Automatic Post Tagger

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1. ★★★★★ inspired888

   4.7y ago

   As of 2021-12-21 this plug-in still works. At least, I’ve not found any issues with it. I give it four stars, as I think the plug-in interface could do with some refinement. But it otherwise works well. After a LOT of searching online, this was the only plug-in solution I found for automatically applying categories and tags to existing posts, and new posts (I don’t need that feature, but it’s there).

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2. ★★★★★ erhn1881

   5.1y ago

   just perfect

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3. ★★★★★ Bigue Nique

   5.8y ago

   I’ve tried a few out there, but nothing comes even close to Automatic Post Tagger in terms of interface and features. – You can define auto-tagging groups for any existing taxonomy (including custom taxonomies and even the less obvious post_format, used by some themes) which is very handy. – It can match string patterns, which makes it very powerful and efficient. – The comprehensive settings make it very flexible. – You can decide to trigger auto-tagging on post with specific type and statuses, on specific events (publishing, update, import, save). – You can match words in the post title, content, excerpt. – You can trim the content to be analysed for matches to the first X characters. – You can append or replace existing terms, or skip posts that already have terms. – You can limit the number of added terms. – You can batch tag existing post (with very acute control and tracking). The batch process is fail-safe and soft on server load, even with tens of thousands of posts. – It works perfectly along with any syndication plugin (I’ve been using it along with FeedWordPress and WPeMatico) allowing you to auto-categorize automatically a very large flow of articles using your own “natural intelligence”! Automatic Post Tagger hasn’t been updated for the last 5 years but it is still working flawlessly with the latest version of WordPress (5.5.1 as of now).

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4. ★★★★★ Anonymous User

   6.0y ago

   It’s awesome. I tagged about 330 of my posts without any problem and it works just as it should. Huge thanks and well-done to developers. You’re great.

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5. ★★★★★ tetto

   6.0y ago

   The only plugin I have come across that gives 100% satisfaction. How I wish the developer could come back and keep it up to date. Save the plugin!! This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by tetto.

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6. ★★★★★ adempozhari

   6.3y ago

   ok This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by adempozhari. This topic was modified 3 years, 8 months ago by adempozhari. This topic was modified 1 year, 9 months ago by adempozhari.

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7. ★★★★★ Cs

   7.2y ago

   It works nice with Wordpres 5.2.1, you need to configurate it initially with your list of keyword sets (I recommend to use wildcards as explained in APT options page).

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8. ★★★★★ ugotta

   7.5y ago

   It’s been working very well. But can someone maintain it?

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2015-11-18 Version 1.8.2 Fixed: Bug responsible for deleting terms even if no new ones were found Issue with saving post types 1.8.2
2. 2015-06-07 Version 1.8.1 Fixed: Bug responsible for adding blank elements into the related keywords array 1.8.1
3. 2015-06-07 Version 1.8 New features: Multiple taxonomies support Configuration groups Automatic backups before updating New import/export tools for plugin settings and configuration groups; JSON format support Bulk tagging scheduler Other chan 1.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

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Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-07-31 3K+ → 2K+ down after 978 days in tier
2. 2022-11-26 4K+ → 3K+ down

Competes with

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• Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
• W WP Admin UI Customize 30K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• SEO Friendly Images 20K+ installs · 3.2★ · 2 shared tags F
• B Bulk Post Update Date 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C
• P Public Post Preview Configurator 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Automatic Post Tagger: 2K+ active installs, 4.8★ (77 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/automatic-post-tagger