WP Term Custom Heading

Override category archive page titles (h1) with custom text — like Genesis archive headlines, but for any theme.

Description

This plugin adds a Page Title field to the WordPress category add/edit screens. When set, it replaces the default archive title on category pages.

Works with any theme that uses the get_the_archive_title filter (most modern themes do).

Installation

1. Download the latest release.
2. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and upload the ZIP.
3. Activate the plugin.

Or clone this repo into wp-content/plugins/:

cd wp-content/plugins
git clone https://github.com/mikezielonkadotcom/wp-category-customization.git

Usage

1. Go to Posts → Categories.
2. Add or edit a category.
3. Enter your custom title in the Page Title field.
4. The category archive page will display your custom title instead of the default.

Auto-Updates

This plugin checks GitHub for new releases automatically. When a new version is tagged, WordPress will show the update in the dashboard — no manual downloads needed.

Requirements

• WordPress 5.5+
• PHP 7.4+

FAQ

Which themes are supported? Any theme that uses the get_the_archive_title hook to display category titles on archive pages.

What taxonomies are supported? The default WordPress category taxonomy.

Changelog

1.4.0

• Security: Add nonce verification and capability checks on save.
• Security: Fix XSS — escape output on edit form.
• Fix: Use sanitize_text_field() instead of esc_attr() for input sanitization.
• Fix: Register archive title override as filter instead of action.
• Update: Bump minimum WordPress requirement to 5.5.

1.3.1

• Test release workflow.

1.3.0

• Add automatic update checking from GitHub.
• Fix double https:// in author and plugin URIs.

1.2

• Fix typo.

1.1

• Fixes and improvements.

1.0

• First release.

License

GPL-2.0+ — see LICENSE.