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itsmejgrant/taxonomy-helper
===========================

A tiny package to abstract away the pain of creating custom taxonomies in WordPress.

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Custom Taxonomy Helper
======================

[](#custom-taxonomy-helper)

A super simple abstraction to make creating a custom Taxonomies in WordPress a *breeze.*

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

You can either a) install with composer or b) copy the main the file and require it your functions file.

### Composer

[](#composer)

In your terminal, in the directory where your composer.json is (usually the theme directory):

`composer require itsmejgrant/custom-taxonomy-helper`

Then, in your `function.php` file:

`use Itsmejgrant\TaxonomyHelper\Taxonomy`

That's it, you're ready to go!

### Manual installation

[](#manual-installation)

Copy the contents of the `Taxonomy.php` file and put it whereever makes sense in your theme directory.

Require it whereever you will be using it with:

`require 'path/to/your/Taxonomy.php';`

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

To use the helper, assign a new instance to a variable and manipulate as required. The only required arguments are the name of the taxonomy and either a string or array of post types to assign it to.

Examples:

```
function assigning_to_one_post_type() {
  $regions = new Taxonomy('Regions', 'posts');
}
add_action('init', 'assigning_to_one_post_type');
```

```
function assigning_to_multiple_post_types() {
  $regions = new Taxonomy('Regions', ['posts', 'pages']);
}
add_action('init', 'assigning_to_multiple_post_types');
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 43% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~7 days

Total

3

Last Release

1499d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02022-03-22

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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