Title: Taxonomy Switcher Author: webdevstudios Published: February 2, 2014 Last modified: January 9, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/taxonomy-switcher/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=2744397) ![](https://ps.w.org/taxonomy-switcher/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2744397) # Taxonomy Switcher By [webdevstudios](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/taxonomy-switcher.1.1.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-switcher/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-switcher/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-switcher/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-switcher/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/) ## Description This plugin allows you to select your “From”, and “To” Taxonomies, to convert all terms. Optionally select a parent term to limit terms to switch. Typing term names will do a live search of terms with the name you are typing AND possess child terms. Plugin also has built-in support for [WP-CLI](http://wp-cli.org/). In the command line, type in `wp taxonomy-switcher` for instructions. [Plugin is on GitHub](https://github.com/WebDevStudios/taxonomy-switcher). Pull Requests and Forks welcome. ### Notes Please keep in mind, if parent isn’t set, or you don’t specify a comma-separated list of term ids to migrate, it will migrate _all_ terms for that taxonomy to the new taxonomy. [Pluginize](https://pluginize.com/?utm_source=taxonomy-switcher&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=wporg) was launched in 2016 by [WebDevStudios](https://webdevstudios.com/) to promote, support, and house all of their [WordPress products](https://pluginize.com/shop/?utm_source=taxonomy-switcher&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=wporg). Pluginize is not only creating new products for WordPress all the time, but also provides [ongoing support and development for WordPress community favorites like CPTUI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-post-type-ui/), [CMB2](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/), and more. ## Screenshots * [[ * Admin page * [[ * Live-searching for a parent term ## Installation 1. **Backup!** 2. Upload ‘taxonomy-switcher’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 4. Navigate to the ‘Taxonomy Switcher’ admin page. You’ll find the menu item under the ‘Tools’ menu item on the left. 5. Select your “From”, and “To” Taxonomies. 6. **a)** Optionally select a parent term to limit terms to switch. Typing term names will do a live search of terms with the name you are typing AND possess child terms.** OR** **b)** Add a comma-separated list of term ids to switch. 7. Switch them! ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e794119c8bf2ba8f503f23f7a54b9034d8f457c20a6a64c723803c3f6a167111? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Really useful](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/really-useful-330/)󠁿 [goldeneagle](https://profiles.wordpress.org/goldeneagle/) January 10, 2026 A really useful plugin for when you realise you need to refine your data structure. Works like a charm, switching terms between categories, tags and custom taxonomies. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/20de001e3c06843d8ca910250548202103c3e318b4ff2017de033021a120fe80? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Solid tool.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/solid-tool-8/)󠁿 [trinadin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/trinadin/) September 17, 2025 Simple and effective tool. The best kind. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/31913a005bcdf645b649728ffbfc12284fcd7ee296116d34c6018246da05dfbb? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-16654/)󠁿 [mllapan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mllapan/) January 29, 2025 Great! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9755c4986c49ffdce93356743cd61ee1ea8744c1faf74014ff759ae20a7c12d1? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-12772/)󠁿 [bernardberry646](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bernardberry646/) May 23, 2023 Work perfectly with a multitude of heavily hierarchical Parent / Child categories. Thank you @webdevstudios @sc0ttkclark @jtsternberg ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3afc319d7b456e519e4d46f651b07295957dda7b67295ccb8c2d02057564e117? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Kudos to CLI support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/kudos-to-cli-support/)󠁿 [Lax Mariappan](https://profiles.wordpress.org/lakshmananphp/) May 19, 2023 I started using this plugin recentlyThanks for the CLI support Works as expected ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/302e4aa5f4f537d66a3fae116fd93d32de1a1a4178680ee08ac021289127a3dd? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Awesome!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-9681/)󠁿 [wpexplorer](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wpexplorer/) October 22, 2022 Does exactly what it claims to do and works flawlessly. Thanks!! [ Read all 24 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Taxonomy Switcher” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ webdevstudios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) * [ pluginize ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginize/) [Translate “Taxonomy Switcher” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/taxonomy-switcher) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/taxonomy-switcher/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/taxonomy-switcher/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomy-switcher/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxonomy-switcher/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.1.0 * Updated: Confirmed 6.9 compatibility. * Updated: Converted away from jQuery. * Updated: Disable “parent” selector field if “from” taxonomy is not hierarchical. * Updated: Limit taxonomy lists to public only. #### 1.0.8 * Updated: Confirmed WP 6.8 compatibility. * Updated: Misc little code cleanups that should not affect anyone. #### 1.0.7 * Updated: Confirmed WP 6.5 compatibility. #### 1.0.6 * Updated: Confirmed WP 6.4 compatibility. * Updated: Moved capability back to manage_options to sync with options page. * Updated: Clear caches after conversion. * Fixed: PHP8 deprecation notices. #### 1.0.5 * Updated: Confirmed WP 6.2.1 compatibility. #### 1.0.4 * Updated: changed required capability to manage_categories #### 1.0.3 * Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 5.4.0 #### 1.0.2 * Update for xss vulnerability, https://make.wordpress.org/plugins/2015/04/20/fixing- add_query_arg-and-remove_query_arg-usage #### 1.0.1 * Add ability to switch comma-separated list of term IDs. #### 1.0.0 * Release ## Meta * Version **1.1.0** * Last updated **3 months ago** * Active installations **2,000+** * WordPress version ** 5.2 or higher ** * Tested up to **6.9.4** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [category](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[switch](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/switch/) [tag](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/tag/)[taxonomy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/) [term](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/term/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-switcher/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 23 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxonomy-switcher/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ webdevstudios ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webdevstudios/) * [ pluginize ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pluginize/) ## Support Got something to say? 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