Number of categories

With the PublishPress Checklists plugin, you can require a maximum and minimum number of categories for your WordPress posts.

If the correct number of categories aren't added, you can choose to show a warning, or prevent the post from being published.

Having the correct number of categories is important for your site's SEO. This guide shows how to choose the number of categories.

By default, Categories are only available on WordPress Posts. However, you can add Categories to other post types and so you will be able to use the tutorial for those post types too.

  • Go to Checklists > Settings. The image below shows the categories option.
  • You can choose from “Disabled, Recommended, or Required” options.
  • You can choose “Who can ignore this task?“
  • You can enter choices for “Min” and “Max”.
Number Of Categories 1
Number Of Categories 1

If you enable the categories option, it will be visible when you edit content. If you add an incorrect number of categories, this task will be marked in red in the sidebar:

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Categories Red 1

If you add a correct number of categories, this task will be marked in green in the sidebar:

Categories Green
Categories Green