FSM Backend Category Organizer

FSM Backend Category Organizer allows you to group and organize the categories (or any other user-created hierarchical taxonomy) on the post editing page, making it easier to sort through them in environments where there is a large number of categories.

The limitations of WordPress in assigning categories

By default, the WordPress category assignment box shows the categories in a list format only. This method can cause usability problems in environments with a lot of categories, especially when the users must scroll down a lot to see all of them.

Additionally, it’s impossible to check at a glance all the categories that have already been assigned, due to the small dimensions of the box.

The FSM Backend Category Organizer solution

FSM Backend Category Organizer allows you to present the categories and another taxonomy items in a different and more organized way. Any main taxonomy item can become a tab that will display only their sub-items, separately from the rest. You can create as many item-tabs as you wish and order them however you want, or you can just create a list of all the first level categories in the current taxonomy (containing at least one child) by clicking the “Populate” button.

All assigned items can be viewed at a glance in a list format, regardless of which tab has been marked. They can also be deselected quickly from this list.

The plugin also allows you to show and hide the standard “All Categories” tab.

Translations

The plugin comes up with 3 complete translations:

• English (en)
• Spanish (es_ES)
• Catalan (ca)

Some tips

You can move the new taxonomy assignment box to any position within the post editing page. We recommend to drag it to the main column, the widest, for a better fit.

Coming soon

• On the fly tab auto-generator.
• Mix categories in any group, no matter their hierarchies.
• Control which users can organize categories.
• (Got more ideas? We are open to hear!)