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inCOD Bulk Taxonomy Remove

Easily remove specific taxonomies (categories, tags, custom taxonomies) from posts, products, and CPTs directly from the Bulk Edit screen.

by inCOD, ideagrafica · github.com/ideagrafica/incod-bulk-taxonomy-remove · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/ideagrafica/incod-bulk-taxonomy-remove/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/ideagrafica/incod-bulk-taxonomy-remove ↗

A free WordPress plugin that extends the native Bulk Edit screen with granular taxonomy actions: Add, Remove and Replace terms across hundreds of posts, products or custom post types at once.

Description

Standard WordPress Bulk Edit only works additively: checking a term adds it to every selected item, while unchecking a term means "leave it untouched" — there is no way to remove a category from many posts at once.

inCOD Bulk Taxonomy Remove adds a Bulk Taxonomy Action selector directly inside the Bulk Edit panel, so you can change taxonomy associations in bulk without opening a single post.

Key Features

  • Add terms – native WordPress behaviour (default, nothing changes for existing workflows).
  • Remove selected terms – subtracts the checked terms from every selected item.
  • Replace all terms – keeps only the checked terms, removing every other term from the taxonomy.
  • Works everywhere Bulk Edit works – Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types and WooCommerce products.
  • WooCommerce taxonomies – product_cat, product_tag, product_shipping_class and global attribute taxonomies (pa_*).
  • Custom taxonomies – any taxonomy visible in Quick Edit / Bulk Edit, hierarchical or not.
  • No settings screen – activate it and the controls appear automatically on list screens.
  • Translation ready – ships with a .pot file in languages/.

Security

  • Nonce verification (icbtr_bulk_edit_nonce) on every bulk update.
  • Capability checks (edit_others_posts / edit_posts) before any modification.
  • Sanitization with absint() and sanitize_key() on all input.
  • WooCommerce HPOS compatibility declared on before_woocommerce_init.

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0+
  • PHP 7.4+
  • WooCommerce 6.0+ (optional)

Installation

  1. Upload the incod-bulk-taxonomy-remove folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
  2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
  3. Open any list screen (Posts, Products, CPTs), select items, choose Edit from Bulk Actions, then Apply.
  4. Pick the taxonomy action (Add / Remove / Replace), select terms and click Update.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this change how WordPress Bulk Edit works by default? No. The default mode is Add terms, which matches native WordPress behaviour.

Does it work with WooCommerce products? Yes. Product categories, tags, shipping classes and global attribute taxonomies (pa_*) are supported.

Is my request verified? Yes. Every bulk update verifies the icbtr_bulk_edit_nonce nonce and the required capabilities before modifying terms.

Which taxonomies are supported? Any taxonomy shown in Quick Edit / Bulk Edit for the current post type, including custom taxonomies registered by themes and plugins.

Screenshots

  1. The Bulk Taxonomy Action selector inside the Bulk Edit panel.
  2. Removing selected categories from multiple posts at once.
  3. Replacing all terms of a taxonomy with the selected ones.

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
  • Add / Remove / Replace modes in the Bulk Edit screen.
  • Full support for Posts, Pages, CPTs and WooCommerce product taxonomies.
  • Nonce and capability checks on all bulk taxonomy operations.

License

GPLv2 or later — https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html