While building the GBTI Network and managing over 80 categories, it became clear that the native WordPress category management system was outdated. The lack of drag-and-drop functionality, slow hard refreshes, and absence of quick editing features slowed down the process of organizing content meaningfully.
This frustration led to the development of Advanced Taxonomy Manager, a fully AJAX-powered plugin designed to modernize category and taxonomy management in WordPress.
The Problem
Managing categories in WordPress has long felt like working in slow motion.
With every change triggering a page reload, and no quick way to reorder or nest categories, maintaining a clean and logical taxonomy structure becomes tedious fast.
Platforms like Slack and Discord have long since solved this, allowing users to quickly organize channels and categories with ease. WordPress, however, lagged behind.
The Solution: Advanced Taxonomy Manager
Advanced Taxonomy Manager brings a modern interface to WordPress taxonomy management.
With this plugin, you can:
- Drag and drop categories to nest or un-nest them
- Quickly edit categories in a collapsible side drawer
- Avoid hard refreshes entirely for a smoother workflow
- Generate category descriptions with OpenAI integration
- Enjoy better visibility of parent and child categories
- Export and Import entire taxonomies, quickly.
Plugin Screenshot
Versions Available
We’ve built two versions of the plugin to meet different needs:
Advanced Taxonomy Manager
Full-featured version, available exclusively to GBTI Network members.Advanced Category Manager
Focused on categories only, this version is freely available in the WordPress plugin directory.
Check out the free version on the WordPress Plugin Directory
Learn more about the full version for GBTI Network members
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