Radio Buttons for Taxonomies
by HelgaTheViking · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 98.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Replace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons... effectively limiting each post to a single term in that taxonomy.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale
Active installs
20K+
≈28K estimated
Momentum
+11%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” and “interface” for “radio buttons” and “radio”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio buttons” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “interface” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
69 health vs 56 average across 5,908 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.5%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 360.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 645 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.0; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 50 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.5★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 645 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| radio buttons | #7 | #4 | down 1 |
| radio | #12 | #10 | down 1 |
| taxonomy metabox | #17 | #15 | down 2 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| interface your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ui your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” and “interface” for “radio buttons” and “radio”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio buttons” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “interface” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “radio” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,492 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.9K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.8y ago
latest release · v2.4.7 · 28 Jan 2025
59
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 90% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 3.1 years to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 16 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Edgar Pfandler2.5y ago
There would still be a small improvement. There should be an option to pre-select a category by default when a new post is created. And the option of whether a category can be removed should also be possible in the global settings. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Edgar Pfandler. This topic was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Edgar Pfandler.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toologic3.6y ago
Great plugin. Clearly and quickly solves the problem with multicategories.Good support. Responds promptly to user requests
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cutero3.8y ago
Great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jjci3.9y ago
The plugin does what it says it will do regarding non-hierarchical taxonomies. However, I realized that this is of limited utility to my application because all of my taxonomies are hierarchical. If a Pro version were available to allow mandatory selection from only the first-level children terms of a specified parent term, then I would be very interested in that. If that is a possibility, please let me know. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 99w4.9y ago
We’ve been using this plugin for longer than we can remember, never had any issues whatsoever, highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Nick Papazetis5.8y ago
Great work on that plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Clayton Collie6.2y ago
Many thanks to the author for this great plugin. Does one things and does it very well. Works with classic editor and block editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tybaze6.3y ago
I always review the code of plugin I use. I would like to congratulate the Author of this plugin, this is one of the best I’ve ever read All WordPress feature are respected, all data are correctly escaped, all methods are correctly named, design pattern implementation is good, PHP expert features are mastered. Great job ! (Why the constructor of Radio_Buttons_For_Taxonomies isn’t private ? )
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2023.03.18 Manual update to ensure SVN version is the same as GitHub version. 2023.03.18
- — Version 2023.02.15 Fix: Typo from 2.4.5 patch. Closes #111. 2023.02.15
- — Version 2023.02.13 Fix: Reload non-hierarchical terms as forced-hierarchical after quick edit save. Closes #109. 2023.02.13
- — Version 2022.06.28 Fix: Bulk edit removes terms (set to default) when not editing the term. Closes #105. 2022.06.28
- — Version 2022.06.15 Fix: Fatal error when deleting plugin. uninstall callback must be static. Closes #104. 2022.06.15
- — Version 2022.01.06 Fix: Conflict with default term, multiple checked terms (term plus default term). Closes #103. 2022.01.06
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (2.4.7). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 129 languages, 7 at 90% or more
Plus 105 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Replace the default taxonomy boxes with a custom metabox that uses radio buttons... effectively limiting ea..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 701 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("admin", "interface", "ui" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-03 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1124 days in tier
- 2019-09-05 9K+ → 10K+ up after 521 days in tier
- 2018-04-02 8K+ → 9K+ up after 304 days in tier
- 2017-06-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 65 days in tier
- 2017-03-29 6K+ → 7K+ up after 101 days in tier
- 2016-12-18 5K+ → 6K+ up after 265 days in tier
- 2016-03-28 4K+ → 5K+ up after 204 days in tier
- 2015-09-06 3K+ → 4K+ up
Competes with
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