March 28, 2024

F4 Media Taxonomies Plugin

Add filters and bulk actions for attachment categories, tags and custom taxonomies.

F4 Media Taxonomies provides the ability to filter the media library by categories, tags and/or custom taxonomies.
You can use the built-in taxonomies (category or post_tag) or any custom taxonomy.

If a taxonomy is enabled for attachments, you can assign as many of their terms to an attachment as you need.
You can assign them directly in the media library or in every media-selector overlay.
There is also a nifty bulk function in the media library, which allows you to assign a single term to multiple attachments at once.

Attachments can then be filtered by these terms. The filters are available in the media library and in every media-selector overlay.

Different than other similar plugins, F4 Media Taxonomies is 100% free!

Usage

See FAQ for a guide how to enable categories, tags and custom taxonomies.

Features overview

Use any taxonomy (built-in or custom)
Assign one or more terms to an attachment in media library/overlay
Bulk assign terms to multiple attachments at once in media library
Filter attachments by terms in media library/overlay
Easy to use
Lightweight and optimized
100% free!

Installation

Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/f4-media-taxonomies directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
See FAQ for a guide how to enable categories, tags and custom taxonomies
All taxonomies that are assigned to the attachment post-type are automatically enabled

Screenshots

Filter by taxonomies in media library list
Filter by taxonomies in media library grid
Assign one or more taxonomies to an attachment
Hierarchical dropdown menu for taxonomies assignment
Filter by taxonomies in media insert overlay

FAQ

How to enable categories

The built-in taxonomy category can be enabled with this snippet. Just put it into your functions.php:

add_action('init', function() { register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'attachment'); });

How to enable tags

The built-in taxonomy post_tag can be enabled with this snippet. Just put it into your functions.php:

add_action('init', function() { register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'attachment'); });

How to enable custom taxonomies

There are two ways to enable custom taxonomies for attachments:

New taxonomy:

If the taxonomy does not exist yet and you want to create a new one, you have to set the object_type in the register_taxonomy() function to attachment (see WordPress codex).

add_action('init', function() { register_taxonomy( 'media-category', 'attachment' ); });

Existing taxonomy:

If the taxonomy is already registered, you can assign it with this snippet. Just put it into your functions.php and change media-category to your taxonomy:

add_action('init', function() { register_taxonomy_for_object_type('media-category', 'attachment'); });

The filters do not appear in the media overlay

For a better performance, we only include the scripts and files when they are needed. Some plugins can cause a problem with this functionality.
For this case we offer a hook, which allows you to enable the filter for special conditions. If this hook returns true, the filter is enabled for the current site.

add_filter('F4/MT/Core/has_filter', function() { return true; });

Can I enable taxonomies directly in the backend?

No. We simply use the taxonomies that are registered in the code. Maybe in the future, but we want to keep this plugin as lightweight and simple as possible.

Is it really free?

Yes, absolutely!

Changelog

1.1.4

Remove double array key
Support WordPress 6.5

1.1.3

Support WordPress 6.1

1.1.2

Update www.f4dev.ch links

1.1.1

Fix bulk action and taxonomy filter dropdowns
Improve the grid view performance

1.1.0

Terms are now lazy loaded with ajax in assignment select
Term assignment styles and scripts optimized
Term assignment sorting fixed
Update selectize to verison 0.13.5

1.0.17

Support WordPress 6.0

1.0.16

Correctly update post term count (thanks to @nonverbla for the hint)
Support WordPress 5.9

1.0.15

Support WordPress 5.8

1.0.14

Support WordPress 5.7

1.0.13

Fix taxonomy select for new jQuery version
Support WordPress 5.6

1.0.12

Fix behaviour after taxonomy selection

1.0.11

Support WordPress 5.5

1.0.10

Support WordPress 5.4

1.0.9

Fix bottom bulk action button in media list

1.0.8

Add CMB2 plugin support

1.0.7

WordPress 5.3 compatibility fixes
Optimized dropdown width in media modal

1.0.6

Update deprecated get_terms function

1.0.5

Few PHP and JS code optimisations

1.0.4

Fix customizer error
Fix missing dropdowns in media overlay

1.0.3

Fix filter error

1.0.2

Show only taxonomies with show_ui true

1.0.1

Version upgrade for correct repository infos

1.0.0

Initial stable release