Custom Taxonomies

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Short description

Taxonomies can be hierarchical (like categories) or flat (like tags).

Register taxonomy

add_action('init', function () {
    register_taxonomy('genre', 'book', [
        'label' => 'Genres',
        'hierarchical' => true,
        'show_in_rest' => true,
        'public' => true,
    ]);
});