HyperTaxonomy User Guide

For WordPress site owners and content editors who configure and use the plugin.

This guide is split into the following pages:

  • Introduction & Concepts — what terms and taxonomies are, the problem HyperTaxonomy solves, relationship types, and Term Groups.
  • Installation & Configuration — requirements, installation, every settings tab, and the post-editor features.
  • Term Relationships — Term Groups, inclusions, containers, synonyms, group inclusions, exclusions, and redirects.
  • Per-Term Settings — visibility, icons, archive descriptions, sticky posts, archive overrides, merge, and conversion.
  • Search & PowerSearch — the advanced search widget, PowerSearch, native search override, and search shortcodes.
  • Post List Shortcodes — [ht_post_list], [ht_related_posts], and their blocks.
  • Display Shortcodes — [ht_term_list], [ht_term_index], [ht_term_cloud], [ht_term_groups], and their blocks.
  • Archive & Results Controls — sort order, filter panels, and the Gutenberg block extensions.
  • Import & Migration — JSON export/import and migrating from Tag Groups (now PublishPress Tag Groups).
  • FAQ & Deactivation — feature-choice guidance, FAQ, troubleshooting, deactivation, and uninstall.
  • Best Practices & Modeling — how to structure content with HyperTaxonomy and how it fits alongside other plugins.

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