Title: Invalid taxonomy error when using taxonomy fields Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Invalid taxonomy error when using taxonomy fields * Resolved [zpanda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zpanda/) * (@zpanda) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-taxonomy-error-when-using-taxonomy-fields/) * Hi, I’m trying use a radio taxonomy field and I keep getting the error below. * _Notice: Trying to get property of non-object in /srv/www/oc.com/current/web/ app/mu-plugins/cmb2/includes/CMB2\_Types.php on line 703_ * print_r($terms) error msg: _WP\_Error Object ( [errors] => Array ( [invalid\ _taxonomy] => Array ( [0] => Invalid taxonomy ) ) [error\_data] => Array ( ) )_ * I have two custom taxonomies set up and am able to access them via admin..so I believe they are valid. * I’ve tried the custom taxonomy slugs with the other taxonomy fields and keep receiving the same error. ‘categories’ or ‘post_tag’ slugs work. * Here is my code for taxonomies and what I have for the fields. * ``` // Register Custom Taxonomy function oc_listing_type_taxonomy() { $labels = array( 'name' => _x( 'Rent Listing Type', 'Taxonomy General Name', 'text_domain' ), 'singular_name' => _x( 'Rent Listing Type', 'Taxonomy Singular Name', 'text_domain' ), 'menu_name' => __( 'For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'all_items' => __( 'For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'parent_item' => __( 'Parent Genre', 'text_domain' ), 'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Genre:', 'text_domain' ), 'new_item_name' => __( 'For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'update_item' => __( 'Update For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'view_item' => __( 'View Item', 'text_domain' ), 'separate_items_with_commas' => __( 'Separate genres with commas', 'text_domain' ), 'add_or_remove_items' => __( 'Add or remove genres', 'text_domain' ), 'choose_from_most_used' => __( 'Choose from the most used genres', 'text_domain' ), 'popular_items' => __( 'Popular Items', 'text_domain' ), 'search_items' => __( 'Search For Rent', 'text_domain' ), 'not_found' => __( 'Not Found', 'text_domain' ), 'no_terms' => __( 'No items', 'text_domain' ), 'items_list' => __( 'Items list', 'text_domain' ), 'items_list_navigation' => __( 'Items list navigation', 'text_domain' ), ); $rewrite = array( 'slug' => 'for_rrent', 'with_front' => true, 'hierarchical' => true, ); $args = array( 'labels' => $labels, 'hierarchical' => true, 'public' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'show_admin_column' => true, 'show_in_nav_menus' => true, 'show_tagcloud' => false, 'rewrite' => $rewrite, ); register_taxonomy( 'oc_rent_listing_type', array( 'listings' ), $args ); // Register For Sale Taxonomy $labels = array( 'name' => _x( 'Sale Listing Type', 'Taxonomy General Name', 'text_domain' ), 'singular_name' => _x( 'Sale Listing Type', 'Taxonomy Singular Name', 'text_domain' ), 'menu_name' => __( 'For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'all_items' => __( 'For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'pasale_item' => __( 'Pasale Genre', 'text_domain' ), 'pasale_item_colon' => __( 'Pasale Genre:', 'text_domain' ), 'new_item_name' => __( 'For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'add_new_item' => __( 'Add For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'edit_item' => __( 'Edit For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'update_item' => __( 'Update For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'view_item' => __( 'View Item', 'text_domain' ), 'separate_items_with_commas' => __( 'Separate genres with commas', 'text_domain' ), 'add_or_remove_items' => __( 'Add or remove genres', 'text_domain' ), 'choose_from_most_used' => __( 'Choose from the most used genres', 'text_domain' ), 'popular_items' => __( 'Popular Items', 'text_domain' ), 'search_items' => __( 'Search For Sale', 'text_domain' ), 'not_found' => __( 'Not Found', 'text_domain' ), 'no_terms' => __( 'No items', 'text_domain' ), 'items_list' => __( 'Items list', 'text_domain' ), 'items_list_navigation' => __( 'Items list navigation', 'text_domain' ), ); $rewrite = array( 'slug' => 'for_sale', 'with_front' => true, 'hierarchical' => true, ); $args = array( 'labels' => $labels, 'hierarchical' => true, 'public' => true, 'show_ui' => true, 'show_admin_column' => true, 'show_in_nav_menus' => true, 'show_tagcloud' => false, 'rewrite' => $rewrite, ); register_taxonomy( 'oc_sale_listing_type', array( 'listings' ), $args ); } add_action( 'init', 'oc_listing_type_taxonomy', 0 ); ``` * ``` $cmb->add_field( array( 'name' => 'Test Taxonomy Select', 'desc' => 'Description Goes Here', 'id' => 'wiki_test_taxonomy_select', 'taxonomy' => 'for_rrent', //Enter Taxonomy Slug 'type' => 'taxonomy_select', ) ); ``` * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cmb2/) Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Plugin Author [Justin Sternberg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtsternberg/) * (@jtsternberg) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-taxonomy-error-when-using-taxonomy-fields/#post-7449362) * Based on your code, the taxonomy id is `'oc_rent_listing_type'`, not ‘`for_rrent`‘. * It needs to be the first argument to `register_taxonomy`. * Thread Starter [zpanda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zpanda/) * (@zpanda) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-taxonomy-error-when-using-taxonomy-fields/#post-7449364) * Oh. Thank you! The example has //Enter Taxonomy Slug next to it in the comments so I became stuck on that. So how do I actually reference for_rrent and for_sale? Those have children taxonomy created which I want to appear. * Thread Starter [zpanda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zpanda/) * (@zpanda) * [10 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/invalid-taxonomy-error-when-using-taxonomy-fields/#post-7449380) * oh nevermind, I figured it out. Thank you. 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