Title: Bulk Add Terms Author: Sohan Zaman Published: May 27, 2015 Last modified: May 18, 2018 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/bulk-add-terms/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=1168302) 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/bulk-add-terms/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1168302) # Bulk Add Terms By [Sohan Zaman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sohan5005/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bulk-add-terms.2.0.4.zip) * [Details](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/#description) * [Reviews](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/#reviews) * [Installation](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/#installation) * [Development](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/) ## Description 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. GitHub repository: https://github.com/sohan5005/bulk-add-terms ## Screenshots * [[ * This is the initial main screen of the plugin. On the left side all available taxonomies are listed. On the other hand, the textarea to add terms. * [[ * Here you have to select a taxonomy and add some terms. In this case, Category * [[ * You have to wait a few seconds after clicking Add Now button and watch for this notice on the bottom right corner. * [[ * Then check the Category manage screen and see the terms are added as you inserted. * [[ ## Installation 1. Download the plugin zip file from the repository. 2. Upload the zip file directly from Plugins>Add New or extract and upload files to wp-contents/plugins/add-bulk-terms/ folder via FTP. 3. Activate the plugin. ## FAQ Which taxonomies are supported to add terms? You can add terms to any available taxonomies. However, if any registered taxonomy doesn’t have an UI, it will be counted as something that should not be changed by you. So, you can’t add terms to that taxonomy. For example, Nav menu’s taxonomy is like that. Can I add child terms? Yes, the possible level is unlimited. Please see the description for example. Can I use this plugin in my commercial projects? Yes, you can do that. Attribution will be highly appreciated. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/652276c00949e254bd221d547d59a7fed7f9d91bf0cd7cf12b167359fd13c34f? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[2022 may still works!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/2022-may-still-works/)󠁿 [Dex](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dexzhou/) June 10, 2022 it will be perfect if you realize the function of adding the thumbnail link in the next version. thanks ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/da6c576f97b55170a574e94d22a75b0c64004132609aae0d7981028f838cb9dd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[No Fuss](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/no-fuss-10/)󠁿 [Sean](https://profiles.wordpress.org/twellve_million/) February 9, 2022 Just install, go to the Add Bulk Terms page, start adding your new terms in bulk. Saved my time. Thanks! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c9d2403a9479cb5b2d43e7e2f6b862491aa721dd3bffbc381aee5a8a725492a6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-6479/)󠁿 [tylben85](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tylben85/) February 13, 2020 I don’t understand the people saying this plugin doesn’t work. It’s works great. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/208e1ede346a9d8a27821b53e966d9d39e8a64747bca2553b549fa066fd4851c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-fine-1010/)󠁿 [](https://profiles.wordpress.org/adput/) April 27, 2019 It’s a little confusing with the settings page in the main settings menu of WP and then a separate menu for the adding the terms. Also fails if one of the terms in your list already exists in the selected taxonomy. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9427b2af8e38b8b220e1cf2131b569b9e2a9116be954a13a0a8f50b188b5641e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Good, but not clean DB after use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/good-but-not-clean-db-after-use/)󠁿 [Roman Krokhmalyuk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/llgruff/) February 12, 2019 Good plugin. Need add hook that will delete from DB table termmeta meta_keys = _ts_bulk_add_term if you disable the plugin or remove the plugin ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d9931f7c98cbc8892378d6a591d525f435bb2b5d15c89a221d8c1839b54f43e2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Time saver!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/time-saver-215/)󠁿 [acurran](https://profiles.wordpress.org/acurran/) February 6, 2019 Worked well for me to bulk add custom terms [ Read all 17 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Bulk Add Terms” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Sohan Zaman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sohan5005/) [Translate “Bulk Add Terms” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bulk-add-terms) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bulk-add-terms/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bulk-add-terms/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-add-terms/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bulk-add-terms/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 #### Initial release #### 1.1 #### Features update * New options page added * Now same terms can be added to multiple taxonomies * Non-hierarchical taxonomies can be hidden from options * Added option to keep the text after adding terms * Some small bug fixes #### 1.2 #### Fix issues * Small fix with a hierarchical problem #### 2.0 #### Features update * Custom slugs each term * List available terms from taxonomy * Delete terms added by the plugin #### 2.0.2 #### Fix issues * PHP7 Compatibility issue fixed #### 2.0.3 #### Fix issues * Minor PHP issue fixed #### 2.0.4 #### Fix issues * PHP class conflict fix ## Meta * Version **2.0.4** * Last updated **8 years ago** * Active installations **600+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.9.29** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/) * Tags * [admin](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin/)[categories](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/categories/) [tags](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tags/)[taxonomy](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) [terms](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/terms/) * [Advanced View](https://frp.wordpress.org/plugins/bulk-add-terms/advanced/) ## Ratings 3.9 out of 5 stars. * [ 11 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 2 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 4 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bulk-add-terms/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Sohan Zaman ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sohan5005/) ## Support Got something to say? 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