Register Multiple Taxonomies in One Function

When working on a project that requires creating multiple taxonomies, it makes sense to use this function rather than creating a separate function for each taxonomy. Put each taxonomy’s parameters in the array and the function handles the rest:

<?php
/**
 * Register Multiple Taxonomies
 *
 */
function register_multiple_taxonomies() {
    $taxonomies = array(
        array(
            'slug'         => 'job-department',
            'single_name'  => 'Department',
            'plural_name'  => 'Departments',
            'post_type'    => 'jobs',
            'rewrite'      => array( 'slug' => 'department' ),
        ),
        array(
            'slug'         => 'job-type',
            'single_name'  => 'Type',
            'plural_name'  => 'Types',
            'post_type'    => 'jobs',
            'hierarchical' => false,
        ),
        array(
            'slug'         => 'job-experience',
            'single_name'  => 'Min-Experience',
            'plural_name'  => 'Min-Experiences',
            'post_type'    => 'jobs',
        ),
    );
    foreach( $taxonomies as $taxonomy ) {
        $labels = array(
            'name' => $taxonomy['plural_name'],
            'singular_name' => $taxonomy['single_name'],
            'search_items' =>  'Search ' . $taxonomy['plural_name'],
            'all_items' => 'All ' . $taxonomy['plural_name'],
            'parent_item' => 'Parent ' . $taxonomy['single_name'],
            'parent_item_colon' => 'Parent ' . $taxonomy['single_name'] . ':',
            'edit_item' => 'Edit ' . $taxonomy['single_name'],
            'update_item' => 'Update ' . $taxonomy['single_name'],
            'add_new_item' => 'Add New ' . $taxonomy['single_name'],
            'new_item_name' => 'New ' . $taxonomy['single_name'] . ' Name',
            'menu_name' => $taxonomy['plural_name']
        );
        
        $rewrite = isset( $taxonomy['rewrite'] ) ? $taxonomy['rewrite'] : array( 'slug' => $taxonomy['slug'] );
        $hierarchical = isset( $taxonomy['hierarchical'] ) ? $taxonomy['hierarchical'] : true;
    
        register_taxonomy( $taxonomy['slug'], $taxonomy['post_type'], array(
            'hierarchical' => $hierarchical,
            'labels' => $labels,
            'show_ui' => true,
            'query_var' => true,
            'rewrite' => $rewrite,
        ));
    }
    
}
add_action( 'init', 'register_multiple_taxonomies' );
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