Title: Require Post Tags Author: Josh Hartman Published: October 5, 2013 Last modified: November 16, 2017 --- Search plugins 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://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/require-post-tags.svg) # Require Post Tags By [Josh Hartman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/require-post-tags.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/#description) * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/#reviews) * [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/#installation) * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/) ## Description Tired of untagged posts? Use this simple plugin to require users to add at least one post tag before saving a draft, updating a post, or publishing a post. This applies to normal posts and may not be compatible with custom write panels or custom post types. ## Screenshots * [[ * Alert appears when you try to save a post without adding at least one tag ## Installation 1. Extract the `require-post-tags` folder to your `wp-content/plugins` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the admin interface ## FAQ Installation Instructions 1. Extract the `require-post-tags` folder to your `wp-content/plugins` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the admin interface Are there any settings I can adjust? Nope, just install and activate, that’s it! Have a question that is not addressed here? Leave a comment on the plugin homepage http://www.warpconduit.net/wordpress-plugins/ require-post-tags/ ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/51cbfd3f9f1c839222810f1c06c5bee18cf0e6e7bd3346f05755251eb27ee4d8? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Helped me adapt it to work with custom post types and taxonomies on latest wp!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/helped-me-adapt-it-to-work-with-custom-post-types-and-taxonomies-on-latest-wp/)󠁿 [ctrlaltdelete](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ctrlaltdelete/) October 31, 2018 So by default this works on posts of the type “post” and with WP tags. But if you look at the code it’s easily customizable to work for any CTP and custom taxonomy. very simple! Thanks!!! I looked for this all day. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e744204bfa5e7418280f2ad7e78d8f79308940de033b567bff6c483326c91c41? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-3106/)󠁿 [Paul Scollon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/scollonp/) September 3, 2016 This plugin is exactly what I was looking for and works as described. Thank you developer! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Require Post Tags” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) [Translate “Require Post Tags” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/require-post-tags) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/require-post-tags/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/require-post-tags/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/require-post-tags/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/require-post-tags/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * First stable release ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **40+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/) * Tags * [force](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/force/)[post](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/) [publish](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/publish/)[require](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/require/) [tags](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tags/) * [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/require-post-tags/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/require-post-tags/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Josh Hartman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joshhartman/) ## Support Got something to say? 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