I’m intending to use the default “post tags” taxonomy to provide a common set of tags across posts and 2 custom post types (to allow for collection/aggregation by tag). I’d like to rename the “post tags” taxonomy to something else – like “general tags’ – to make it a bit clearer, especially when this taxonomy … Read more
I am using register_taxonomy_for_object_type() to add the Category taxonomy field to Media uploads (attachments). I’m using this code to do so: add_action(‘init’, ‘reg_tax’); function reg_tax() { register_taxonomy_for_object_type(‘category’, ‘attachment’); } This works and adds a simple text field for Category to the Media page when viewing an image. What I really want is to make it … Read more
I’ve been stumbling around trying to figure out how to get a specific taxonomy term of the current page so that I can subsequently populate queries on the page for other post types that share the same term. Basically: Page 1 has taxonomy term – education policy page.php has four parts: standard loop that outputs … Read more
Now that WordPress 4.4 is out, we can start using the new awesome term meta functions! Still, there seems to be no simple tutorial on how to add a basic text field to a Taxonomy. I tried to adapt this awesome tutorial by Justin Tadlock to my needs, removing all the code relating to the … Read more
I have two custom post types ‘country’ and ‘city’ and a shared taxonomy ‘flag’. If I use: <?php $flags = get_terms(‘flag’, ‘orderby=name&hide_empty=0′); I get a list of all terms in the taxonomy, but I want to limit the list to the post type ‘country’. How can I do it? Using the new solution <?php $flags … Read more
I am trying to implement a front end posting system which shows taxonomy data in several dropdown select fields. Each of the dropdowns is named by using the “name” $arg in wp_dropdown_categories(). wp_dropdown_categories( array( ‘taxonomy’ => ‘location’, ‘hide_empty’ => 0, ‘orderby’ => ‘name’, ‘order’ => ‘ASC’, ‘name’ => ‘location’, ) ); As you can see … Read more
I was looking for some insight and good resources on how to correctly perform unit testing on proposed WordPress patches in the Trac and how to accurately report the results from the testing. I’m new to this and have read through the resources located in this WPSE question. I myself would really like to learn … Read more
I started developing a site with over a dozen custom post types. I’d like to rename a few of them, not just the display value, but the actual custom post type name. I’m worried however that by just running a SQL update query that I’ll miss some places where I need to change things or … Read more
The question is “What is the Difference Between Hierarchical and Non-Hierarchical Taxonomies?” This question really stumped me at first so I figured it would be a good idea to show the difference to others surfing the site looking for the distinction. Specifically the question is referring to the hierarchical argument passed to the register_taxonomy() function. … Read more
The question is “How do I add one or more fields to the Category, Tag and Custom Taxonomy Edit Screen in the WordPress Admin?” This question was asked on the wp-hackers list August 1st 2010 and I offered a solution later that day. The original asker discussed the issue again today (Aug 21) which reminded … Read more
