How to Configure Taxonomy Settings in WP Travel Engine
Choose which photos and sub-category listings appear on the destination and activity pages your travelers browse.
In WP Travel Engine, your trips are organized into categories like Destinations and Activities. These categories are called "taxonomies." Each one has its own page on your website where travelers can browse all the trips that fall under it. The Taxonomy Settings let you control what shows up on those category pages. You can toggle a photo for each category on or off, and decide whether sub-categories (like "Annapurna" listed under "Nepal") should appear.
Opening the Taxonomy Settings
You'll need WP Travel Engine installed and active on your WordPress site to see these options.
Log in to your WordPress dashboard
This is the admin area of your website. You can usually get there by visiting yourwebsite.com/wp-admin in your browser.
Open the WP Travel Engine settings
In the left-hand menu of your dashboard, click WP Travel Engine, then click Settings.
Find the Display section
Click the Display tab at the top of the page, then click Trip Archive in the sub-menu that appears.
Click Taxonomy
Scroll down past the other Trip Archive options and click Taxonomy to open the settings on this page.
Show Taxonomy Image
This toggle controls whether a photo appears at the top of each category page. The photo represents the category itself, not a specific trip.
For example, when a traveler clicks the "Nepal" destination, a scenic photo of Nepalese mountains can show up at the top of the page. That photo comes from the image you uploaded when you set up that destination. It gives the page a nice visual hook before travelers start scrolling through the trips listed below.
- Enabled - The taxonomy image displays on the category page.
- Disabled - The taxonomy image is hidden.
Toggle Show Taxonomy Image on or off depending on whether you want those photos to appear.
If you're not sure whether you've uploaded a category image, don't worry. You can always add one later when editing your destination or activity. The settings on this page will pick it up once an image is there.
Show Taxonomy Children Terms
This toggle controls whether sub-categories appear on a category page alongside their parent categories.
In WP Travel Engine, you can nest categories. For example, "Nepal" might be a main destination, and "Annapurna" could be a sub-destination listed under Nepal. By default, only the main category (Nepal) shows up on the destinations page. This setting lets you change that.
- Enabled - Sub-categories display alongside their parent categories. So if "Annapurna" is a sub-destination of "Nepal," both appear on the destinations page. This is useful if you want travelers to see the full range of areas they can explore at a glance.
- Disabled - Only the parent categories display. Sub-categories stay hidden on the main listing. Travelers can still reach them through other navigation, but they won't see them on the category page itself.
Toggle Show Taxonomy Children Terms on or off based on how you'd like your category pages organized.
If you're using the Travel Monster theme (or a similar custom theme) - some themes build their own layout for category pages and ignore the WP Travel Engine toggle above. The Travel Monster theme handles taxonomy images in its own customizer instead.
If your theme seems to override these settings:
- Look in the theme customizer for image and category options. You can usually reach it by going to Appearance > Customize on the left side of your WordPress dashboard.
- Check your theme's documentation for specific instructions.
- Contact your theme developer if you're still not sure where the right setting lives.
If you're still stuck or have a question we didn't cover, our support team is happy to help. Reach out at our support page and we'll get you sorted.