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title: Introduction to Manage Terms
description: "The \"Manage Terms\" screen in Taxonomies provides you with several useful tools to manage the terms on your site. ![Manage terms tabs](https://taxopress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/manage-terms-tabs-1024x578.png) manage terms tabs These tools can be used with any taxonomy. In the image below, I'm switching between…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-to-manage-terms/"
updated: "2026-10-12"
category: "PublishPress Taxonomies / Taxonomies: Manage Terms"
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# Introduction to Manage Terms

The "Manage Terms" screen in Taxonomies provides you with several useful tools to manage the terms on your site.

![Manage terms tabs](https://taxopress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/manage-terms-tabs-1024x578.png)
manage terms tabs

These tools can be used with any taxonomy. In the image below, I'm switching between using Tags and Categories:

![Dropdown of Tags and Categories](https://taxopress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Screen-Shot-2021-03-09-at-10.58.15-AM-1024x153.png)

Here are some of the tasks you can perform on the "Manage Terms" screen:

- [https://taxopress.com/docs/add-terms/](https://taxopress.com/docs/add-terms/)[Add terms](https://taxopress.com/docs/add-terms/)
- [Remove terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/remove-terms-tab/)
- [https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/](https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/)[Rename terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/rename-terms/)
- [https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/](https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/)[Merge terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/merge-terms/)
- [https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/](https://taxopress.com/docs/rename-merge-terms/)[Delete unused terms](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/remove-rarely-used-terms/)