Title: Cannot have two taxonomy_* fields
Last modified: January 25, 2018

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# Cannot have two taxonomy_* fields

 *  Resolved [daymobrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daymobrew/)
 * (@daymobrew)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-have-two-taxonomy_-fields/)
 * Code:
    [https://pastebin.com/RBjZ0wSj](https://pastebin.com/RBjZ0wSj)
 * I have a taxonomy_select and taxonomy_radio fields. They have different IDs.
   
   Both have `'taxonomy' => 'category',` Only the second one is saved.
 * I have two columns on the front page and each will have the most recent posts
   from the specified categories.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcannot-have-two-taxonomy_-fields%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Contributor [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-have-two-taxonomy_-fields/#post-9902978)
 * Good day to you [@daymobrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daymobrew/)
 * The biggest detail here is that the `taxonomy_*` field types are meant to replace
   the default metabox used for the taxonomies. They aren’t an additional metabox
   that saves to post meta, they actually update the terms associated for the post.
   I have provided a link below to some wiki information about creating selects/
   radio setups that use term/taxonomy information in a metabox that saves as post
   meta instead of updating the term associations. Hopefully this provides a good
   step forward.
 * [https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/wiki/Tips-&-Tricks#a-dropdown-for-taxonomy-terms-which-does-not-set-the-term-on-the-post](https://github.com/CMB2/CMB2/wiki/Tips-&-Tricks#a-dropdown-for-taxonomy-terms-which-does-not-set-the-term-on-the-post)
 *  Thread Starter [daymobrew](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daymobrew/)
 * (@daymobrew)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-have-two-taxonomy_-fields/#post-9903007)
 * Brilliant, thank you.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-have-two-taxonomy_-fields/#post-9903007)
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