Title: Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button Author: Md Abul Bashar Published: July 30, 2015 Last modified: October 24, 2024 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/assets/banner-772x250. png?rev=3175175) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button_2682bd. svg) # Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button By [Md Abul Bashar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hmbashar/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button.1.2.0.zip) [Live Preview](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/?preview=1) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/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](http://www.codingbank.com/item/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button-plugin/). You can watch this video tutorial for a quick guide: [YouTube Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_U58WtoT6c) ## Screenshots [⌊Example of category radio buttons in the post editor.⌉⌊Example of category radio buttons in the post editor.⌉[ 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 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/d7d68297b2f4d3c5a89800d4c9bf2631f5d8f1a811469efad4c92de044a45262? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[The plugin breaks the appearance of categories in the menu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/the-plugin-breaks-the-appearance-of-categories-in-the-menu/)󠁿 [Mario62rus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mario62rus/) March 2, 2022 Here is a screenshot of the problem https__//disk.yandex.ru/i/CrQqPKFhfzl2aA ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f3db6cbd4ec1a6ceed59498ba288ced080af2e53803aa060f24c47e05e069be3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Doesn’t work with WordPress 5 Gutenberg editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-with-wordpress-5-gutenberg-editor/)󠁿 [leymannx](https://profiles.wordpress.org/leymannx/) 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. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27310e6dcddce5767588b3f7be0db5b5e9d786aaba7544226c3b99c86d8544a4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-5072/)󠁿 [trevorNanders](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trevornanders/) 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 [ Read all 3 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Md Abul Bashar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hmbashar/) “Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/contributors) for their contributions. [Translate “Change Category Checkbox to Radio Button” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## 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. ## Meta * Version **1.2.0** * Last updated **2 years ago** * Active installations **200+** * WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.6.5** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Languages * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/) and [Greek](https://el.wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/). * [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.3 out of 5 stars. * [ 3 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/change-category-checkbox-to-radio-button/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Md Abul Bashar ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hmbashar/) ## Support Got something to say? 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