Taxonomy Module for ExpressionEngine 2.0
The Taxonomy Module is a navigation building tool which uses nested sets to control hierarchy. The class used is straight from the CI community (MPTtree) and that does most of the heavy lifting.
Build multiple navigation trees & breadcrumbs to unlimited depths which comprise of any of the following types of links:
- Build links in your tree which use regular template_group/
url_title or template_group/ template/ url_title paths - Build links in your tree from entries using page uris from the EE Pages Module (NEW!)
- Or enter a url override to build nodes in your tree that link to anywhere you like!
The module's primary purpose is not to give you an overview of your entire site. Instead, it is intended for building menus/
Be sure to check out the screencast below, and the Quick Start Guide.

Table of Contents
- Installation/
Upgrade Instructions - Available Tags
- Changelog
- License / Disclaimer
- Support / Feature Requests
- Quick Start Guide
Installation/Upgrade Instructions
- Backup your install and read the version notes if you are upgrading.
- Download Taxonomy from GitHub & and place the folders into your EE install as indicated by the download folder structure.
- If you are installing for the first time, visit the modules page in your EE install & install the module and enable the fieldtype.
Available Tags
- {exp:taxonomy:nav}
- {exp:taxonomy:breadcrumbs}
- {exp:taxonomy:get_children_ids}
- {exp:taxonomy:get_sibling_ids}
- {exp:taxonomy:node_url}
License / Disclaimer
Taxonomy is free software; released under the MIT license
If you extend Taxonony some how, or fix a bug, please share your code on the EE forums so others may benefit.