Custom Taxonomies

Activating Custom Taxonomies Module

In the Admin Optimizer page, click to enable the Custom Taxonomies module. Press Save Changes to save the changes.

Activate Custom Taxonomies

Create new custom Post Type

  1. Navigate to Admin Menu → Admin Optimizer → Custom Taxonomies
  2. Enter the Taxonomy slug, name, slug, singular label and description (optional). Do note that the “slug” should be in lowercase, and no space in between.
Create Custom Taxonomy
  1. Open Additional Labels if you want to modify the label of the custom taxonomy. Add in the desired label in the respective fields.
Add Custom Taxonomy Labels
  1. Open Capabilities to manage the permission required to manage the taxonomy. You can add custom capabilities for the taxonomy, or leave it blank to use the default permission as categories and tags.
Add Custom Taxonomy Capabilities
  1. Open More Options to customize the custom taxonomy. The few options that are important include:
    • Public: whether the Taxonomy is publicly viewable.
    • Hierarchical: whether the Taxonomy is category-like or tag-like.
    • Associate with Post Types: associate the taxonomy with various Post Types. You can only use it when it is associated with at least a post type. You can also link it in the Custom Post Type module.
Add Custom Taxonomy Options
  1. Click the Add New Taxonomy button to add new taxonomy.