Description
Remove Taxonomy URL strips the base slug (/genre/, /topic/, etc.) from your custom taxonomy term URLs so visitors and search engines see clean, short permalinks.
What 3.0 adds:
- 301 redirect old URLs — old
/taxonomy/term/URLs redirect permanently to the new/term/URL so SEO equity is preserved when you turn the plugin on. - Hierarchical term URLs — nested taxonomies resolve correctly.
/parent/child/reaches the child term instead of returning 404. - Pagination support —
/term/page/2/works after the base slug is removed, no more pagination 404s. - Slug-collision detection — warns you (without blocking the save) when a term slug clashes with a page, post, or another taxonomy’s term, so you don’t accidentally break a URL.
- Health Check tab — run a full audit of all selected taxonomies on demand.
All 3.0 features default to OFF on upgrade so your existing site behavior is preserved until you opt in.
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/remove-taxonomy-url/, or install it through the WordPress plugins screen. - Activate the plugin via the Plugins screen.
- Visit Settings Remove Taxonomy URL and pick the taxonomies you want stripped from URLs.
- Save Settings Permalinks twice to flush rewrite rules.
FAQ
-
I am facing a 404 error page after saving plugin settings?
-
Save your permalinks twice at Dashboard Settings Permalinks. WordPress regenerates rewrite rules on the second save.
-
Will my old taxonomy URLs return a 404 after enabling this plugin?
-
Enable the 301 redirect old URLs option in Settings Remove Taxonomy URL. Old
/taxonomy/term/URLs will redirect to the new/term/so search engines and bookmarks keep working. -
Does it work with nested / hierarchical taxonomies?
-
Yes — enable the Hierarchical term URLs option in 3.0. Nested terms (e.g.
rock/punk) resolve correctly. -
What happens if a term slug collides with a page or post slug?
-
Enable Conflict detection on save (default ON). You’ll see a warning when a colliding slug is detected. The Health Check tab can audit every selected taxonomy at once.
-
Does this plugin send any telemetry or tracking?
-
No. No analytics, no remote calls, no tracking.
-
Links
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Remove Taxonomy URL” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Remove Taxonomy URL” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
3.0.0
- New: 301 redirect from old /taxonomy/term/ to new /term/ (optional, off by default).
- New: pagination support for taxonomies with their base slug removed.
- New: hierarchical term URLs — multi-level parent paths resolve correctly.
- New: slug-collision detector with on-demand Health Check audit.
- Improved: term-link rewriting hardened against parent-path over-matching.
- Improved: orphan/circular term parent chains no longer cause infinite loops.
- Fix: settings now have a sanitize callback (Plugin Standards section 6).
- Fix: settings page registration moved from admin_menu to admin_init.
- Fix: uninstall now removes all plugin options and transients (Plugin Standards section 13).
- Compatibility: tested with PHP 7.4 through 8.3.
1.0.6
- Test up to WordPress 6.7.2
1.0.5
- Test upto WordPress 6.4.
1.0.4
- Test upto WordPress 5.9.1.
1.0.2
- Test upto WordPress 5.6
1.0.1
- Test upto WordPress 5.4.1.
1.0.0
- Initial Version.