Taxonomy Switcher

by webdevstudios

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77 Quality Score

Active Installs

15/30

Roughly 2,000 active installs is modest, reflecting its narrow, technical use case rather than mainstream appeal.

Update Freshness

25/25

A perfect maintenance score, with an update dated July 2026 and confirmation against the latest WordPress 7.0.1 release.

User Rating

15/15

All 24 reviewers gave it 5 stars, earning a flawless ratings score, though the small sample size limits statistical confidence.

Support Health

8/15

There are no public support threads, which means either the plugin rarely breaks or users self-support, but it leaves no track record to evaluate.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks for compatibility, supporting PHP 7.4 and WordPress 5.2 or later, with no known conflicts recorded.

Scores higher than 58% of indexed plugins

About

Switch the taxonomy for all terms or only child terms of a specified parent term.

Active Installs 2k+

Rating ★★★★★ 5/5

Last Updated 2026-07-14 6:30pm GMT

Requires WordPress 5.2+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

1 known vulnerability, all patched

1 Medium

Most recent: April 20, 2015

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What It Does

Taxonomy Switcher lets you reassign terms from one taxonomy to another in bulk, either across your entire site or scoped to a single parent term and its children. It works with both built-in and custom taxonomies, including categories and tags, and rewrites the term relationships on existing posts so your content stays intact.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for developers and site owners who restructured their content model and need to migrate terms from one taxonomy to another without manually editing hundreds of posts. It is particularly useful during a custom post type or taxonomy overhaul where large amounts of legacy content need to be re-tagged.

Who Should Skip It

If you only need to convert a handful of terms or do not yet have a working replacement taxonomy set up, this is overkill. Casual bloggers and small sites with low post counts are better served by editing terms directly or using a general-purpose import/export tool.

The Bottom Line

Taxonomy Switcher is a focused, well-maintained utility that does one thing and does it well, earning a quality score of 77.28/100. Its low install count and lack of support history mean there is little community safety net, so always back up your database before running a bulk switch. It is a clear winner for its specific niche, but most site owners will never need it.

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