Default Post Tags

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Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises, and one credits the author with fixing a front-end tagging issue quickly.

1. ★★★★★ rtfrisk

   9.5y ago

   Works perfectly, thanks!

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2. ★★★★★ Mohammad Sy

   10.1y ago

   Very good plugin 🙂

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3. ★★★★★ bilzjkhan

   10.3y ago

   I really liked the plugin it was i think built for my website…. initially when i tried the plugin did not work on posts from front end… but thanks to the author… provided a great support in no time… and resolved the front end posts tags issue… Now its working for all posts both front and backend. In my opinion, the plugin is very useful for admins to control and filter posts by tags… for multi author blogs… its a miracle.

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4. ★★★★★ jtuckerman

   10.6y ago

   Wasn’t sure what to think since there are no other reviews. But this is nice. Does exactly what it says it does. Which is nice to have default tags since RRWrites.com is a collaborative effort and I can’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve had to go through and fix people’s tags. Now I know the ones I want are already there on their posts.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-31 70+ → 80+ up after 74 days in tier
2. 2025-05-18 80+ → 70+ down after 8 days in tier
3. 2025-05-10 70+ → 80+ up after 9 days in tier
4. 2025-05-01 80+ → 70+ down after 11 days in tier
5. 2025-04-20 70+ → 80+ up after 48 days in tier
6. 2025-03-03 80+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2025-03-02 70+ → 80+ up after 3 days in tier
8. 2025-02-27 80+ → 70+ down after 8 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Meta Tag Manager 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
• Media Library Assistant 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• P Post Tags and Categories for Pages 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B
• V Visual Term Description Editor 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag C
• Essential Widgets 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• Tag Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D

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Default Post Tags: 80+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/default-post-tags