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Best Free WordPress Plugins for Taxonomy

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Taxonomy

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for taxonomy comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

  1. 1. Simple Custom Post Order Best overall 93/100
  2. 2. Custom Post Type UI 91/100
  3. 3. Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 90/100
  4. 4. Post Duplicator 90/100
  5. 5. Media Library Assistant 88/100
  6. 6. Search & Filter 86/100
  7. 7. Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager 86/100
  8. 8. Media Library Organizer 86/100
  9. 9. Simple Job Board 85/100
  10. 10. Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator 85/100
  11. 11. Related Posts by Taxonomy 85/100
  12. 12. Remove Category URL 84/100
  13. 13. Essential Content Types 84/100
  14. 14. MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 84/100
  15. 15. Unique Headers 84/100
1 Simple Custom Post Order
Best overall Free by colorlibplugins

Simple Custom Post Order

Easily reorder posts, pages, custom post types, and taxonomies with intuitive drag-and-drop sorting in the WordPress admin.

4.8★
from 569 ratings
300k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
93

WPScore

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4 Post Duplicator
Free by metaphorcreations

Post Duplicator

Creates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields. Perfect for developers and content creators.

4.8★
from 80 ratings
200k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
90

WPScore

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5 Media Library Assistant
Free by David Lingren

Media Library Assistant

Enhances the Media Library; powerful gallery and list shortcodes, full taxonomy support, IPTC/EXIF/XMP/PDF processing, bulk/quick edit.

4.8★
from 201 ratings
70k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
88

WPScore

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6 Search & Filter
Free by Code Amp

Search & Filter

Search and Filtering for Custom Posts, Categories, Tags, Taxonomies, Post Dates and Post Types

4.5★
from 175 ratings
50k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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8 Media Library Organizer
Free by Themeisle

Media Library Organizer

Create unlimited Media Library folders and subfolders to organize your files. Export Media Library folders, set default attributes & more.

4.7★
from 148 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
86

WPScore

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9 Simple Job Board
Free by PressTigers

Simple Job Board

job board plugin for job listings, managing applicants, applications, categories, job types, taxonomies, career page, job openings, and recruiters

4.7★
from 133 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
85

WPScore

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11 Related Posts by Taxonomy
Free by keesiemeijer

Related Posts by Taxonomy

Display a list of related posts on your site based on the most terms in common. Supports thumbnails, shortcodes, a widget and more.

4.8★
from 77 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
85

WPScore

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12 Remove Category URL
Free by Themeisle

Remove Category URL

Remove Category URL strips the /category/ base from your category URLs, turning something like /category/my-category/ into simply /my-category/.

4.2★
from 59 ratings
40k+
active installs
Updated
Aug 2026
Tested to
WP 7.1
84

WPScore

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13 Essential Content Types
Free by Catch Themes

Essential Content Types

Essential Content Types allows you to feature the impressive content through different content/post types on your website just the way you want it.

3.7★
from 3 ratings
20k+
active installs
Updated
Jun 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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15 Unique Headers
Free by Ryan Hellyer

Unique Headers

Add unique custom header images to individual pages, posts, categories, or tags.

4.9★
from 160 ratings
10k+
active installs
Updated
May 2026
Tested to
WP 7.0.4
84

WPScore

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