--- title: How to use the Blog Taxonomy List widget? description: Learn how to add the Blog Taxonomy List widget on your website to present custom taxonomies --- [Skip to content](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-use-the-blog-taxonomy-list-widget#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) [![MD Logo 1\_Black-2](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/hs-fs/hubfs/MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png?width=200&height=73&name=MD%20Logo%201_Black-2.png)](https://ministrydesigns.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Submit a Ticket](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Ministry Designs Success Hub](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/) 2. [Sites (Formerly Omega)](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega) 3. [Blog](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/sites-formerly-omega#blog) # How to use the Blog Taxonomy List widget? ## Learn how to show custom blog taxonomies on your website 1\. Taxonomy List is a widget that allows you to show the list of your categories/tags of a [**newly created taxonomy**](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-to-create-custom-taxonomies-in-a-blog) in the Blog. Drag and drop the Taxonomy List widget onto the page ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/dcc3a272-0600-4673-93fc-1ea107d70524/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,268&br_px=860,749&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=32,307) 2\. It should also be noted, that the Taxonomy List widget can be used in the Pages section, in case you want to show your Taxonomy List on the regular pages ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/8fb3b9fe-cddf-41a0-adcd-395e0fe9b92d/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=0,272&br_px=860,753&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=33,212) 3\. Select the Taxonomy List widget to edit the Settings described further ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/7775be5e-a492-490f-9c2d-075b7960a37c/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1044,0&br_px=1893,475&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=850&wat_scale=75&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=397,210) 4\. Select the newly created taxonomy from the dropdown ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/d3cb4d54-52cd-4e9f-bc38-7975c9d0f6ef/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,21&br_px=1920,502&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=674,212) 5\. Specify the List Type, you can select "All" or "Custom". If "All" is selected, the list will show all categories/tags from a taxonomy ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/e049cecc-815e-4146-9443-74dd1365a317/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,44&br_px=1920,525&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=579,212) 6\. If "Custom" is selected, you will be able to select from the dropdown the categories/tags that should be displayed ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/06980f72-7606-46b9-b87d-a3e0fa70d200/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,147&br_px=1920,628&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=582,212) 7\. Select the "Hide Empty" checkbox to exclude the categories/tags that are not assigned to any posts ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/7076f87e-b030-4bf0-917f-6950e8785cb8/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,33&br_px=1920,514&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=577,261) 8\. Specify the Title for the Taxonomy List, select a Text Style for the Title You can also specify Vertical Alignment for the categories/tags. Top, middle, and bottom options are available ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/73f6d493-239f-4631-9646-ae82c1a9acef/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,61&br_px=1920,542&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=710,212) The rest of the features here - Spacing, Devices & Alignment, and Visible On are common features in most widgets in the website builder. Please refer to [this guide](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/what-are-the-shared-features-in-the-website-builder) for more information on these features. 9\. Switch to the Design tab ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/240fd70c-9ae9-4d82-bcee-932eec3381e3/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,0&br_px=1920,480&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=753,183) 10\. Select a Preset for the Taxonomy List widget. Presets are predefined designs that allow users to quickly apply a specific style or layout to a widget. You can customize the preset style in the [Design section](https://success.ministrydesigns.help/how-do-you-edit-presets-in-widgets) ![](https://ajeuwbhvhr.cloudimg.io/colony-recorder.s3.amazonaws.com/files/2025-04-13/76d9a415-d74c-4c09-b8f4-4a9ce60c7de2/ascreenshot.jpeg?tl_px=1060,73&br_px=1920,554&force_format=jpeg&q=100&width=860&wat_scale=76&wat=1&wat_opacity=0.7&wat_gravity=northwest&wat_url=https://colony-recorder.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/images/watermarks/FB923C_standard.png&wat_pad=681,212) 11\. 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