Title: Taxonomy Filter
Author: Andrea Landonio
Published: 12 Unbir 2014
Last modified: 27 Ibrir 2024
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# Taxonomy Filter
By [Andrea Landonio](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lando1982/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/taxonomy-filter.2.2.13.zip)
* [Details](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/#description)
* [Reviews](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/#reviews)
* [Installation](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/#installation)
* [Development](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-filter/)
## Description
Taxonomy Filter is a simple and flexible plugin which allow users to filter hierarchical
term taxonomies inside admin pages. If you need to simplify your tags and categories
research on admin pages, this plugin will make it easier for you. It adds a custom
input field (only for configured taxonomies) that you can use to filter a every
taxonomy list.
Imagine having too many tags on your post admin page and having to lose so much
time scrolling a long list of items or having to search for a tag with the classic
browser search box. With « Taxonomy Filter » plugin you can search, choice and select
tags in a very short time, a great gain!
In addition, you have to setup which taxonomies should have « Taxonomy Filter »
activated. When you install and activate the plugin, an admin page is added on settings
section. In this page are automatically listed all valid taxonomies, you have two
options:
* enable on post management pages (allow you to turn on/off filter field)
* hide filter field if taxonomy is empty
You can also manage taxonomy filters into bulk edit section if you want to perform
a quick edit.
If in your theme you have changed post columns using the ‘manage_edit-post_columns’
filter, you need to add another filter to apply the taxonomy filter bulk section.
For example:
```
add_filter('manage_edit-post_columns', 'taxonomy_filter_manage_bulk_columns', 99, 1);
add_filter('manage_edit-_columns', 'taxonomy_filter_manage_bulk_columns', 99, 1);
```
It works only with hierarchical taxonomies (both default categories and [custom taxonomies](https://codex.wordpress.org/Custom_Taxonomies)).
When you enable a taxonomy filter, a section for choosing hidden taxonomy terms
is displayed in user profile page and in term edit pages. In user profile page you
can select (for each user) a list of taxonomy terms that are removed from hierarchical
term taxonomies inside admin pages.
By default, all taxonomy terms are visible
in the hierarchical term taxonomies sections inside admin pages. You can choose
only from max 2 nested levels but all the children of a hidden term are automatically
removed from admin pages. Keep in mind that the hidden terms are not searchable
and filterable. In edit term page you can select (for all users) if term should
be removed (make hidden) from hierarchical term taxonomies inside admin pages.
#### Usage
1. Go to `WP-Admin -> Posts -> Add New`.
2. Find the input filter field on page sidebar.
3. Select tags filtering list.
Links: [Author’s Site](http://www.andrealandonio.it)
## Screenshots
* [[
* Settings admin page
* [[
* Filter tags (initial list before filtering and filtered list)
* [[
* Filter categories (initial list before filtering and filtered list)
* [[
* Bulk edit section
* [[
* User hidden taxonomy terms selection
## Installation
1. Unzip the downloaded `taxonomy-filter` zip file
2. Upload the `taxonomy-filter` folder and its contents into the `wp-content/plugins/`
directory of your WordPress installation
3. Activate `taxonomy-filter` from Plugins page
## FAQ
### Works on multisite?
Yes, you have only to enable valid taxonomies on settings page for every site.
### Works on hierarchical taxonomies?
Yes, you can filter items over taxonomies with multiple child/parent levels.
### Works on with custom post types?
Yes, keep in mind to add ‘manage_edit-post_columns’ filter if you want show filter
in bulk edit section.
### Works on with custom taxonomies?
Yes, by default you can filter all the taxonomies that you have enabled in Taxonomy
Filter settings page.
## Reviews
### [Taxonomy filter not view on Widget](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/taxonomy-filter-not-view-on-widget/)
[legendherotr](https://profiles.wordpress.org/legendherotr/) 28 Maggu 2020 6 replies
Hi, Andrea I installed the plugin. But I can’t add Widgets. What is the reason of
this? How can I add? I can add some of my pages. I cannot add on some pages. I could
not understand where the problem originated. Can you help?
### [Awesome!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-7455/)
[alex5237](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alex5237/) 21 Furar 2020
Best plugin! Thank you!
### [Taxonomy Category Hierarchy Dropdown Ajax Select](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/taxonomy-category-hierarchy-dropdown-ajax-select/)
[Jaso](https://profiles.wordpress.org/subwebsites/) 18 Tuber 2019 1 reply
This is now in one of my TOP plugins list Easy to use, set the Taxonomies you want
it to work in and then in the back-end creating a post or listing, just start typing
the name of the Tax and automatically appears. Great work.
