{"id":2656,"date":"2021-05-20T05:03:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T05:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/?p=2656"},"modified":"2021-06-08T05:53:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T05:53:00","slug":"how-to-configure-taxonomies-in-buddyblog-pro-posting-forms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/buddyblog-pro\/how-to-configure-taxonomies-in-buddyblog-pro-posting-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to configure taxonomies in BuddyBlog Pro posting forms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, Taxonomies allows you to classify your content under custom terms. If you have used WordPress and added categories or tags to your post, you have already used a taxonomy. If you are interested in learning more, Please check this <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/taxonomies\/\">WordPress codex article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This guide will help you configuring various taxonomies related settings in the <strong>BuddyBlog Pro<\/strong> posting form.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prerequisites:- <\/strong>Availability of taxonomies is dependent on the post type. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/buddyblog-pro\/configuring-buddyblog-pro-form-general-settings\/\"><strong>make sure to save the form (You can save it as Draft) after selecting post type<\/strong><\/a>. Once you do that, the taxonomies section will show all the taxonomies associated with your selected post type and let you control which taxonomies\/terms you want users to post to.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2656 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-taxonomy-section-when-form-not-savedpng.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-taxonomy-section-when-form-not-savedpng-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2367\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2367'>\n\t\t\t\tBefore Form Save\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2020-12-10-at-1.48.34-PM.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2021\/05\/Screenshot-2020-12-10-at-1.48.34-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2657\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2657'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter Form Save\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The taxonomies settings section lets you control which taxonomy terms you want your users to post to.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b><\/b><strong>Enable Taxonomy:-<\/strong> It allows you to enable\/disable the taxonomy for the user posting form. If you enable it, you can configure which taxonomies are available for the form.<\/li>\n<li><b><\/b><strong>Enabled Taxonomies:- <\/strong>If you set the &#8220;Enable Taxonomy&#8221; to &#8220;Yes&#8221;, you can use this option to choose among taxonomies that will be available for the user posting form. Once you enable a taxonomy, you will see the settings for that specific taxonomy as shown below (This is an example for the category, similar settings will appear for each enabled taxonomy).<a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-pro-individual-taxonomy-settings.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2372 size-medium\" title=\"How to configure taxonomies in BuddyBlog Pro posting forms\" src=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-pro-individual-taxonomy-settings-280x300.png\" alt=\"How to configure taxonomies in BuddyBlog Pro posting forms\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-pro-individual-taxonomy-settings-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-pro-individual-taxonomy-settings-256x275.png 256w, https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/files\/2020\/12\/buddyblog-pro-individual-taxonomy-settings.png 699w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/buddyblog-pro\/limit-or-exclude-categories-or-taxonomies-in-buddyblog-pro\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Question<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Should I enable all taxonomies?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No need to enable all the taxonomies, But if required you can enable all the taxonomies<\/p>\n<p><strong>My taxonomy is not appearing?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You have to enable taxonomy and after published post form select taxonomies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I limit which terms a user can select?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I restrict one category\/term per user?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No<\/p>\n<p>Next: <a href=\"https:\/\/buddydev.com\/docs\/buddyblog-pro\/limit-or-exclude-categories-or-taxonomies-in-buddyblog-pro\/\">How to limit or exclude categories or taxonomies in BuddyBlog Pro<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, Taxonomies allows you to classify your content under custom terms. 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