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Taxonomy Terms Overview

Displays taxonomy terms (categories, tags, or any custom taxonomy) from any registered post type, in a grid, list, or carousel. Supports three visual skins (Classic, Cover, List), term thumbnails from DynamicKit, ACF, or Pods, and flexible term filtering.

Taxonomy Terms#

  • Post Type: Dynamically populated from all registered post types that have at least one taxonomy
  • Taxonomy: Per post type — lists all taxonomies registered for the selected post type
  • Filter Rule: Show All, Only Top Level, Match These (include), Exclude These, Child Terms
  • Parent Type: Current Category (archive context) or Choose Parent (Child Terms rule only)
  • Parent Term: Term picker for the chosen parent (visible when Choose Parent is selected)
  • Include / Exclude Terms: Multi-select term picker (visible for Include / Exclude rules)
  • Display Empty Terms: Toggle to include terms with a post count of zero
  • Order By: Name, Slug, ID, Taxonomy Count, Description
  • Order: Ascending / Descending

Layout#

  • Skin: Classic (image above content), Cover (image fills card, content overlaid), List (inline icon + text row)
  • Layout: Grid, Carousel (not available for List skin)
  • Columns: 1–6 (responsive per breakpoint; Grid / non-List skins only)
  • Terms Per Page: Number of terms shown per page (Grid layout only)
  • List Style: Inline (icon and text side-by-side) / Stacked (icon above text) — List skin only
  • List Icon: None / Icon / Image — List skin only
  • Icon: Icon library picker (default fas fa-angle-right; visible when List Icon = Icon)
  • Image Source: Term Images (uses the term's own thumbnail) / Custom Image (one image for all items)
  • Custom Image: Media picker with dynamic tag support (visible when Image Source = Custom Image)
  • Equal Height: Forces all Classic skin cards to the same height
  • Term Name - Show: Toggle (default on)
  • Term Name - HTML Tag: H1–H6, div, span, p
  • Term Posts Count - Show: Toggle (default on)
  • Count Text Singular: Label for a single post (e.g. "Post")
  • Count Text Plural: Label for multiple posts (e.g. "Posts")
  • Term Description - Show: Toggle (default off)

Thumbnails#

Visible when Skin = Cover, or Skin = Classic with Term Thumbnails on, or Skin = List with List Icon = Image.

  • Term Thumbnails: Toggle (Classic skin) — link to plugin settings to enable taxonomy thumbnails globally
  • Image Source: DynamicKit, ACF (media field), Pods (media field)
  • ACF Image Field: ACF media field picker (visible when Image Source = ACF)
  • Pods Image Field: Pods media field picker (visible when Image Source = Pods)
  • Image Height: Fixed height in px — leave blank for auto (Classic skin)
  • Image Size: WordPress image size (default medium_large)
  • Fallback Image: None / Placeholder (Elementor default) / Custom media
  • Custom Fallback Image: Media picker for a custom fallback

  • Slides Per View: Responsive (desktop/tablet/mobile)
  • Autoplay: Toggle + speed; inactive in editor
  • Autoplay Speed: milliseconds between slide transitions
  • Infinite Loop: Continuous looping; inactive in editor
  • Transition Speed: Animation duration (ms)
  • Effect: Slide, Fade, Cube, Coverflow, Flip
  • Slides to Scroll: Number of slides advanced per swipe
  • Grab Cursor: Show grab cursor on hover
  • Offset Sides: Peek adjacent slides; inactive in editor
  • Navigation

    • Arrows: Show / Hide
    • Arrow Icon: Icon library picker (previous / next)

  • Pagination

    • Pagination: Dots, Dynamic Bullets, Fraction, Progress Bar, or None
    • Pagination Position: Inside / Outside the carousel wrapper

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