Freemius

vegacorp

Jose Vega

This plugin works with Gutenberg (new editor). It works with the classic editor and the gutenberg editor.
Require users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, require the selection of a category or tag.
<h4>It works with</h4>
<ul>
<li>All taxonomies , including post categories , post tags , product categories, product tags, and custom taxonomies.</li>
<li>All post types , including posts, pages, WooCommerce Products, Events, etc.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Use cases</h4>
<ul>
<li>Force users to select a category when publishing posts</li>
<li>Force users to select a tag when publishing posts</li>
<li>Force users to select a custom taxonomy term when publishing posts</li>
<li>Force users to select a category when publishing WooCommerce Products</li>
<li>Force users to select a tag when publishing WooCommerce Products</li>
<li>Force users to select a category or tag when publishing Events</li>
<li>Force users to select any Taxonomy Term when publishing any custom post type</li>
</ul>
This plugin is completely free.

WP Required Taxonomies – Categories and Tags Mandatory

Great for making categories required , so users can´t publish without selecting a category.

Great

Force users to select a taxonomy term when publishing posts. For example, make category or tags required

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.
Or
Force the user to select the category/taxonomy/tags before saving any post, or default selected, based on plugin settings
Features
<ul>
<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.

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