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title: Create a taxonomy in Hub
slug: editorial/create-a-taxonomy-in-hub
description: In this article, you learn how to create a taxonomy in Purple Hub. You will assign it to a post type and create a parent-child relation for it.
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createdAt: 2022-10-11T13:27:26.000Z
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<font color="#0c121d">Purple Hub</font>

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## Summary

In this article, you learn how to create a taxonomy in Purple Hub. You will assign it to a post type and create a parent-child relation for it.

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## Preconditions

- Have the  'Administrator' role in your Hub
- Have the 'CPT UI' plugin enabled in your Hub

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## How-to guide

1\. Go to Purple Hub and click on 'CPT UI' in the sidebar.

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2\. Click 'Add/Edit Taxonomies'.

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3\. In the 'Taxonomy Slug' field, enter the desired slug for your new taxonomy (which will occur in the URL as well) in lower case letters, e.g. 'cuisine'.

![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/1ef9317c-cce0-413f-aa90-b0fa9493bd25/steps/a3c546f3-c8cf-4f70-8393-9d2aeadcc786/ff1a6035-a4e4-482a-baea-32979acfc5a5.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&fp-z=1.0000\&w=1200\&ar=2208%3A838)

4\. Next to 'Plural Label', enter the plural of the term naming your new taxonomy e.g. 'Cuisines' (starting with a capital letter)

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5\. Next to 'Singular Label', enter the Singular of the term naming your new taxonomy e.g. 'Cuisine' (starting with a capital letter).

![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/1ef9317c-cce0-413f-aa90-b0fa9493bd25/steps/ac4889c8-fbb6-49f6-921a-ae7465f0ce88/57454a2d-1366-4b2b-91a6-f0259ff18f22.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&fp-z=1.0000\&w=1200\&ar=2206%3A832)

6\. Next to 'Auto-populate labels', click on 'Populate additional labels based on chosen labels'

![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/1ef9317c-cce0-413f-aa90-b0fa9493bd25/steps/b781ec72-3ac8-46da-b8d3-c021e19f8b64/cf6ac42e-ec8d-49aa-975e-3dc249d17b4f.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&fp-z=1.0000\&w=1200\&ar=2206%3A832)

7\. Next to 'Attach to Post Type' choose the post type(s) that you want your new taxonomy to be listed below, e.g. 'Recipes'

![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/1ef9317c-cce0-413f-aa90-b0fa9493bd25/steps/30d508d5-d3ce-48fb-9bc9-1f5400178595/af00fff2-447f-455f-b8d6-823d3bb63d03.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&fp-z=1.0000\&w=1200\&ar=2272%3A610)

8\. Scroll down to 'Settings' and click on the 'Hierarchical' dropdown.&#x20;

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9\. Choose 'True' in the dropdown and click on it.

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10\. Click 'Add Taxonomy'.

![](https://images.tango.us/workflows/1ef9317c-cce0-413f-aa90-b0fa9493bd25/steps/d6148c43-930e-452d-a9e8-a74a6fa5b0b6/c5360520-394c-4761-a788-ed5debc3004b.png?crop=focalpoint\&fit=crop\&fp-x=0.5000\&fp-y=0.5000\&fp-z=1.0000\&w=1200\&ar=2306%3A660)

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You have now successfully created a new taxonomy, assigned it to a post type and created a parent-child relation for it. You will be able to access your new post type from the left-hand side menu bar, below the assigned custom type, e.g. 'Cuisines' below 'Recipes' and you can create taxonomy terms for it.
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