What it means for a taxonomy to be hierarchical
We\’ve all done it, had to explain the difference between hierarchical and non-hierarchical taxonomies (categories and tags).
In a recent ticket, #23447, it\’s proposed that the description for the parent dropdown on the hierarchical taxonomy form be rewritten to be more generic. In an age of custom taxonomies, I think we can get behind that.
The current patch suggests changing this:
Categories, unlike tags, can have a hierarchy. You might have a Jazz category, and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.
You might have a Jazz category, and under that have children categories for Bebop and Big Band. Totally optional.
I think we can do better. We\’d need to succinctly explain \”hierarchy\” without button-holing ourselves into just talking about categories.
So who has a suggestion? 🙂