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title: "Taxonomies: Admin Area"
description: "This guide will show you how to change the “Admin Area” options for your taxonomies. You can find this by visiting [the Taxonomies screen](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-taxonomies-screen/) and editing a taxonomy. These five settings control how your taxonomy appears in the WordPress admin…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/taxonomies-admin-area/"
updated: "2026-10-12"
category: PublishPress Taxonomies / Taxonomies Screen
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# Taxonomies: Admin Area

This guide will show you how to change the “Admin Area” options for your taxonomies. You can find this by visiting [the Taxonomies screen](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/introduction-taxonomies-screen/) and editing a taxonomy.

These five settings control how your taxonomy appears in the WordPress admin area:

- **Show user interface**: Should there be a visible interface in the WordPress admin area to manage these terms?
- **Show in admin menus**: Should there be links to this taxonomy in the WordPress admin menus?
- **Show in frontend menus**: Should this taxonomy be available for the frontend "Menus" and "Navigation" options?
- **Show admin column**: Should a column for this taxonomy appear on screens such as "Posts" and "Pages"?
- **Show in "Quick Edit" and "Bulk Edit"**: Should this taxonomy be available in editing tools on screens such as "Posts" and "Pages"?
- **Show in Filter**: Should this taxonomy be available in filters on screens such as "Posts" and "Pages"?

![Edit taxonomy admin area](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/edit-taxonomy-admin-area.png)
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