diff --git a/inc/namespace.php b/inc/namespace.php
index 3a1c6a0..20f00e9 100644
--- a/inc/namespace.php
+++ b/inc/namespace.php
@@ -165,6 +165,62 @@ function pre_get_posts_transpose_query_vars( WP_Query $query ) : void {
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resolve the terms a taxonomy filter block should offer.
+ *
+ * Two modes, selected by whether `includeTerms` is populated:
+ *
+ * - Curated: render exactly the listed terms, in the order given. Empty terms
+ *   are kept, because naming a term explicitly is unambiguous intent.
+ * - Derived: render every term with posts, minus `excludeTerms`.
+ *
+ * Terms are addressed by slug rather than ID so that curated lists stay
+ * readable and reviewable in pattern markup.
+ *
+ * @param array $attributes Taxonomy filter block attributes.
+ * @return \WP_Term[] Terms to render, in display order.
+ */
+function get_filter_terms( array $attributes ) : array {
+	$include = array_filter( (array) ( $attributes['includeTerms'] ?? [] ) );
+	$exclude = array_filter( (array) ( $attributes['excludeTerms'] ?? [] ) );
+
+	// Non-ASCII slugs are stored URL-encoded but are authored raw. Query for both forms.
+	$include_slugs = ! empty( $include )
+		? array_values( array_unique( array_merge( $include, array_map( 'rawurlencode', $include ) ) ) )
+		: '';
+
+	$terms = get_terms( [
+		'taxonomy' => $attributes['taxonomy'],
+		'hide_empty' => empty( $include ),
+		'slug' => $include_slugs,
+		'number' => 100,
+	] );
+
+	if ( is_wp_error( $terms ) || empty( $terms ) ) {
+		return [];
+	}
+
+	if ( ! empty( $include ) ) {
+		// get_terms() ignores the order of a slug list, but a curated row is an
+		// editorial statement about prominence. Restore the authored order.
+		usort(
+			$terms,
+			fn ( $a, $b ) => array_search( urldecode( $a->slug ), $include, true ) <=> array_search( urldecode( $b->slug ), $include, true )
+		);
+
+		return $terms;
+	}
+
+	if ( ! empty( $exclude ) ) {
+		$terms = array_values( array_filter(
+			$terms,
+			fn ( $term ) => ! in_array( urldecode( $term->slug ), $exclude, true )
+		) );
+	}
+
+	return $terms;
+}
+
 /**
  * Filters the settings determined from the block type metadata.
  *
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/block.json b/src/taxonomy/block.json
index f0992b4..72987fb 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/block.json
+++ b/src/taxonomy/block.json
@@ -62,6 +62,24 @@
 		"layoutDirection": {
 			"type": "string",
 			"default": "vertical"
+		},
+		"includeTerms": {
+			"type": "array",
+			"items": { "type": "string" },
+			"default": []
+		},
+		"excludeTerms": {
+			"type": "array",
+			"items": { "type": "string" },
+			"default": []
+		},
+		"maxVisibleTerms": {
+			"type": "number",
+			"default": 0
+		},
+		"showAllLabel": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": ""
 		}
 	},
 	"textdomain": "query-filter",
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/edit.js b/src/taxonomy/edit.js
index 4855e3d..6562353 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/edit.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/edit.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { useBlockProps, InspectorControls } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import {
+	FormTokenField,
 	PanelBody,
 	SelectControl,
 	TextControl,
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 		showLabel,
 		displayType,
 		layoutDirection,
+		includeTerms,
+		excludeTerms,
+		maxVisibleTerms,
+		showAllLabel,
 	} = attributes;
 
 	const taxonomies = useSelect(
@@ -42,13 +47,38 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 		( select ) => {
 			return (
 				select( 'core' ).getEntityRecords( 'taxonomy', taxonomy, {
-					number: 50,
+					per_page: 100,
 				} ) || []
 			);
 		},
 		[ taxonomy ]
 	);
 
