Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes
Convert taxonomy tags to checkboxes in the WordPress admin area.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 2
- Active installs
- 1k+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 5 Mar 2026
- Added
- Apr 2025
- Requires WP
- 6.4
- Tested up to
- WP 6.9.7
- Requires PHP
- 7.4
- Downloads
- 6,000
Our analysis
AI-assistedTaxonomy Tags to Checkboxes is a WordPress plugin that changes the way tags are selected in the admin interface. It replaces the default auto-complete search style with a checkbox list, making it easier for admin users to choose from existing tags without needing to remember them.
The plugin allows for optional features such as adding new terms directly from the post editing screen and controlling the height of the taxonomy metabox. It is suitable for users who want a more straightforward method of managing tags within their WordPress site.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress site administrators who frequently manage tags and prefer a more visual selection method.
What it does well
- ✓Replaces tags UI with a checkbox list
- ✓No changes to underlying data or front end functionality
- ✓Customisable height for taxonomy metabox
- ✓Optional inline add control for new terms
- ✓Includes filters for developers to modify taxonomy settings
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on advanced features and customisation
- •No details on support or documentation beyond GitHub
Verdict
Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes provides a practical solution for managing tags in WordPress. Its features are geared towards enhancing the user experience for admin users.
From the developer
runthings.dev's own description of Taxonomy Tags to Checkboxes, lightly tidied.
This plugin lets you swap the auto-complete / search style interface for a checkbox list, without changing any underlying data.
It allows you to pick from a list of the existing tags, so that admin users do not need to remember each tag.
It can optionally allow new terms to be added directly from the post editing UI, while still letting you keep this disabled by default.
Features
- Replace the tags ui with a checkbox list
- No alteration to front end functionality, or the underlying data / terms
- Option to control the height of the taxonomy metabox, between default (200px max), full, and custom (px)
- Optional inline add control for new terms, enabled per taxonomy
- Optional link to the taxonomy edit screen via an “+ Add / Edit {taxonomy}” style link
- Optional per-taxonomy search box with Off, Always, and Min Terms modes
- Customization via filters
Filters
For detailed documentation and examples, see the full documentation on GitHub.
runthings_ttc_selected_taxonomies
This filter allows developers to modify the array of taxonomies selected for the custom checkbox interface.
Parameters:
$selected_taxonomies(array): An array of taxonomy slugs. Remove a slug value from the array to disable the checkbox list override.
runthings_ttc_search_settings
This filter allows developers to override per-taxonomy search UI behavior.
Parameters:
$search_settings(array): A map of taxonomy slugs to search config arrays (mode,threshold).