Title: WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected
Author: Chirag Rathod
Published: <strong>اکتوبر 31, 2023</strong>
Last modified: سپتمبر 23, 2024

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# WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected

 By [Chirag Rathod](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chiragrathod103/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/taxonomies-essentials.zip)

 * [Details](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomies-essentials/)

## Description

🚀 **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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## Installation

Follow the instructions below to install this plugin on your WordPress website.

Ex.

 1. Upload to the `wp-content/plugins/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the \’Plugins\’ menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to the Admin > Tools > WP Required Taxonomies.
 4. Apply the setting and save it.
 5. Enjoy!

## FAQ

### What post types can I use this plugin on?

This plugin works with any post type.

### Can users save a post without selecting the required category?

No, users must select a category before saving.

### Can I make tags required when saving posts?

Yes, you can apply this rule using the plugin settings.

### Is it possible to set default selected tags, categories, or terms while editing posts?

Yes, this is possible through the plugin settings.

### Plugin settins page?

Admin > Tools > WP Required Taxonomies.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected” is open
source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Chirag Rathod ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chiragrathod103/)

[Translate “WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/taxonomies-essentials)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/taxonomies-essentials/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/taxonomies-essentials/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomies-essentials/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomies-essentials/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.2 – 23rd Sept, 2023

 * Enhaced user experience

#### 1.1 – 23rd Sept, 2023

 * Tested up to WordPress 6.6

#### 1.0 – 31st Oct, 2023

 * First release

## Meta

 *  Version **1.2**
 *  Last updated **2 کلونه ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.6.5**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/)
 * Tags
 * [categories](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories/)[mandatory](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/mandatory/)
   [required](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/required/)[tags](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tags/)
   [taxonomies](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomies/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ps.wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomies-essentials/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Chirag Rathod ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/chiragrathod103/)

## Support

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