Title: Require Post Category Author: Josh Hartman Published: February 14, 2011 Last modified: April 5, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/require-post-category/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1603108) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/require-post-category/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1603108) # Require Post Category By [Josh Hartman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/require-post-category.2.1.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/) ## Description Tired of uncategorized posts? Use this simple plugin to require users to choose a post category before updating or publishing a post. By default this only applies to normal posts. If you wish to require a category/taxonomy for a custom post type see the FAQ for filter hook usage examples. #### Translators * French (fr_FR) – Dominique V. * Spanish (es_ES) – [Andrew Kurtis – WebHostingHub](http://www.webhostinghub.com) * Polish (pl_PL) – Michał Papliński * Finnish (fi) – Sanapaino If you have created your own language pack, or have an update of an existing one, you can send the [PO and MO files](https://codex.wordpress.org/Translating_WordPress) to [me](https://www.warpconduit.net/contact) so that I can bundle it into the plugin. [Download the latest POT file](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/require-post-category/trunk/languages/require-post-category.pot). ## Screenshots * [[ * Notice appears when editing a post without selecting a category (Gutenberg) * [[ * Alert appears when you try to save a post without selecting a category (Classic) ## Installation #### From your WordPress dashboard 1. Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’ 2. Search for ‘require post category’ and click the Install button 3. Activate Require Post Category from your Plugins page. #### From WordPress.org 1. Download Require Post Category. 2. Upload the ‘require-post-category’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…) 3. Activate Require Post Category from your Plugins page. ## FAQ ### Are there any settings I can adjust? Nope, just install and activate, that’s it! ### How do I use this for custom post types and/or custom taxonomies? Use the `rpc_post_types` filter hook in your theme’s `functions.php` or a must-use plugin. Usage examples: ``` function custom_rpc_post_types( $post_types ) { // Add a key to the $post_types array for each post type and list the slugs of the taxonomies you wish to require // Simplest usage $post_types['book'] = array( 'genre' ); // Multiple taxonomies $post_types['recipe'] = array( 'cookbook_category', 'geographic_origin', 'flavor_tags' ); // Set your own alert message for each taxonomy, or let the plugin generate the alert message $post_types['inventory'] = array( // Let the plugin generate a relevant alert message 'manufacturer', // Or specify a custom alert message 'inventory_category' => array( 'message' => "Please choose a category for this fine inventory item." ) ); // Always return $post_types after your modifications return $post_types; } add_filter( 'rpc_post_types', 'custom_rpc_post_types' ); ``` The default `$post_types` contains the following: ``` $post_types['post'] = array( 'category' => array( 'message' => 'Please select a category before publishing this post.' ) ); ``` This maintains the plugin’s original functionality. However, you can remove this functionality with `unset($post_types['post']);` or by redefining `$post_types` in your hook function. ### You’ve added code to require a custom taxonomy but can’t get it to work in the Gutenberg editor? One reason may be that your custom taxonomy does not have the `show_in_rest` argument enabled. Without it enabled the Gutenberg editor cannot access it. ### Have a question that is not addressed here? Visit this plugin’s WordPress support forum at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ require-post-category ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c786390f81ee978c57d2648023319ac6dd9c2ddd633574e42c5252a8815e55df? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Easy and Effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-and-effective-194/)󠁿 [Daniel Hendricks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hendridm/) May 12, 2020 Simply install the plugin and activate. Works with both classic and block editors. Nice work. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ddbb224ebfaed78185b376184223673e1c544842588e6f8f866baae9dcf11c47? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works perfectly with no fuss](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-with-no-fuss/)󠁿 [wpguillaume](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpguillaume/) February 10, 2020 And now with Gutenberg support. 🙂 No settings needed, install, activate, enjoy. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8a385945663a7184158190061e544c0e7ce1615c1ab222cb9cef20c5aa538251? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-10832/)󠁿 [Sanapaino](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sanapaino/) February 6, 2020 A plugin as a plugin should be: simple but useful. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/35745cbb4065201434c30aad2e5980133a6a987f4dbbba485c04da8d57601f26? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[excellent plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-plugin-5530/)󠁿 [Groovyx9](https://profiles.wordpress.org/groovyx9/) February 4, 2020 I was so glad to have found this plugin a few years ago : as each post on my site is right away transformed into a newsletter according to categories, forgetting to add a category means a painful process of deleting and creating again. This plugin is just perfect to avoid such a situation… and now I can see it is updated 🙂 So 5 stars. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7edb385ef2f6367a6799aff8d1bb33dd540bc19fffe982db7f2740ef4e7e2282? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[works with cpt!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-cpt/)󠁿 [nsultan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/nsultan/) June 16, 2019 perfect! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/564da5b47c062461dc7ce7cd93b1a895f02b02ec511cef20b1b3db5b988832a3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-1431/)󠁿 [seobootuz](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seobootuz/) June 17, 2018 Using for custom post type with custom taxonomy. Great plugin. [ Read all 11 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Require Post Category” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) “Require Post Category” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/require-post-category/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Require Post Category” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/require-post-category) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/require-post-category/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/require-post-category/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/require-post-category/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/require-post-category/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.1 * Updated for WordPress 5.5 * FIXED: Deprecated function notice listed in jQuery Migrate Helper plugin (Classic Editor) * FIXED: Submitting post form by pressing enter in the title field would bypass checks (Classic Editor) #### 2.0.3 * Added Finnish (fi) translation by Sanapaino #### 2.0.2 * FIXED: Custom taxonomy `rest_base` value of boolean false was not being properly handled. #### 2.0.1 * Repaired translation files. #### 2.0 * Rewritten for the new Gutenberg editor (first introduced in WordPress 5.0) #### 1.1 * NEW: Added a filter hook and related code to allow developers to easily add support for custom post types and custom taxonomies * Updated to meet WordPress PHP coding standards #### 1.0.7 * Moved JavaScript to separate file and updated to use `wp_enqueue_script` and ` wp_localize_script` #### 1.0.6 * Added French (fr_FR) translation by Dominique V. #### 1.0.5 * Added Polish (pl_PL) translation by Michał P. #### 1.0.4 * Added Spanish (es_ES) translation by Andrew K. #### 1.0.3 * Added i18n support #### 1.0.2 * Updated for WordPress 3.6 #### 1.0.1 * FIXED: Disabled script when adding/editing pages #### 1.0 * First stable release ## Meta * Version **2.1** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.5 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.5.8** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/) and [Swedish](https://sv.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/require-post-category) * Tags * [category](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[post](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/) [require](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/require/)[tags](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tags/) [taxonomy](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-category/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 10 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-category/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) ## Support Got something to say? 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