Best custom taxonomy plugins for WordPress
The most popular custom taxonomy plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types leads with 10K+ active installs, ahead of MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies (10K+) and List Custom Taxonomy Widget (8K+). All 34 plugins tagged “custom taxonomy” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 custom taxonomy plugins
- 1.
Gravity Forms + Custom Post TypesThe most installed custom taxonomy plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 46 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies10K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 13 reviews, updated 3 days ago.
- 3.List Custom Taxonomy Widget
8K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 21 reviews, updated 3 months ago.
- 4.Custom Post Type Maker
6K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 18 reviews, updated 5 days ago.
- 5.Categories in Hierarchical Order
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.6.23.
- 6.
Remove Taxonomy URL1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.
- 7.
WP Taxonomy Manager1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.
- 8.
Easy Post Types and Fields1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.Zilla Portfolio
400+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 10.Remove Taxonomy Slug
400+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 8 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 34 plugins tagged “custom taxonomy”

Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types
Down in the last 7 days:2#1,825by Dave from Gravity Wiz1 month ago
Map your Gravity-Forms-generated posts to a custom post type and/or custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.4(46)
- Downloads
- 119/day

MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies
Up in the last 7 days:1#1,893by Anh Tran3 days ago
Create and manage custom post types and custom taxonomies with an easy-to-use UI in WordPress.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.7(13)
- Downloads
- 156/day
List Custom Taxonomy Widget
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,304by Nick Halsey3 months ago
The List Custom Taxonomy Widget is a quick and easy way to display custom taxonomies. Simply choose the taxonomy name you want to display from an auto …
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.7(21)
- Downloads
- 36/day
Custom Post Type Maker
Up in the last 7 days:1#2,911by Graffino5 days ago
Custom Post Type Maker lets you create Custom Post Types and custom Taxonomies in a user friendly way.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.7(18)
- Downloads
- 30/day
Categories in Hierarchical Order
Up in the last 7 days:6#4,765by Amit Sonkhiya5 years ago
Categories in Hierarchical Order plugin maintains the hierarchical order of categories list in the Category tab under your WordPress Admin Post Editor …
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 22/day

Remove Taxonomy URL
Down in the last 7 days:1#5,117by sungraizfaryad5 months ago
Strip custom taxonomy slugs from URLs. Optional 301 redirects, hierarchical terms, pagination support, and slug-collision detection.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(6)
- Downloads
- 23/day

WP Taxonomy Manager
#6,451by Md.Rakib Hossen1 day ago
Manage WordPress taxonomies and terms with CSV import/export, bulk editing, post ordering, term redirects, and user transfers.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 58/day

Easy Post Types and Fields
Down in the last 7 days:12#6,654by Barn2 Plugins2 months ago
Easy Post Types and Fields makes it quick and easy to add custom post types, custom fields, and taxonomies to your WordPress website.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 2.7(3)
- Downloads
- 16/day
Zilla Portfolio
Down in the last 7 days:1#9,419by marksouthard10 years ago
A complete portfolio plugin for creative folks
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Remove Taxonomy Slug
Down in the last 7 days:43#9,708by Akshay Shah8 months ago
Remove taxonomy slugs from URLs for cleaner, SEO-friendly permalinks with simple settings and minimal technical setup.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

LH User Taxonomies
Up in the last 7 days:30#10,642by shawfactor5 years ago
Simplify the process of adding support for custom taxonomies for Users. Just use register_taxonomy and everything else is taken care of.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(8)
- Downloads
- 11/day
TC Custom Taxonomy Filter
Up in the last 7 days:1#15,056by Tracy Rotton6 years ago
Filter your posts by your custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.2(13)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WooTumblog
Up in the last 7 days:47#18,041by jeffikus12 years ago
Create a tumblr style blog using this plugin.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 1.5(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
PTAPS
Down in the last 7 days:769#18,384by Timo H1 month ago
Use archive pages for custom post types and improve WordPress SEO by managing permalinks for custom post types and taxonomies.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day

ANG Timeline
Down in the last 7 days:78#19,735by most_wanted10 years ago
A complete timeline plugin for creative folks. ANG Timeline creates responsive vertical storyline in chronological, colorful and more attractive order …
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
User Taxonomies
Down in the last 7 days:71#19,826by Damian Gostomski14 years ago
Simplify the process of adding support for custom taxonomies for Users. Just use register_taxonomy and everything else is taken care of.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Category Manager
#23,693by Mustansir Golawala16 years ago
The WP Category Manager plugin makes it easier to manage any taxonomy that is used to control the posts within widgets in the presentation layer
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
WPLB Widget Total
#30,567by Huu Ha11 years ago
A collection of widgets for displaying Custom post, Custom taxonomy, Image with upload button, Video (YouTube, Vimeo), Facebook like box and more…
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 2/day

WPEssential
#32,339by WPEssential2 days ago
Create custom post types and taxonomies without code. Visual builder for labels, permalinks, REST API, archives, block templates and more.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Category Search Explorer
Up in the last 7 days:8,364#38,728by Sirajum Mahdi1 year ago
A powerful and user-friendly category search tool for WordPress. Perfect for sites with extensive categories, tags, or custom taxonomies.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Drop-down-taxonomy
#41,576by Niraj Chauhan16 years ago
This plugin will help the user to add a drop-down-custom-taxonomy box with the help of small code on his desired location.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Recipes
#43,886by Ari Stathopoulos9 years ago
Recipes for WordPress done right.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Meta Collections
Down in the last 7 days:300#45,370by bastiaaaan13 years ago
Use Wordpress as a Collection Manager. Customize Wordpress' post edit screen by creating your own metadata schema's.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Plugin Name
#45,543by Sourav Mondal12 years ago
Use this plugin to create custom post types and custom taxonomy.Don't need to write codes any more.Pure WordPress standard followed.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Prjcts
Up in the last 7 days:8,216#55,298by Matteo Conti2 months ago
Effortlessly create a custom post type to organize projects with custom categories and flexible URL settings, perfect for WordPress theme developers.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
Posts by Taxonomy
Up in the last 7 days:1,202#60,272by Bright Bridge Web5 months ago
Display a list separated by any taxonomy via shortcode.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

WD Post Types
#68,629by Ghulam Abbas4 years ago
“WD Post Types” is s free WordPress plugin that can be used: to create custom post types, custom taxonomies, custom meta fields with group.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
Elite Stay Helper
Down in the last 7 days:454#68,658by KamalDhari Infotech1 year ago
The plugin by Kamaldhari Infotech streamlines hotel management, offering custom post types, taxonomy, and meta fields. Easily handle rooms,testimonial …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Media Content Taxonomy
#70,817by Subrata Sarkar9 years ago
Creates a custom taxonomy for attachment and adds additional filter in media library screens.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Winecoza
Down in the last 7 days:5,659#73,191by wine.co.za1 year ago
A plugin that creates a custom post type for Winecoza and a taxonomy, and uses a different template for posts with a specific taxonomy type.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day