Title: WP_Terms_List_Table::column_default
Published: April 25, 2014
Last modified: April 28, 2025

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# WP_Terms_List_Table::column_default( WP_Term $item, string $column_name ): string

## In this article

 * [Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#parameters)
 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#hooks)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#changelog)

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## 󠀁[Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#parameters)󠁿

 `$item`[WP_Term](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_term/)required

Term object.

`$column_name`stringrequired

Name of the column.

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 string

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    public function column_default( $item, $column_name ) {
    	// Restores the more descriptive, specific name for use within this method.
    	$tag = $item;

    	/**
    	 * Filters the displayed columns in the terms list table.
    	 *
    	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$this->screen->taxonomy`,
    	 * refers to the slug of the current taxonomy.
    	 *
    	 * Possible hook names include:
    	 *
    	 *  - `manage_category_custom_column`
    	 *  - `manage_post_tag_custom_column`
    	 *
    	 * @since 2.8.0
    	 *
    	 * @param string $string      Custom column output. Default empty.
    	 * @param string $column_name Name of the column.
    	 * @param int    $term_id     Term ID.
    	 */
    	return apply_filters( "manage_{$this->screen->taxonomy}_custom_column", '', $column_name, $tag->term_id );
    }
    ```

[View all references](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/files/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php/)
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[View on GitHub](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-terms-list-table.php#L648-L670)

## 󠀁[Hooks](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#hooks)󠁿

 [apply_filters( “manage_{$this->screen->taxonomy}_custom_column”, string $string, string $column_name, int $term_id )](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/manage_this-screen-taxonomy_custom_column/)

Filters the displayed columns in the terms list table.

## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [apply_filters()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/apply_filters/)`wp-includes/plugin.php` |

Calls the callback functions that have been added to a filter hook.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_terms_list_table/column_default/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [5.9.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/5.9.0/) | Introduced. |

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