+	// Term selection is stored as slugs, but presented to editors as names.
+	const termNames = terms.map( ( term ) => term.name );
+	const slugsToNames = ( slugs ) =>
+		slugs
+			.map(
+				( slug ) => terms.find( ( term ) => term.slug === slug )?.name
+			)
+			.filter( Boolean );
+	const namesToSlugs = ( names ) =>
+		names
+			.map(
+				( name ) => terms.find( ( term ) => term.name === name )?.slug
+			)
+			.filter( Boolean );
+
+	const isCurated = includeTerms.length > 0;
+
+	// The preview mirrors what the front end will render, so an editor can see
+	// the effect of curation and ordering without leaving the canvas.
+	const previewTerms = isCurated
+		? includeTerms
+				.map( ( slug ) => terms.find( ( term ) => term.slug === slug ) )
+				.filter( Boolean )
+		: terms.filter( ( term ) => ! excludeTerms.includes( term.slug ) );
+
 	return (
 		<>
 			<InspectorControls>
@@ -155,6 +185,75 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 						}
 					/>
 				</PanelBody>
+				<PanelBody
+					title={ __( 'Terms', 'query-filter' ) }
+					initialOpen={ false }
+				>
+					<FormTokenField
+						label={ __(
+							'Include only these terms',
+							'query-filter'
+						) }
+						value={ slugsToNames( includeTerms ) }
+						suggestions={ termNames }
+						onChange={ ( names ) =>
+							setAttributes( {
+								includeTerms: namesToSlugs( names ),
+							} )
+						}
+						help={ __(
+							'Leave empty to show every term with posts. When set, only these terms appear, in the order listed.',
+							'query-filter'
+						) }
+						__nextHasNoMarginBottom
+						__next40pxDefaultSize
+					/>
+					{ ! isCurated && (
+						<FormTokenField
+							label={ __(
+								'Exclude these terms',
+								'query-filter'
+							) }
+							value={ slugsToNames( excludeTerms ) }
+							suggestions={ termNames }
+							onChange={ ( names ) =>
+								setAttributes( {
+									excludeTerms: namesToSlugs( names ),
+								} )
+							}
+							__nextHasNoMarginBottom
+							__next40pxDefaultSize
+						/>
+					) }
+					<TextControl
+						label={ __(
+							'Terms shown before "show all"',
+							'query-filter'
+						) }
+						type="number"
+						min={ 0 }
+						value={ maxVisibleTerms }
+						onChange={ ( value ) =>
+							setAttributes( {
+								maxVisibleTerms: parseInt( value, 10 ) || 0,
+							} )
+						}
+						help={ __(
+							'Set to 0 to show all terms with no toggle.',
+							'query-filter'
+						) }
+					/>
+					{ maxVisibleTerms > 0 && (
+						<TextControl
+							label={ __( 'Show all label', 'query-filter' ) }
+							value={ showAllLabel }
+							placeholder={ __( 'See all', 'query-filter' ) }
+							onChange={ ( value ) =>
+								setAttributes( { showAllLabel: value } )
+							}
+						/>
+					) }
+				</PanelBody>
 			</InspectorControls>
 			<div { ...useBlockProps( { className: 'wp-block-query-filter' } ) }>
 				{ showLabel && (
@@ -170,7 +269,7 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 						<option>
 							{ emptyLabel || __( 'All', 'query-filter' ) }
 						</option>
-						{ terms.map( ( term ) => (
+						{ previewTerms.map( ( term ) => (
 							<option key={ term.slug }>{ term.name }</option>
 						) ) }
 					</select>
@@ -192,7 +291,7 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 							/>
 							{ emptyLabel || __( 'All', 'query-filter' ) }
 						</label>
-						{ terms.map( ( term ) => (
+						{ previewTerms.map( ( term ) => (
 							<label key={ term.slug }>
 								<input
 									type="radio"
@@ -212,7 +311,7 @@ export default function Edit( { attributes, setAttributes } ) {
 								: ''
 						}` }
 					>
-						{ terms.map( ( term ) => (
+						{ previewTerms.map( ( term ) => (
 							<label key={ term.slug }>
 								<input type="checkbox" inert />
 								{ term.name }
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/render.php b/src/taxonomy/render.php
index 81753b1..c9afc25 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/render.php
+++ b/src/taxonomy/render.php
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@
 	$base_url = str_replace( '/page/' . get_query_var( 'paged' ), '', remove_query_arg( [ $query_var, $page_var ] ) );
 }
 
-$terms = get_terms( [
-	'hide_empty' => true,
-	'taxonomy' => $attributes['taxonomy'],
-	'number' => 100,
-] );
+$terms = \HM\Query_Loop_Filter\get_filter_terms( $attributes );
 
