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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. 1.
    Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types

    The most installed custom taxonomy plugin, with 10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 46 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  2. 2.
    MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies

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

  3. 3.
    List Custom Taxonomy Widget

    8K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 21 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Custom Post Type Maker

    6K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 18 reviews, updated 5 days ago.

  5. 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. 6.
    Remove Taxonomy URL

    1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 6 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  7. 7.
    WP Taxonomy Manager

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 1 day ago.

  8. 8.
    Easy Post Types and Fields

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  9. 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. 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”