Title: Taxonomy Field
Published: February 21, 2025

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# Taxonomy Field

## In this article

 * [Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/taxonomy/?output_format=md#key-features)
 * [Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/taxonomy/?output_format=md#settings)

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The Taxonomy field creates an interface for selecting taxonomy terms. It supports
multiple selection methods and term management.

## 󠀁[Key Features](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/taxonomy/?output_format=md#key-features)󠁿

 * Term selection
 * Multiple display types
 * Term creation
 * Hierarchical support
 * Load on demand

## 󠀁[Settings](https://developer.wordpress.org/secure-custom-fields/features/field/taxonomy/?output_format=md#settings)󠁿

 * Taxonomy – Choose taxonomy
 * Appearance – Select UI style
 * Allow Create – Enable term creation
 * Load Terms – Auto-load options
 * Save Terms – Term relationships

First published

February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025

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[ Improve it on GitHub: Taxonomy Field ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/edit/trunk/docs/features/field/taxonomy/index.md)

Changelog

[ See list of changes: Taxonomy Field ](https://github.com/wordpress/secure-custom-fields/commits/trunk/docs/features/field/taxonomy/index.md)

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