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Taxonomy Toolbox
Categories and Tags are tricky – sometimes they take a bit of experimentation to get right, and when we change the way we want to do things and we end up with a mess to clean up. This is when Taxonomy Toolbox can help. This plugin provides the following tools to help manage your taxonomies: Summariz
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 3.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 14, 2026
01 / Source details
Categories and Tags are tricky – sometimes they take a bit of experimentation to get right, and when we change the way we want to do things and we end up with a mess to clean up. This is when Taxonomy Toolbox can help.
This plugin provides the following tools to help manage your taxonomies:
- Summarize current Taxonomies
- Convert Tags to Categories
- Convert Categories to Tags
- Delete empty Tags or Categories
- Identify and Merge Tags/Categories that exist for the same term
- Force a recount of objects associated for all taxonomies
- Delete any orphaned data
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
02 / Source details
- 01Upload the taxonomy-toolbox folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory of your WordPress installation
- 02Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- 03Select the options you require in the Settings Menu
03 / Source details
Frequently asked questions.
Can this plugin create custom taxonomies?
No. There are other plugins that already do this well.
Why should I use this plugin and not the “Categories to Tags Converter” listed on the Category/Tags admin pages?
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