Apply custom names for generic custom taxonomy name?

Question

Hello, this is more of a 'is it possible' type question. Keep in mind, I am no php master by any means, but can generally figure things out : )

Say i have a wordpress site that is for displaying menu items, focusing on pizza. I have a custom post type of 'menu items' and i would need several custom taxonomies attached to that post type. Things like toppings, sauces, cheeses, crusts, etc…

BUT, what if the end user doesn't want to name their taxonomies that way, say they wanted specialty toppings, veggies, meats, gluten free, instead?

Is there a way for me to name my custom taxonomies something general like, ingredient set 1, ingredient set 2, ingredient set 3, ingredient set 4, ect...and in the theme options panel, set up some sort of override for that taxonomy name? Something like:

Taxonomy Name: Ingredient set 1 -> Friendly Name: Toppings
Taxonomy Name: Ingredient set 2 -> Friendly Name: Sauces

etc…

I have tried searching online but haven't found anything about it, but my wording could be off.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Yes, that's certainly possible, but you wouldn't override anything- instead you'd fetch and add the custom names when they're registered. For a quick example, say you have an option that stores the names:

$taxonomies = array(
    'ingredient_1' => 'Toppings',
    'ingredient_2' => 'Sauce'
);
add_option( 'my_tax_names', $taxonomies );

Then when you register the taxonomies:

$taxonomies = get_option( 'my_tax_names' );

foreach( $taxonomies as $key => $name ){
    register_taxonomy( $key, 'post', array( 'label' => $name ) );
}