### [Amazing! Beautiful! Thank You!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/amazing-beautiful-thank-you/)
[Kelenwa](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uzoamaka/) 27 Γuct 2019 1 reply
This is all I need to ease me the stress on a project I am working on that has so
many items and sub-items in the taxonomy. This your plugin did it for me. So so
happy for this your plugin. I really like how it filters; the parent-child items.
So beautiful and amazing. God Bless you guys behind this amazing and awesome plugin.
THANK YOU!
### [Over-engineered and poorly explained.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/over-engineered-and-poorly-explained/)
[dmkizer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dmkizer/) 7 Γuct 2019 1 reply
I had high hopes. I simply wanted to add drop-down menus at the top of my custom
post type bulk edit pages that allowed filtering by custom taxonomy. This seems
to offer exactly that. Got « movies » as your post type? Add a selector to filter
by the « genre » taxonomy, and another to filter by the « decade » taxonomy, and
another by « production studio. » I installed it, and followed directions, until
it told me to go to individual user pages and select taxonomy terms that I want
to display … wait, what? What is this doing? Why is it user-dependent? Why would
I have to choose a finite number of terms? Ultimately I was unable to get this to
do anything. It appears that I do not actually understand the plugin, and I will
place that on it being poorly presented. It looks like the publisher might be speaking
English as a second language, which also makes the purpose of this plugin a little
difficult to discern. Some screen shots and examples would go a long way.
### [Works flawlessly with minimal setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-flawlessly-with-minimal-setup/)
[nateplusplus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nateplusplus/) 28 Yennayer 2019
My client has a very deep hierarchy with several custom taxonomies and soooo many
terms. This plugin saved the day. I just installed it, selected some taxonomies,
and MAGIC HAPPENED! What I love most: If I search for a child term, the parents
are still displayed. I like this because I’d prefer the parents are tagged with
the children, and also it helps give some context to the results. Anyway, thank
you! You have made my day happy.
[ Read all 14 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-filter/reviews/)
## Contributors & Developers
“Taxonomy Filter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Andrea Landonio ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lando1982/)
[Translate “Taxonomy Filter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/taxonomy-filter)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/taxonomy-filter/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/taxonomy-filter/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomy-filter/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomy-filter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 2.2.13 – 2024-04-27
* Rename plugin name following WordPress standard
#### 2.2.12 – 2024-04-23
* Added taxonomy rewrite field check for avoid warnings
#### 2.2.11 – 2024-04-19
* Added hidden option check for avoid warnings
#### 2.2.10 – 2024-02-06
* Added nonce management on settings page
#### 2.2.9 – 2022-11-15
* Added « taxonomy_filter_profile_table » for hiding user profile fields
#### 2.2.8 – 2021-03-14
* Tested up with WordPress 5.7 release
#### 2.2.7 – 2020-12-09
* Tested up to latest WordPress releases
#### 2.2.6 – 2020-10-27
* Added conversion to iterable objects
#### 2.2.5 – 2019-11-21
* Restored hide items
#### 2.2.4 – 2019-11-17
* Remove hide items
#### 2.2.3 – 2019-05-22
* Updated WordPress requirements
#### 2.2.2 – 2019-03-13
* Fixed invalid object save settings error
#### 2.2.1 – 2018-08-24
* Bug fixing
#### 2.2.0 – 2018-03-09
* Keep showing the children of a searched element
#### 2.1.1 – 2018-02-21
* Bug fixing
#### 2.1.0 – 2017-01-15
* Add hide taxonomy terms feature
#### 2.0.0 – 2016-05-18
* Add hide user taxonomy terms feature
* JS DOM selectors review
* JS enqueue review
* Bug fixing
#### 1.1.1 – 2015-10-25
* Extend filters selection to all the categories in bulk edit section
#### 1.1.0 – 2015-10-24
* Add filters to bulk edit section
#### 1.0.2 – 2014-12-11
* Increased plugin’s compatibility to older WordPress versions
#### 1.0.1 – 2014-11-15
* Fixed hierarchical filter search
#### 1.0.0 – 2014-11-12
* First release
## Meta
* Version **2.2.13**
* Last updated **2 n iseggasen ago**
* Active installations **900+**
* WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **6.5.8**
* Language
* [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/)
* Tags
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[usability](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/usability/)
* [Advanced View](https://kab.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-filter/advanced/)
## Ratings
4.4 out of 5 stars.
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* [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-filter/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors
* [ Andrea Landonio ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lando1982/)
## Support
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