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Best custom taxonomies plugins for WordPress

The most popular custom taxonomies plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Meta Box leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Pods (100K+) and MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies (10K+). All 25 plugins tagged “Custom Taxonomies” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

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Top 10 custom taxonomies plugins

  1. 1.
    Meta Box

    The most installed custom taxonomies plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 165 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Pods

    100K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 418 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  4. 4.
    CubeWP Framework

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 12 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  5. 5.
    Custom post types, Custom Fields & more

    3K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 56 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  6. 6.
    Simple Taxonomy Refreshed

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 5 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  7. 7.
    WP Permastructure

    400+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 15 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.

  8. 8.
    LIQUID TOOLS

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 9.
    CatWalker

    10+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  10. 10.
    Taxman

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.

All 25 plugins tagged “Custom Taxonomies”