Requires PHP 5.6 or ideally PHP 7.**
TaxoPress can be installed in 3 easy steps:
1. Unzip the TaxoPress archive and put all files into a folder like "/wp-content/plugins/simple-tags/"
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Inside the WordPress admin, go to the 'TaxoPress' mennu.
== Frequently Asked Questions ==
= Can I Add Categories and Tags to WordPress Pages? =
Yes, you can. Both Categories and Tags are “taxonomies” and they can help you sort your content. However, on a normal WordPress site, both Categories and Tags are only available for Posts. This means that you do not have any options to organize your Pages … unless you use a plugin such as TaxoPress. I’ll show you how to add Categories to your WordPress Pages.
* Install the TaxoPress plugin.
* Go to “TaxoPress” and then “Taxonomies” in your WordPress admin area.
* Click “Edit” under “Categories”.
* Click the “Post Types” tab.
* Check the box for “Pages”.
* You may also way want to check the box “Show content from all post types on archive page” so that your Posts and Pages are grouped together on the Category pages.
* You will now see that “Categories” are available under “Pages” in your WordPress admin menu.
* When you are editing a Page, you will see the “Categories” box in the right sidebar.
* You will also be able to add and remove Categories using the “Quick Edit” and “Bulk Edit” features.
[Click here to see how to Add Categories and Tags to WordPress Pages](https://taxopress.com/add-categories-wordpress-pages/).
= How Many Levels of Sub-Categories Does WordPress Support? =
There is no technical limit to how deep your nested categories can go. In an image you can see by clicking the link below, I’ve created 10 levels of categories. You can keep adding sub-category levels as deep as you wish.
The main limitation to consider will be the WordPress admin area which will start to look strained. In another you can see by clicking, I’ve added twenty levels. When I go to add “Level 21”, the “Parent Category” dropdown appears to be broken. those extra levels appear on the main “Categories” screen, but each one is only displayed after a long row of hyphens. And when you try to add a category to a post, you may find that the lower levels are not easily visible inside the metabox. The reason that WordPress allows you to have an unlimited number of sub-categories is that these are simple database entries. The sub-categories are controlled by the parent column in the wp_term_taxonomy table. Adding more sub-categories will not slow your site down at all.
Finally, I’ll note that you can turn add multiple levels to any WordPress taxonomy. Go to the “Taxonomies” screen in TaxoPress. When you click “Edit”, you’ll be able to change the settings for each taxonomy. You can control whether the taxonomy is organized in parent-child relationships.
[Click here to see about category levels in WordPress](https://taxopress.com/how-many-levels-sub-categories/).
= How Do I Create WordPress Taxonomies for Internal Use? =
We often have TaxoPress users who want to organize their content privately. They want a taxonomy that is only used and seen in the WordPress admin area. With the TaxoPress plugin, you can create taxonomies for internal use only. Your content will still be visible, but it can be organized with hidden taxonomies.
* Install the TaxoPress plugin.
* Go to “Taxonomies” in the WordPress admin area.
* Create a new taxonomy.
That’s it! The easy approach is to use TaxoPress to create a new taxonomy. If you never decide to actively display the taxonomy, it will never be shown anywhere. It will only be available in the WordPress admin area. You will be able to add terms to this taxonomy while adding content.
Inside the “Taxonomies” screen, you can click the “Admin Area” tab and choose where your private taxonomy appears:
* Show user interface: Should be the visible screen to manage these terms?
* Show in admin menus: Should there be a link to this taxonomy in the WordPress admin menu?
* Show in frontend menus: Should this taxonomy be available for the “Menus” screen.
* Show admin menu: Should this taxonomy appear on screens such as “Posts” and “Pages”?
* Show in “Quick Edit” and “Bulk Edit”: Should this taxonomy be available in editing tools on screens such as “Posts” and “Pages”?
[Click here to see more about private taxonomies](https://taxopress.com/how-to-create-wordpress-taxonomies-for-internal-use/)
= How Do I Display Taxonomy Terms in a Widget? =
It is possible to use TaxoPress to show terms in a WordPress widget. Go to Appearance > Widget and look for the “Term Display (TaxoPress Shortcode)” widget. This can be placed into any area that your theme has available.
[Click here to see more about showing terms in a widget](https://taxopress.com/docs/tag-cloud-widget/)
= How Do I Display Taxonomy Terms with a Shortcode? =
TaxoPress allows you to show a cloud or list of the terms in a taxonomy. You can show your terms using the shortcode shown on the “Terms Display” screen. If you are using the block editor in WordPress, you can add shortcodes using the “Shortcode” block.
[Click here to see more about showing terms with a shortcode](https://taxopress.com/docs/tag-cloud-shortcode/)
== Screenshots ==
1. You can create new taxonomies and edit all the settings for each taxonomy.
2. With TaxoPress you can show all the terms in one taxonomy. You can build dynamic tag clouds and lists with many configuration options.
3. TaxoPress has tools to help you manage terms on a busy site. You can quickly add, rename, remove, delete and even merge terms.
4. TaxoPress can analyze your posts and automatically create relevant Tags and Categories.
5. TaxoPress can use the Dandelion API and OpenCalais APIs to analyze your WordPress content and suggest terms that you can add to your post.
6. If you have a term called “WordPress”, the Auto Links feature will find any instances of “WordPress” in your content and add a link to the archive page for that tag.
== Changelog ==
v3.3.1- 2021-09-20
* Fixed: Fatal error when deleting plugin #889
v3.3.0- 2021-09-20
* Fixed: Auto Links problem with " #824
* Fixed: Posts are auto tagged even when the content does not match the exact term. #602
* Fixed: CSS not working for "Terms for Current Post" div #823
* Feature: Update the menu link for "Auto Terms" #775
* Fixed: Improve the UI for Auto Terms "Keywords list" #822
* Added: Include Spanish translation files #829
* Added: Add Review requests #505
v3.2.2- 2021-09-01
* Fixed: Able to save mandatory field 'Title' as empty field in Terms for current post. #812
* Fixed: Problem with ' signs in auto links #810
* Feature: Added div class and link class option to Term for Current Post settings #810
* Feature: Added div class and link class option to Term Display settings #810
* Feature: Added div class and link class option to Related Post settings #810
* Feature: Added term link class option to Auto Links settings #810
v3.2.1- 2021-08-23
* Fixed: Notice: Undefined property: WP_Post_Type::$taxonomy on plugin activation #756
* Fixed: Couldn't save the related posts 'Title header' with 'None' #697
* Fixed: Auto link showing in WordPress admin #772
* Fixed: Remove unused option in TaxoPress screen edit pages. #709
* Fixed: Added exclusion for