Invalid Taxonomy Fix

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function avada_owlimage_post_type() {
$args = array(
'label' => __('Owl Slider Images', 'avada'),
'public' => true,
'show_ui' => true,
'show_in_menu' => true,
'menu_position' => 5,
'supports' => array('title', 'thumbnail'), // Only title & featured image
'menu_icon' => 'dashicons-format-image',
);

register_post_type('owl_slider_image', $args);
}
add_action('init', 'avada_owlimage_post_type',80);

function avada_register_image_category_taxonomy() {
$args = array(
'label' => __('Image Categories', 'avada'),
'public' => true,
'hierarchical' => true, // Works like categories (true) or tags (false)
'show_ui' => true,
'show_admin_column' => true,
'query_var' => true,
'show_in_rest' => true,
'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'owlimgcat'),
);

register_taxonomy('owlimgcat', array('owl_slider_image'), $args);
}
add_action('init', 'avada_register_image_category_taxonomy',90);
after this get invalid taxonomy

Assistant
Your code looks fine overall, but the issue could be due to the order of execution. The taxonomy `owlimgcat` is being registered in the `init` hook with priority `90`, while the custom post type `owl_slider_image` is registered with priority `80`. This should work in theory, but in some cases, it might still result in an invalid taxonomy error if the post type isn't fully registered when the taxonomy is being attached.

### Possible Fix:
Try lowering the priority for registering the post type or increasing the priority for registering the taxonomy.

#### **Solution 1: Register Post Type Earlier**
Change the priority of the `init` action for the post type to **10** so that it gets executed earlier.

add_action('init', 'avada_owlimage_post_type', 10);

#### **Solution 2: Register Taxonomy Later**
Increase the priority of the taxonomy registration to **100** to ensure that the post type is fully registered before the taxonomy.

add_action('init', 'avada_register_image_category_taxonomy', 100);

### **Alternative Fix: Hook the Taxonomy Registration to `registered_post_type`**
Instead of `init`, you can use `registered_post_type` to ensure that the post type is already registered before the taxonomy is added.

function avada_register_image_category_taxonomy_after_post_type() {
    register_taxonomy('owlimgcat', array('owl_slider_image'), array(
        'label'             => __('Image Categories', 'avada'),
        'public'            => true,
        'hierarchical'      => true,
        'show_ui'           => true,
        'show_admin_column' => true,
        'query_var'         => true,
        'show_in_rest'      => true,
        'rewrite'           => array('slug' => 'owlimgcat'),
    ));
}
add_action('registered_post_type', function($post_type) {
    if ($post_type === 'owl_slider_image') {
        avada_register_image_category_taxonomy_after_post_type();
    }
});

This ensures that the taxonomy is only registered **after** the `owl_slider_image` post type has been registered.

### **Final Checks**
1. **Flush Permalinks:**
Go to **Settings โ†’ Permalinks** in your WordPress dashboard and click **Save Changes** to flush rewrite rules.

2. **Check for Conflicting Plugins:**
Some plugins may deregister your post type or interfere with taxonomies.

3. **Ensure Your Theme Supports Taxonomies:**
Some themes override taxonomy behavior. Try switching to a default theme like Twenty Twenty-Four and check.

After making these changes, your taxonomy should register correctly without an "Invalid Taxonomy" error. ๐Ÿš€

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