Who should use Shadow Terms?

Shadow Terms is an open-source project built for wordPress developers.

Is Shadow Terms free?

Yes — Shadow Terms is free to use.

What platforms does Shadow Terms run on?

Shadow Terms runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Shadow Terms still maintained?

Unverified. Shadow Terms has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Shadow Terms?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include EfficiencyNext Data Connector, System Information Widgets, and CKB.

Who makes Shadow Terms?

Shadow Terms is developed by Happy Prime.

How long has Shadow Terms been around?

Shadow Terms first shipped in 2022.

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Shadow Terms

Name: Shadow Terms
Author: Happy Prime

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Shadow Terms is a developer-focused WordPress plugin that registers custom "shadow" taxonomies for supported post types. When a post is created, a mirroring term is automatically generated so that other post types can reference it to create relationships. It requires custom code to activate support for specific post types. The plugin is intended for developers building complex content architectures in WordPress where standard taxonomies are insufficient for cross-type associations.

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Overview

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Shadow Terms sits in PulseGate's Developer Tools category. It focuses on associating and relating content from multiple different post types using mirrored taxonomy terms without duplicating data. Shadow Terms is an open-source project aimed at wordPress developers. It is available for free. It ships for the web, and it can be self-hosted.

Happy Prime builds and maintains Shadow Terms, and it first shipped in 2022. Key capabilities include Shadow Taxonomies, Cross-post-type Relations, and Custom Post Type Support. The interface is available in English and Spanish.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Shadow Taxonomies
Cross-post-type Relations
Custom Post Type Support
Term Mirroring

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed29 Jul · 21:59 UTC
Shadow Terms verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Shadow Terms

What does Shadow Terms do?: Shadow Terms focuses on associating and relating content from multiple different post types using mirrored taxonomy terms without duplicating data. It is catalogued under Developer Tools on PulseGate.
Who should use Shadow Terms?: Shadow Terms is an open-source project built for wordPress developers.
Is Shadow Terms free?: Yes — Shadow Terms is free to use.
What platforms does Shadow Terms run on?: Shadow Terms runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Shadow Terms still maintained?: Unverified. Shadow Terms has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Shadow Terms?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include EfficiencyNext Data Connector, System Information Widgets, and CKB.EfficiencyNext Data Connector System Information Widgets CKB
Who makes Shadow Terms?: Shadow Terms is developed by Happy Prime.
How long has Shadow Terms been around?: Shadow Terms first shipped in 2022.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · Api
Languages: English, Spanish
Built for: WordPress developers
Model: Open source
Solves: Associating and relating content from multiple different post types using mirrored taxonomy terms without duplicating data.

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WordPress.org: shadow-terms

Developer

Happy Prime

Live coverage

Identity confidence: High · 86.8
Indexed: 29 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 29 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: shadow-terms-wordpress-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 29 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 29 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/shadow-terms

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