Radio Buttons for Taxonomies
by HelgaTheViking 5 (50 reviews)

Radio Buttons for Taxonomies

Replace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons... effectively limiting each post to a single term in that taxonomy.

Radio Buttons for Taxonomies ranks #1,171 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #139 of 6,299 in the Media category, a 5/5 rating from 50 reviews, and was last updated Jan 28, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.7 (Current: 7.1)
v2.4.7 Current Version v2.4.7
Updated 1 year ago Last Update on 28 Jan, 2025
Refreshed 14 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#139 of 6,299 in Media Top 5% by installs Downloads -34.9% this week No update in over a year
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Review 5 out of 5
5 (50 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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50 reviews
Overall 100%
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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

  1. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies [radio-buttons-for-taxonomies] < 2.0.6 (closed)

    CVE-2021-4342 · Fixed in v2.0.6

  2. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies [radio-buttons-for-taxonomies] < 2.0.6 (closed)

    CVE-2020-36740 · Fixed in v2.0.6

  3. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies [radio-buttons-for-taxonomies] < 2.0.6 (closed)

    Fixed in v2.0.6

  4. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies [radio-buttons-for-taxonomies] < 2.0.6 (closed)

    Fixed in v2.0.6

  5. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies [radio-buttons-for-taxonomies] < 2.0.6 (closed)

    Fixed in v2.0.6

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site administrators and content editors who manage taxonomies with terms that should be mutually exclusive per post. It replaces the default checkbox-based taxonomy metabox with a radio-button metabox, ensuring only one term can be selected per taxonomy on a post.

  • Radio button taxonomy metabox
  • Limits posts to single term
  • Plugin options page
  • Select which taxonomies to switch
  • Replaces default taxonomy boxes

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Radio Buttons for Taxonomies

Radio Buttons for Taxonomies has 20,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies holds a 5 out of 5 star rating based on 50 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies is developed by HelgaTheViking and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies requires WordPress 4.5.0 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 6.7.
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies has been downloaded 336,951+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Radio Buttons for Taxonomies is 2.4.7. It was last updated on January 28, 2025.
Yes. Radio Buttons for Taxonomies is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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