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Free Plugin by Sohan Zaman v2.0.4

Bulk Add Terms

A lightweight plugin to add thousands of taxonomy terms in one go.

Bulk Add Terms

The facts

Rating
3.9★ from 17
Active installs
700+
Price
Free
Last updated
18 May 2018
Added
May 2015
Requires WP
3.0.0
Tested up to
WP 4.9.31
Downloads
15,545

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Bulk Add Terms is a WordPress plugin designed to facilitate the addition of multiple categories, tags, or other terms quickly. You can add thousands of terms at once by selecting a taxonomy and entering terms in a designated textarea, with support for nesting parent and child terms. The plugin uses AJAX for efficient processing and allows for custom slugs for each term.

This plugin is suitable for users who need to manage large sets of taxonomy terms efficiently, especially those who require complex nesting structures. It is particularly useful for site administrators who frequently update or reorganise categories and tags.

Best for: This plugin suits WordPress site administrators managing extensive taxonomy terms.

What it does well

  • Allows adding thousands of terms at once
  • Supports unlimited levels of nesting
  • Custom slugs can be defined for each term
  • Uses AJAX for efficient term addition
  • Can remove all terms added by the plugin

Where it falls short

  • Cannot add child items to terms that are already added
  • Limited to registered taxonomies that can be modified in the UI

Verdict

Bulk Add Terms provides a straightforward solution for adding and organising large numbers of taxonomy terms, though it has limitations regarding existing terms. It may be useful for users with complex taxonomy needs.

From the developer

Sohan Zaman's own description of Bulk Add Terms, lightly tidied.

Have you ever been frustrated adding more and more categories or tags or any other terms in a rush? Don’t worry anymore. You can add thousands of terms in one go with this plugin.

How do I do that?

  1. Install the plugin and activate. A new menu called ‘Add Bulk Terms’ will pop up.
  2. Click on the menu and you’ll be taken to a new page where you will see all the registered taxonomy either by theme or any plugin.
  3. First select a taxonomy which you want to add terms.
  4. Then insert the terms in the right side textarea. Make sure each line contains only one term.
  5. Click on ‘Add Now’ button. A little confirmation will pop up just to make sure you have inserted everything correctly. Click yes and BOOM. All terms are added.

What about nesting parent and child?

This plugin supports to do that. You can go and do nesting. You can indent child levels with a dash (-). For example:

Foo
-Bar
-Baz

In the example above, ‘foo’ will be parent while ‘bar’ and ‘baz’ will be child of it.
You can use correct indent to make even more child of child. Example:

Foo
-Bar
--Baz

Complex nesting example:

Foo
-Child of Foo~~foo-custom-slug
--Grand child of Foo~~grand-child-slug
-Second child of Foo
Baz is sibling of Foo
-Nephew of Foo
--Grand child of Baz
--Second grand child
-Son of Baz
-Daughter of Baz~~daughter-custom-slug
I am a lonely term
Do not have child

Unfortunately the maximum supported level is as deep as the SEA.

Features

  • Unlimited terms per time
  • Unlimited level of nesting
  • Supports any registered taxonomy. (only those which can be added or removed within UI)
  • Uses AJAX request

version 2.0 update
* Custom slugs for each terms. Use the ~~ symbol to seperate name and slug.
* Get all terms from selected taxonomy as a template. Later, use that template to add them to another taxonomy.
* Remove all terms that were added by the plugin from selected taxonomy. (Requires at least WordPress 4.4 and plugin version 2.0 when Adding and deleting the terms)

Known issues

  • You can’t add child items to those terms which are already added. If you try to do, the given parent item will add as a new term.

Read the full description on the official page →

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