-if ( is_wp_error( $terms ) || empty( $terms ) ) {
+if ( empty( $terms ) ) {
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -40,9 +36,56 @@
 // pre_get_posts_transpose_query_vars() to compare directly against urldecode($term->slug).
 // phpcs:ignore HM.Security.ValidatedSanitizedInput.InputNotSanitized -- Sniff can't perceive the sanitize_text_field() outside the urldecode().
 $current_value = sanitize_text_field( urldecode( wp_unslash( $_GET[ $query_var ] ?? '' ) ) );
+
+$selected_terms = wp_parse_list( $current_value );
+
+// Terms past the cap are collapsed behind a "show all" toggle. A term the visitor has
+// already selected is always visible, so the control never hides its own active state.
+$max_visible = (int) ( $attributes['maxVisibleTerms'] ?? 0 );
+$has_overflow = $max_visible > 0 && count( $terms ) > $max_visible;
+$show_all_label = $attributes['showAllLabel'] ?: __( 'See all', 'query-filter' );
+
+/**
+ * Return whether a term should be hidden behind the "show all" toggle.
+ *
+ * @param int     $index Position of the term in the rendered list.
+ * @param WP_Term $term  Term being rendered.
+ * @return bool True when the term belongs to the collapsed overflow.
+ */
+$is_overflow_term = function ( int $index, WP_Term $term ) use ( $has_overflow, $max_visible, $selected_terms ) : bool {
+	if ( ! $has_overflow || $index < $max_visible ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return ! in_array( urldecode( $term->slug ), $selected_terms, true );
+};
+
+/**
+ * Build the URL that toggles a term on or off within the current selection.
+ *
+ * @param WP_Term $term Term to toggle.
+ * @return string URL representing the selection with this term flipped.
+ */
+$toggle_url = function ( WP_Term $term ) use ( $selected_terms, $query_var, $page_var, $base_url ) : string {
+	$slug = urldecode( $term->slug );
+	$next = in_array( $slug, $selected_terms, true )
+		? array_diff( $selected_terms, [ $slug ] )
+		: array_merge( $selected_terms, [ $slug ] );
+	$next = array_filter( $next );
+
+	return empty( $next )
+		? $base_url
+		: add_query_arg( [ $query_var => implode( ',', $next ), $page_var => false ], $base_url );
+};
+
+$context = [];
+
+if ( $has_overflow ) {
+	$context['showAllTerms'] = false;
+}
 ?>
 
-<div <?php echo get_block_wrapper_attributes( [ 'class' => 'wp-block-query-filter' ] ); ?> data-wp-interactive="query-filter" data-wp-context="{}">
+<div <?php echo get_block_wrapper_attributes( [ 'class' => 'wp-block-query-filter' ] ); ?> data-wp-interactive="query-filter" data-wp-context="<?php echo esc_attr( wp_json_encode( (object) $context ) ); ?>">
 	<label class="wp-block-query-filter-taxonomy__label wp-block-query-filter__label<?php echo $attributes['showLabel'] ? '' : ' screen-reader-text'; ?>" for="<?php echo esc_attr( $id ); ?>">
 		<?php echo esc_html( $attributes['label'] ?? $taxonomy->label ); ?>
 	</label>
@@ -73,26 +116,17 @@
 		</div>
 	<?php elseif ( $display_type === 'checkbox' ) : ?>
 		<div class="wp-block-query-filter-taxonomy__checkbox-group wp-block-query-filter__checkbox-group<?php echo $layout_direction === 'horizontal' ? ' horizontal' : ''; ?>">
-			<?php
-			$selected_terms = wp_parse_list( $current_value );
-			?>
-			<?php foreach ( $terms as $term ) : ?>
-				<?php
-				$slug         = urldecode( $term->slug );
-				$is_checked   = in_array( $slug, $selected_terms, true );
-				$new_terms    = $is_checked
-					? array_diff( $selected_terms, [ $slug ] )
-					: array_merge( $selected_terms, [ $slug ] );
-				$new_terms = array_filter( $new_terms );
-				$checkbox_url = empty( $new_terms )
-					? $base_url
-					: add_query_arg( [ $query_var => implode( ',', $new_terms ), $page_var => false ], $base_url );
-				?>
-				<label>
-					<input type="checkbox" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $checkbox_url ); ?>" data-wp-on--change="actions.navigate" <?php checked( $is_checked ); ?> />
+			<?php foreach ( $terms as $index => $term ) : ?>
+				<label<?php echo $is_overflow_term( $index, $term ) ? ' class="is-overflow-term" data-wp-bind--hidden="!context.showAllTerms"' : ''; ?>>
+					<input type="checkbox" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $toggle_url( $term ) ); ?>" data-wp-on--change="actions.navigate" <?php checked( in_array( urldecode( $term->slug ), $selected_terms, true ) ); ?> />
 					<?php echo esc_html( $term->name ); ?>
 				</label>
 			<?php endforeach; ?>
+			<?php if ( $has_overflow ) : ?>
+				<button type="button" class="wp-block-query-filter__show-all" data-wp-on--click="actions.toggleAllTerms" data-wp-bind--hidden="context.showAllTerms">
+					<?php echo esc_html( $show_all_label ); ?>
+				</button>
+			<?php endif; ?>
 		</div>
 	<?php endif; ?>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/view.js b/src/taxonomy/view.js
index 7956ac1..4cbbc5c 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/view.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/view.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ store( 'query-filter', {
 			);
 			yield actions.navigate( e.target.value );
 		},
+		toggleAllTerms() {
+			const context = getContext();
+			context.showAllTerms = ! context.showAllTerms;
+		},
 		*search( e ) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 			// Scope search to block context so multiple searchable query loops may coexist.