Taxonomy Switcher
by webdevstudios · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Switch the taxonomy for all terms or only child terms of a specified parent term.
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+27%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “category”, “tag” and “term” for “house”, “typing” and “taxonomies”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “house” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tag” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typing” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “term” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomies” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 58 average across 25,763 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.7%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 73.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 111 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 24 reviews, smoothed to 4.39★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
23%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| convert taxonomy term | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| taxonomy your tag | #6 | #8 | 0 |
| switcher | #6 | #8 | down 1 |
| house | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| cmb2 | #6 | #4 | 0 |
| switch your tag | #14 | #17 | down 1 |
| typing | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| taxonomy plugin | #7 | #10 | up 1 |
| add taxonomy | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| page taxonomy | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| taxonomy term | #10 | #10 | down 1 |
| taxonomies | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| promote | #24 | #17 | down 1 |
| jquery migrate | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| term id | #14 | #16 | up 1 |
| category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tag your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| term your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
36 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 21 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “category”, “tag” and “term” for “house”, “typing” and “taxonomies”. “category” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “house” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “tag” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “typing” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “term” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “taxonomies” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “switch”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.6K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 14 Jul 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 61% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Dec 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ goldeneagle10mo ago
A really useful plugin for when you realise you need to refine your data structure. Works like a charm, switching terms between categories, tags and custom taxonomies.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ trinadin1.1y ago
Simple and effective tool. The best kind.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mllapan1.8y ago
Great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bernardberry6463.4y ago
Work perfectly with a multitude of heavily hierarchical Parent / Child categories. Thank you @webdevstudios @sc0ttkclark @jtsternberg
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lax Mariappan3.5y ago
I started using this plugin recentlyThanks for the CLI support Works as expected
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WPExplorer4.0y ago
Does exactly what it claims to do and works flawlessly. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ titanwd5.9y ago
This worked exactly as it should’ve, but I wish there was a copy option – not just move. That said, I had a new custom post type and needed to move the posts from Posts into the new CPT and a new custom Taxonomy and maintain the categories in the new post and new Taxonomy and this worked perfectly to move the categories and keep them assigned to the correct post. I did want to keep the categories also in the Posts, but that’s acceptable to me to re-create them since I didn’t have to go reassign the categories manually to each post. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ivo Slavík5.9y ago
Did what I needed, thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.1 Updated: Confirmed 7.0 compatibility 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 Updated: Confirmed 6.9 compatibility. Updated: Converted away from jQuery. Updated: Disable “parent” selector field if “from” taxonomy is not hierarchical. Updated: Limit taxonomy lists to public only. 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.8 Updated: Confirmed WP 6.8 compatibility. Updated: Misc little code cleanups that should not affect anyone. 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.7 Updated: Confirmed WP 6.5 compatibility. 1.0.7
- — Version 1.0.6 Updated: Confirmed WP 6.4 compatibility. Updated: Moved capability back to manage_options to sync with options page. Updated: Clear caches after conversion. Fixed: PHP8 deprecation notices. 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 Updated: Confirmed WP 6.2.1 compatibility. 1.0.5
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.1). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2015-04-20 CVE-2015-10013 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.3 Patched in 1.0.4
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.
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 934 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "category", "tag" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 3K+ → 2K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-25 3K+ → 2K+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2024-11-13 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1203 days in tier
- 2021-07-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1274 days in tier
- 2018-02-01 800+ → 1K+ up after 216 days in tier
- 2017-06-30 400+ → 800+ up after 193 days in tier
- 2016-12-19 100+ → 400+ up after 469 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).
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