How to add image field admin column to a taxonomy in WordPress
This members-only tutorial provides the steps to show images from an image-type custom field created using Advanced Custom Fields for each term of a taxonomy in a custom admin column on the taxonomy listing screen in WordPress.
![](https://wpdevdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/acf-image-admin-column-taxonomy-1024x420.png)
Step 1
If you want to set this up for a custom taxonomy vs the standard category
or post_tag
, create your desired custom taxonomy using CPT UI or otherwise, if you haven't already.
Step 2
Install and activate ACF (free or pro).
Go to Custom Fields > Add New and create a field group containing a field of "Image" type and attach it to your desired taxonomy.
![](https://wpdevdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/acf-field-group-image-field-taxonomy.png)
Step 3
Edit your terms and upload/select the corresponding image for each.
![](https://wpdevdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/adding-image-taxonomy-term-1024x841.jpg)
Step 4
Install and activate Code Snippets.
Go to Snippets > Add New.
Title: Add Taxonomy Image (ACF) Admin Column
Code:
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