by Josh Hartman 4.9 (11 reviews)

Require Post Category

Name: Require Post Category
Rating: 4.9 (11 reviews)
Author: Josh Hartman

Require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post.

Require Post Category ranks #6,925 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #132 of 1,418 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.9/5 rating from 11 reviews, and was last updated Apr 5, 2024. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.5 (Current: 7.1)

v2.1 Current Version v2.1

Updated 2 years ago Last Update on 05 Apr, 2024

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#132 of 1,418 in Taxonomy Top 10% by installs Downloads -27.5% this week No update in over a year

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.1
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2024
Requires WP: 5.5+
Tested Up To: 6.5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Josh Hartman

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Reviews: 11
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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and editors who want consistent post categorization. It solves the problem of uncategorized posts by requiring users to select a category before a post can be published or updated.

Requires category before publishing
Requires category before updating
Applies to normal posts by default
Filter hooks for custom post types
Multiple language translations available

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Require Post Category

Nope, just install and activate, that's it!

Use the rpc_post_types filter hook in your theme's functions.php or a must-use plugin. Usage examples: function custom_rpc_post_types( $post_types ) { // Add a key to the $post_types array for each post type and list the slugs of the taxonomies you wish to require // Simplest usage $post_types['book'] = array( 'genre' ); // Multiple taxonomies $post_types['recipe'] = array( 'cookbook_category', 'geographic_origin', 'flavor_tags' ); // Set your own alert message for each taxonomy, or let the plugin generate the alert message $post_types['inventory'] = array( // Let the plugin generate a relevant alert message 'manufacturer', // Or specify a custom alert message 'inventory_category' => array( 'message' => "Please choose a category for this fine inventory item." ) ); // Always return $post_types after your modifications return $post_types; } add_filter( 'rpc_post_types', 'custom_rpc_post_types' ); The default $post_types contains the following: $post_types['post'] = array( 'category' => array( 'message' => 'Please select a category before publishing this post.' ) ); This maintains the plugin's original functionality. However, you can remove this functionality with unset($post_types['post']); or by redefining $post_types in your hook function.

One reason may be that your custom taxonomy does not have the show_in_rest argument enabled. Without it enabled the Gutenberg editor cannot access it.

Visit this plugin's WordPress support forum at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category