Denis Yanchevskiy

Allows you to make post, page, custom post elements required: title, content, featured image.
After installing the plugin, you need to go to the Settings -> DCO Post Validator to specify the required elements.

DCO Post Validator

Allows you to make post, page, custom post elements required: title, content, featured image.

Dhrumil Kumbhani

Chirag Rathod

Dhruvi Shah

Mikin Chauhan

🚀 This plugin works with “custom post”, Gutenberg (new editor), and Classic editor.
This plugin ensures that taxonomy terms, such as categories or tags, are selected before saving any post.
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Force the user to select the category/taxonomy/tags before saving any post, or default selected, based on plugin settings
Features
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<li>✅ Supports all taxonomies: Including post categories, post tags, product categories, product tags, and custom taxonomies.</li>
<li>✅ Works with all post types: Including posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Events, and any other custom post types.</li>
<li>✅ Customizable conditions: Create conditions (rules) for requiring terms before saving a post.</li>
<li>✅ Default selected terms: Set default selected terms when editing any post. You can choose to enforce both “Required Terms” and “Default Selected Terms” from the plugin settings.</li>
</ul>
WHAT THIS PLUGIN CAN DO:
<ul>
<li>Displays an alert if no taxonomy or specific terms are selected before saving.</li>
<li>Automatically pre-selects specific tags, categories, or terms when editing posts based on plugin settings.</li>
<li>Supports both required and default terms in the post-editing interface.</li>
</ul>

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected

Before saving any post, taxonomies are required or by default selected when editing a post.

DCO Post Validator vs WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory | Default Selected