{"id":36396,"date":"2023-02-21T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T10:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/?post_type=features&#038;p=36396"},"modified":"2026-04-07T12:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:57:47","slug":"custom-taxonomy-overview","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/features\/custom-taxonomy-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Taxonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"general-settings\">General Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>In the <strong>General Settings <\/strong>section, you can adjust the primary settings of your newly built taxonomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/taxonomy-general-settings-full.png\" alt=\"taxonomy general settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taxonomy Name <\/strong>\u2013 complete the field with a unique name for your taxonomy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Taxonomy Slug <\/strong>\u2013 define the slug of the taxonomy. It should only contain Latin letters, numbers, and \u201c-\u201d or \u201c_\u201d characters;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post Type<\/strong> \u2013 pick the post type to which the taxonomy will be attached;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u2018Edit taxonomy\/meta box\u2019 link <\/strong>\u2013 activate the toggle to add a link to this taxonomy editing page to the term edit page;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hide meta field names <\/strong>\u2013 hides the <strong>Name\/ID <\/strong>from the term editing page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"labels\">Labels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>In the <strong>Labels <\/strong>tab, you are free to change the labels connected to the taxonomy you create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, you can leave the fields empty to make labels default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/taxonomy-labels-settings-full.png\" alt=\"taxonomy labels settings\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"advanced-settings\">Advanced Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The proceeding <strong>Advanced Settings <\/strong>tab lets you customize the taxonomy more precisely if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the switchers are enabled automatically, so decide whether to leave them activated or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-first-part-of-the-taxonomy-advanced-settings-full.png\" alt=\"the first part of the taxonomy advanced settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Is Public <\/strong>\u2013 makes a taxonomy available for all users, either via the admin interface or front end;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Publicly queryable <\/strong>\u2013 leaves the built <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/jetengine-query-builder-terms-query-type\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taxonomy queryable<\/a> publicly;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show Admin UI <\/strong>\u2013 leave this field activated to be able to add categories to this term via the WordPress Dashboard;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show in Admin Menu <\/strong>\u2013 leave switched on to show the term name when you hover over the item you attached the taxonomy to in the WordPress Dashboard menu. It allows you to go to the term editing page, so the previous <strong>Show Admin UI <\/strong>toggle should be activated as well for everything to work;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show in Nav Menu <\/strong>\u2013 makes taxonomy visible and available for selection in navigation menus across the WordPress Dashboard;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Show in Rest API <\/strong>\u2013 enable showing the taxonomy in the REST API;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-second-part-of-the-taxonomy-advanced-settings-full.png\" alt=\"the second part of the taxonomy advanced settings\">\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Register Query Var <\/strong>\u2013 sets the query_var key for this post type;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rewrite <\/strong>\u2013 triggers the following <strong>Rewrite <\/strong>and <strong>Rewrite Slug <\/strong>fields that allow rewriting the taxonomy slug;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rewrite Slug <\/strong>\u2013 complete the field with the new taxonomy slug displayed in the URL;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rewrite With Front <\/strong>\u2013 activate if the permalink structure should be prepended with WP_Rewrite::$front;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Capability Type <\/strong>\u2013 complete the field with term capabilities if needed;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hierarchical <\/strong>\u2013 activate in case you want the taxonomy you create to be hierarchical and have descending items;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Description <\/strong>\u2013 complete this field with the taxonomy description if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meta-fields\">Meta Fields<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>After the <strong>Advanced Settings<\/strong>, there is the <strong>Meta Fields <\/strong>tab. Here, you can create additional meta fields attached to each taxonomy term.<br>Once clicked, the \u201c<strong>New Meta Field<\/strong>\u201d button opens the primary settings fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/taxonomy-meta-fields-new-meta-field-full.png\" alt=\"taxonomy meta fields new meta field\">\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the \u201cText\u201d <strong>Field type<\/strong> settings are shown; here, you can change the type if needed. Read about all <a href=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/articles\/how-to-create-a-custom-meta-field-with-jetengine-custom-meta-field-types-overview\/\"><em>JetEngine <\/em>meta fields<\/a> available for selection.<br>To add one more meta field, press the \u201c<strong>New Meta Field<\/strong>\u201d button again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/crocoblock.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/taxonomy-meta-fields-settings-full.png\" alt=\"taxonomy meta fields settings\">\n\n\n\n<p>After adjusting the settings, the \u201c<strong>Add Taxonomy<\/strong>\u201d button should be clicked.<br>Now you know all the basics about the custom taxonomy settings available with the <em>JetEngine <\/em>plugin for your WordPress website.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the JetEngine plugin, you can create taxonomies that will help you group WordPress posts by specific criteria at your 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