Using WordPress ‘manage_taxonomies_for_{$post_type}_columns’ PHP filter

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The manage_taxonomies_for_{$post_type}_columns WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the taxonomy columns displayed in the Posts list table for a specific post type.

Usage

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_post_columns', 'custom_taxonomy_columns', 10, 2);

function custom_taxonomy_columns($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    // your custom code here
    return $taxonomies;
}

Parameters

  • $taxonomies (string[]): Array of taxonomy names to show columns for.
  • $post_type (string): The post type.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: manage_taxonomies_for_{$post_type}_columns

Examples

Add a custom taxonomy column for ‘post’ post type

Add a custom taxonomy called ‘colors’ to the ‘post’ post type columns:

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_post_columns', 'add_colors_taxonomy_column', 10, 2);

function add_colors_taxonomy_column($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    $taxonomies[] = 'colors';
    return $taxonomies;
}

Remove category column for ‘post’ post type

Remove the ‘category’ column from the ‘post’ post type columns:

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_post_columns', 'remove_category_column', 10, 2);

function remove_category_column($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    unset($taxonomies['category']);
    return $taxonomies;
}

Add multiple custom taxonomy columns for ‘page’ post type

Add custom taxonomies ‘genres’ and ‘languages’ to the ‘page’ post type columns:

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_page_columns', 'add_custom_taxonomy_columns', 10, 2);

function add_custom_taxonomy_columns($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    $taxonomies[] = 'genres';
    $taxonomies[] = 'languages';
    return $taxonomies;
}

Remove all taxonomy columns for ‘post’ post type

Remove all taxonomy columns from the ‘post’ post type:

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_post_columns', 'remove_all_taxonomy_columns', 10, 2);

function remove_all_taxonomy_columns($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    return [];
}

Remove specific taxonomy column based on post type

Remove ‘tags’ column for ‘post’ post type and ‘category’ column for ‘page’ post type:

add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_post_columns', 'remove_specific_taxonomy_column', 10, 2);
add_filter('manage_taxonomies_for_page_columns', 'remove_specific_taxonomy_column', 10, 2);

function remove_specific_taxonomy_column($taxonomies, $post_type) {
    if ($post_type === 'post') {
        unset($taxonomies['post_tag']);
    } elseif ($post_type === 'page') {
        unset($taxonomies['category']);
    }
    return $taxonomies;
}