Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button

Description

If you need to restrict your WordPress posts to select only one category, this plugin automatically changes the category/taxonomy checkboxes to radio buttons in the post editor. This simplifies category selection for users who only want to assign one category to a post.

For full documentation, please visit Documentation.

You can watch this video tutorial for a quick guide: YouTube Video

Screenshots

  • Example of category radio buttons in the post editor.

Installation

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

  1. Upload plugin-name.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Once activated, the category checkboxes will automatically change to radio buttons in your post editor.

FAQ

How do I install this plugin?

  1. Upload plugin-name.php to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.

How do I use this plugin?

Simply install and activate the plugin. Once activated, go to your post editor and check the category/taxonomy section. The checkboxes will have changed to radio buttons, allowing you to select only one category at a time.

Will this plugin work with Gutenberg?

Yes, the plugin supports both the Classic Editor and Gutenberg block editor.

Reviews

February 13, 2019 1 reply
The actual plugin didn’t got updated since around August 2015. Only the README got updated in December 2018. The actual plugins consists of only one hook and two lines of JavaScript. Maybe this minimalistic approach worked in WordPress < 5 and that’s the two stars of my review. But in the new WordPress 5 block-editor this doesn’t do a thing.
September 3, 2016
Installed because I wanted to stop users (mu site) from selecting more than one category. For some reason, they like to choose several! This will stop them. Works perfectly. thanks
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Contributors & Developers

“Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

2.0.1

  • Added full Gutenberg editor support.
  • Updated plugin compatibility to WordPress 6.6.
  • Updated readme for better documentation.

1.1

  • Added support for WordPress 4.3.

1.0

  • Initial release.