WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory

This plugin works with Gutenberg (new editor). It works with the classic editor and the gutenberg editor.

Require users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, require the selection of a category or tag.

It works with

• All taxonomies , including post categories , post tags , product categories, product tags, and custom taxonomies.
• All post types , including posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Events, etc.

Use cases

• Force users to select a category when publishing posts
• Force users to select a tag when publishing posts
• Force users to select a custom taxonomy term when publishing posts
• Force users to select a category when publishing WooCommerce Products
• Force users to select a tag when publishing WooCommerce Products
• Force users to select a category or tag when publishing Events
• Force users to select any Taxonomy Term when publishing any custom post type

This plugin is completely free.

Automatic installation

Automatic installation is the easiest option as WordPress handles the file transfers itself and you don’t need to leave your web browser. To do an automatic install log in to your WordPress dashboard, navigate to the Plugins menu and click Add New.

In the search field type the plugin name and click Search Plugins. Once you’ve found our plugin by VegaCorp you can install it by simply clicking “Install Now”.

Manual installation

The manual installation method involves downloading our plugin and uploading it to your webserver via your favourite FTP application. The WordPress codex contains instructions on how to do this here.