Tags: taxonomy, terms, seo
Contributors: tarosky, Takahashi_Fumiki, megane9988, tswallie
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable Tag: nightly
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt

A WordPress plugin that enhances taxonomy archives by replacing them with custom Taxonomy Pages.

Note: This plugin is for classic themes only — it's not needed with block themes that support Full Site Editing (FSE).

• Replace term archive pages with custom Taxonomy Pages (CPT).
• Use the block editor to design archive landing pages.
• Includes a Taxonomy Archive Block to display posts.
• Fully customizable via templates and filter hooks.

The Taxonomy Page will override the first page of a term archive. In Settings you can choose which taxonomies should have the option to create a Taxonomy Page.

For example, to create a Taxonomy Page for the News category:

1. In Settings → Reading select Category.
2. Go to Posts → Categories, hover over "News" and click Taxonomy Page.
3. Edit the Taxonomy Page in the block editor and publish it.
4. View the page at /category/news (assuming your permalink structure is set to “Post name”).

When editing a Taxonomy Page in the block editor, you also have access to the Taxonomy Archive Block. This block displays an overview of every post in the term archive. A number of options allow you to alter its behavior:

• Number of Posts
  Sets the maximum number of posts displayed in the overview.

• Toggle Button Text
  Sets the text for the toggle button. This button appears when the total number of posts exceeds the number set in "Number of Posts".

• Archive Button Text
  Sets the text for the archive button. This button links to the second page of the term archive. It will be displayed when the amount of posts exceeds Blog pages show at most in Settings → Reading.

You can choose a template for the Taxonomy Page in the block editor. Alternatively, you can create your own template, by adding singular-taxonomy-page.php to your theme's templates, or using the filter hook rich_taxonomy_include_template.

The default template hierarchy, from highest to lowest priority, is as follows:

1. singular-taxonomy-page.php
2. page.php
3. singular.php
4. single.php
5. index.php

To override the layout of the Taxonomy Archive Block, copy these files into your theme under:

template-parts/rich-taxonomy/

Files:

• archive-block-loop.php - Loop of post list
• archive-block-more.php - Archive button
• archive-block-toggle.php - Toggle button
• archive-block-wrapper.php - Wrapper of archive

You can override the plugin’s styles and scripts using these hooks:

1. rich_taxonomy_block_asset_style
2. rich_taxonomy_block_asset_editor_style
3. rich_taxonomy_block_asset_script
4. rich_taxonomy_block_asset_editor_script

To change the look & feel, rich_taxonomy_block_asset_style is the best starting point.

// Register style.
add_action( 'init', function() {
    wp_registeR_style( 'my-archive-block', $url, $deps, $version );
} );

// Override handle.
add_filter( 'rich_taxonomy_block_asset_style', function( $handle, $block_name ) {
    if ( 'rich-taxonomy/archive-block' === $block_name ) {
        $handle = 'my-archive-block';
    }
    return $handle;
}, 10, 2 );

This style will load on both the front-end and block editor.

To define the default content of the Taxonomy Page, use the rich_taxonomy_default_post_object filter hook.

/**
 * Filter default post object.
 *
 * @param array   $args    Post object passed to wp_insert_post().
 * @param WP_Term $term    Term object assigned to this post.
 * @param string  $context Currently only 'api' is supported.
 */ 
add_filter( 'rich_taxonomy_default_post_object', function( $args, $term, $context ) {
    // If specific taxonomy, enter default content.
    if ( 'category' === $term->taxonomy ) {
        // Post body.
        $args['post_content'] = 'Here comes default content.';
        // Publish immediately.
        $args['post_status']  = 'publish';
    }
    return $args;
}, 10, 3 );

1. Install and activate the plugin.
2. Go to Settings → Reading and select the taxonomies to enable.

Download from the Releases page.

Please create a new ticket on the support forum.

Create a new issue or send pull requests.

• Enhancement for instructions.
• Bugfix: remove warning on non-taxonomy pages.

• Fix bug on template selector.

• Fix a bug that breaks the block widgets screen.
• Update README for clearance of installation. props @megane9988

• Fix the bug for block disappearing.

• Fix a bug in the template selector in the taxonomy page editor.

• First release.