by Felix Arntz
4.6 (10 reviews)
Attachment Taxonomies
This plugin adds categories and tags to the WordPress media library - lightweight and developer-friendly.
Compatible with WP 6.9
v1.2.1
Current Version v1.2.1
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 24 Nov, 2025
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- Version
- 1.2.1
- Last Updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- Requires WP
- 6.1+
- Tested Up To
- 6.9
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- Felix Arntz
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Attachment Taxonomies
You can simply use the WordPress Core function register_taxonomy() and specify 'attachment' as the second parameter. As an alternative, you can create your own class for the taxonomy, extending the abstract Attachment_Taxonomy class provided by the plugin. Then you can add it using the method add_taxonomy( $taxonomy ) of the class Attachment_Taxonomies. Example Code (adds an attachment taxonomy called "Location"): <?php final class Attachment_Location extends Attachment_Taxonomy { protected $slug = 'attachment_location'; protected $labels = array( 'name' => __( 'Locations', 'textdomain' ), 'singular_name' => __( 'Location', 'textdomain' ), /* more labels here... */ ); protected $args = array( 'hierarchical' => true, 'query_var' => 'location', /* more arguments here... */ ); } add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() { Attachment_Taxonomies::instance()->add_taxonomy( new Attachment_Location() ); } );
To remove one of the default attachment taxonomies you should call the method remove_taxonomy( $taxonomy_slug ) of the class Attachment_Taxonomies. Example Code (removes the attachment taxonomy "Category"): <?php add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() { Attachment_Taxonomies::instance()->remove_taxonomy( 'attachment_category' ); } );
To accomplish that, first you need to remove the two taxonomies that the plugin adds (attachment_category and attachment_tag). See above for instructions on how to do that. Then you can simply use the WordPress Core function register_taxonomy_for_object_type() and specify 'attachment' as the second parameter. As an alternative, you can create your own instance of the Attachment_Existing_Taxonomy class provided by the plugin. Then you can add it using the method add_taxonomy( $taxonomy ) of the class Attachment_Taxonomies, as seen in the example below. Example Code (makes the regular category and tag taxonomies available for attachments): <?php add_action( 'plugins_loaded', function() { Attachment_Taxonomies::instance()->add_taxonomy( new Attachment_Existing_Taxonomy( 'category' ) ); Attachment_Taxonomies::instance()->add_taxonomy( new Attachment_Existing_Taxonomy( 'post_tag' ) ); } );
The [gallery] shortcode can now be passed taxonomy attributes. They have to have the attachment taxonomy slug as the attribute name and a comma-separated list of term slugs or term IDs as value. You may also specify a new "limit" attribute to limit the amount of images shown. This is especially recommended if the attachment taxonomy term you are querying for contains a lot of images. As of version 1.2.0, the plugin furthermore supports an optional "tax_relation" attribute, which you can set to "AND" in order to show only images that satisfy all of the taxonomy attributes provided on the shortcode. Example Code (shows images with attachment categories 1 or 2 or attachment tag 5 with a limit of 20 images shown): [gallery attachment_category="1,2" attachment_tag="5" limit="20"] Example Code (shows images with attachment categories 1 or 2 and attachment tag 5): [gallery attachment_category="1,2" attachment_tag="5" tax_relation="AND"] Note that there is currently no UI in the backend for this, and the preview in the editor will not work properly. It will show up correctly in the frontend though.
The plugin provides some filters to adjust taxonomy arguments and labels. attachment_taxonomy_args where first argument is the array of taxonomy arguments and the second argument is the taxonomy slug that these arguments apply to attachment_taxonomy_{$taxonomy_slug}_args where the only argument is the array of taxonomy arguments for the taxonomy defined by $taxonomy_slug attachment_taxonomy_labels where first argument is the array of taxonomy labels and the second argument is the taxonomy slug that these labels apply to attachment_taxonomy_{$taxonomy_slug}_labels where the only argument is the array of taxonomy labels for the taxonomy defined by $taxonomy_slug attachment_taxonomy_class_names where the only argument is the array of class names of the taxonomies to register by default
For regular support requests, please use the wordpress.org support forums. If you have a technical issue with the plugin where you already have more insight on how to fix it, you can also open an issue on GitHub instead.
If you have ideas to improve the plugin or to solve a bug, feel free to raise an issue or submit a pull request in the GitHub repository for the plugin. Please stick to the contributing guidelines. You can also contribute to the plugin by translating it. Simply visit translate.wordpress.org to get started.