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title: Options for Term Displays
description: "The \"Current Post\" feature in Taxonomies allows you to [change the format of the tags display](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/format-terms-current-post/). There are also further options that you can customize. --- ## Choose Terms The settings under this tab allow you to choose which terms…"
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updated: "2026-10-12"
category: "PublishPress Taxonomies / Taxonomies: Terms Display"
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# Options for Term Displays

The "Current Post" feature in Taxonomies allows you to [change the format of the tags display](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/format-terms-current-post/). There are also further options that you can customize.

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## Choose Terms

The settings under this tab allow you to choose which terms will appear in your display, and how they will be sorted. You can choose from three ways to show terms:

- **Automatic**: This will rely on settings selected under the "General" tab.
- **Custom**: This will display only the specific terms entered in the "Custom terms to display" field.
- **Combined**: This will display automatic terms plus any additional custom terms.

![Choose Terms feature](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/terms-display-choose-1024x725.png)
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## Options

These settings allow you to customize text aspects of your display.

![Terms to Display options](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/options-terms-display.png)
options terms display

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## Layout

The Layout tab allows you to choose from several default designs for your Terms Display design. There are 7 options available. After choosing a display, click "Save Terms Display" and you'll see a preview of the new layout.

- Cloud
- Unordered List
- Ordered List
- WordPress Default
- Table List
- Border Cloud
- Parent / Child

![Layout for Terms Display](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/choose-term-display-layout-1024x357.png)
choose term display layout

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## Exceptions

The Exceptions tab allow to hide some terms from display. Enter as many terms as you want, separating each term with a comma.

![Exceptions tab](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/exceptions-terms-display-1024x360.png)
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## Design

These settings allow you to customize design aspects of your display. You can choose the number of terms, plus the size and color of the font.

![Design options for Terms Display](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/terms-display-design-1024x556.png)
terms display design