by Jose Vega 4.1 (8 reviews)

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory

Name: WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory
Rating: 4.1 (8 reviews)
Author: Jose Vega

Force users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, make category or tags required

WP Required Taxonomies ranks #5,781 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000+ active installations, is #131 of 1,454 in the Taxonomy category, a 4.1/5 rating from 8 reviews, and was last updated Aug 22, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

v1.2.1 Current Version v1.2.1

Updated 2 months ago Last Update on 22 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 1 week ago Last Refreshed on

#131 of 1,454 in Taxonomy Top 10% by installs Downloads -8.3% this week

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Active Installs

1K+

-38.9%

KW Avg Position

43.8

1.3 worse

Downloads

36.3K

+7 today

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Rating

82%

Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (8 reviews)

Next Milestone 2K

Total Progress 63.4%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.1

8 reviews

Overall 82%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

5 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 3 months ago

Oct 16, 2024

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory [required-taxonomies] < 1.1.8

CVE-2022-4974 · Fixed in v1.1.8
Jul 18, 2023

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory [required-taxonomies] < 1.1.8

CVE-2023-33999 · Fixed in v1.1.8
Mar 4, 2022

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory [required-taxonomies] < 1.1.8

Fixed in v1.1.8
Feb 28, 2022

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory [required-taxonomies] < 1.1.8

Fixed in v1.1.8
Feb 28, 2022

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory [required-taxonomies] < 1.1.8

Fixed in v1.1.8

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.1
Last Updated: Aug 22, 2026
Requires WP: 3.6+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Jose Vega

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 8
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

categories required tags taxonomies woocommerce

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who publish posts, pages, or custom content types like WooCommerce Products. It solves the problem of users publishing content without assigning required taxonomy terms, such as categories or tags, by making term selection mandatory before publishing.

Works with Gutenberg editor
Works with classic editor
Supports all taxonomies
Supports post categories and tags
Supports WooCommerce product categories/tags
Supports custom taxonomies
Works with all post types
Free plugin

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory has 1,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory holds a 4.1 out of 5 star rating based on 8 user reviews on WordPress.org.

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory is developed by Jose Vega and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory requires WordPress 3.6 or higher and is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory has been downloaded 36,286+ times from WordPress.org.

The latest version of WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory is 1.2.1. It was last updated on August 22, 2026.

Yes. WP Required Taxonomies - Categories and Tags Mandatory is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.