Gigaom Taxonomy

Registers taxonomies programtically from a config array and provides other helper functions.

We needed a way to add taxonomies that we rely on accross sites and managing those was becomeing cumbersome. This allows us to manage them via a config array.

The plugin also provides workarounds for limitations in WordPress handling of terms in feeds and post term sorting.

Sorted Terms

There’s also a sorted_terms helper function you can use in plugins and templates like this:

go_taxonomy()->sorted_terms( $post_id, $args ); 

Parameters

$post_id

(int) (optional) The ID of the post you want to get sorted terms for

Argument Options

taxonomies

(array)

• array( ‘post_tag’ ) – Default

number

(int)

• 99 – Default

format

(string)

• list – Default
• array
• name

orderby

(string)

• name – Default
• count : terms ordered by their usage count

order

(string)

• ASC – Default
• DESC

Report Issues, Contribute Code, or Fix Stuff

https://github.com/GigaOM/go-taxonomy/

1. Place the plugin folder in your wp-content/plugins/ directory and activate it.
2. Follow the configuration instructions

Configuration

1. Add a filter on the go_config hook that returns an array of taxonomies when the the 2nd paramter is go-taxonomy

2. Config array format example:

   array( ‘register_taxonomies’ => array( ‘company’ => array( ‘object_type’ => ‘post’, ‘args’ => array( ‘label’ => ‘Companies’, ‘query_var’ => TRUE, ‘rewrite’ => array( ‘slug’ => ‘company’, ‘with_front’ => TRUE, ‘ep_mask’ => EP_TAGS, ), ‘show_ui’ => TRUE, ), ), ‘person’ => array( ‘object_type’ => ‘post’, ‘args’ => array( ‘label’ => ‘People’, ‘query_var’ => TRUE, ‘rewrite’ => array( ‘slug’ => ‘person’, ‘with_front’ => TRUE, ‘ep_mask’ => EP_TAGS, ), ‘show_ui’ => TRUE, ), ), ‘technology’ => array( ‘object_type’ => ‘post’, ‘args’ => array( ‘label’ => ‘Technologies and Products’, ‘query_var’ => TRUE, ‘rewrite’ => array( ‘slug’ => ‘technology’, ‘with_front’ => TRUE, ‘ep_mask’ => EP_TAGS, ), ‘show_ui’ => TRUE, ), ), ), // Taxonomies you want returned as category meta in feeds ‘the_category_rss_taxonomies’ => array( ‘post_tag’, ‘company’, ‘person’, ‘technology’, ), );