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Taxonomy picker shows only tags, not custom taxonomies

The taxonomy picker lists only tags, so custom taxonomies and WooCommerce brands and categories cannot be chosen for the tag list.

Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.

5 public reports · first reported 18 April 2012 · last reported 12 February 2026

Idea report · $19 · No contacts · All sales final

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What's going wrong

Site owners using the Taxonomy List Widget on WordPress report that the taxonomy dropdown offers only the default tags and hides custom taxonomies.

AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.

In the idea report

  • The full summary.
  • The products the 5 reports are about, and how many came each month.
  • Related problems.

No business has been found with this problem yet, so the report has no contacts. All sales are final — no refunds. Pricing.