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WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected

Active installs
10+
Last updated
2 years ago
Version
1.2
Tested up to
WP 6.6.11

About this plugin

🚀 This plugin works with “custom post”, Gutenberg (new editor), and Classic editor.

This plugin ensures that taxonomy terms, such as categories or tags, are selected before saving any post.

Or

Force the user to select the category/taxonomy/tags before saving any post, or default selected, based on plugin settings

Features

  • ✅ Supports all taxonomies: Including post categories, post tags, product categories, product tags, and custom taxonomies.
  • ✅ Works with all post types: Including posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Events, and any other custom post types.
  • ✅ Customizable conditions: Create conditions (rules) for requiring terms before saving a post.
  • ✅ Default selected terms: Set default selected terms when editing any post. You can choose to enforce both “Required Terms” and “Default Selected Terms” from the plugin settings.

WHAT THIS PLUGIN CAN DO:

  • Displays an alert if no taxonomy or specific terms are selected before saving.
  • Automatically pre-selects specific tags, categories, or terms when editing posts based on plugin settings.
  • Supports both required and default terms in the post-editing interface.

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Analytics

Live from WordPress.org, refreshed daily. Last refresh Nov 14, 2026.

  • Passes 1 of 3 health checks below.
1/3

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What a careful site owner looks at before installing.

  • Actively maintained Last release 2 years ago
  • Tested with current WordPress Tested up to 6.6.11, 5 releases behind
  • Support questions answered Nothing open in the last two months
  • Well rated No ratings yet
Active installs
10+ WordPress.org rounds this down
This week
10 downloads 19 the week before
Last 30 days
60 downloads 2 a day, typically
All time
2.8k downloads On WordPress.org since 2023
Downloads per week Every update counts as a download on WordPress.org, so release weeks spike.
Latest week
10
Typical week
13
Peak
54 Week of May 16
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