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Total downloads: 514
Active installs: 40
Total reviews: 1
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 2
Last updated: 6/24/2025 (190 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 4/11/2025 (0 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.4
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.4

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Stale • Last updated 190 days ago • 1 reviews

40/100

Is Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 190 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.4
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.4

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runthings.dev (Owner)6runthings.dev1

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Description

This plugin lets you swap the auto-complete / search style interface for a checkbox list, without changing any underlying data.

It allows you to pick from a list of the existing tags, so that admin users do not need to remember each tag.

It doesn’t allow new tags to be created on the fly, which keeps the tags list under control, although you can optionally enable an add / edit link.

Features

  • Replace the tags ui with a checkbox list
  • No alteration to front end functionality, or the underlying data / terms
  • Option to control the height of the taxonomy metabox, between auto, full height, and custom (px)
  • Show a link to the taxonomy edit screen via an “+ Add / Edit {taxononomy}” link
  • Customization via filters

Filters

runthings_ttc_selected_taxonomies

This filter allows developers to modify the array of taxonomies selected for the custom checkbox interface.

For detailed documentation and examples, see the full documentation on GitHub.

Parameters:

  1. $selected_taxonomies (array): An array of taxonomy slugs. Unset an entry to disable the checkbox list override.

License

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.

Icon – Check Box List by unlimicon from Noun Project, https://thenounproject.com/browse/icons/term/check-box-list/ (CC BY 3.0)

Installation

  1. Upload the entire “runthings-taxonomy-tags-to-checkboxes” folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Navigate to Settings > Taxonomies to configure your preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I enable checkboxes for specific taxonomies?

Go to the Taxonomies settings page, select the desired taxonomies, configure height options, and enable the edit link if needed.

Does this permanently change the taxonomy data?

No change is made to the underlying taxonomy or its terms. Only the admin interface is swapped out.

Can I display system taxonomies?

Yes, toggle the “Show system taxonomies” checkbox to view all available taxonomies.

What user capabilities are required?

The configuration screen needs a user with manage_settings cap to edit it, but the changes are applied to anyone with editor access to post types that displays those taxonomies.

I have a feature idea / I’ve found a bug

You can post ideas or contribute to the project over at the GitHub repository, which can be found at https://github.com/runthings-dev/runthings-taxonomy-tags-to-checkboxes

Review feed

David Foreman
8/6/2025

Works perfectly!

What a great plugin - searched for ages to find this, but does exactly what it needs to do. You do need to go into the settings and show the system tags to enable it (I think it would be better if I had to turn that off rather than on as that's what I wanted the plugin for). Great example of an annoying WP UI problem solved by a great plugin.

Screenshots

  1. Example taxonomy with the checklist ui enabled and an edit link

    Example taxonomy with the checklist ui enabled and an edit link

  2. Taxonomy settings screen

    Taxonomy settings screen

Changelog

1.0.1

  • Bump WordPress tested up to field to support 6.8 branch.

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Works with custom and built-in taxonomies
  • Control the height of the outbox
  • Optionally include an add/edit link
  • Filter runthings_ttc_selected_taxonomies to short-circuit the override
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