Title: wp-includes/class-walker-category.php | Developer.WordPress.org

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# File: wp-includes/class-walker-category.php

 * hook[category_list_link_attributes](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_list_link_attributes/)
 * Filters the HTML attributes applied to a category list item’s anchor element.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_list_link_attributes/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_list_link_attributes/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:144](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L144-L144)
 * hook[category_css_class](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_css_class/)
 * Filters the list of CSS classes to include with each category in the list.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_css_class/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_css_class/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:245](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L245-L245)
 * class[Walker_Category](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/)
 * Core class used to create an HTML list of categories.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/#used-by)
   | Uses [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:17](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L17-L278)
 * method[Walker_Category::start_lvl()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_lvl/)
 * Starts the list before the elements are added.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_lvl/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_lvl/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:55](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L55-L62)
 * method[Walker_Category::end_lvl()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_lvl/)
 * Ends the list of after the elements are added.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_lvl/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_lvl/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:76](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L76-L83)
 * method[Walker_Category::start_el()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_el/)
 * Starts the element output.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_el/#used-by)
   | Uses [9 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/start_el/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:101](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L101-L255)
 * hook[category_description](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_description/)
 * Filters the category description for display.
 * Used by [1 function](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_description/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/hooks/category_description/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:125](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L125-L125)
 * method[Walker_Category::end_el()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_el/)
 * Ends the element output, if needed.
 * Used by [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_el/#used-by)
   | Uses [0 functions](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/walker_category/end_el/#uses)
   | Source: [wp-includes/class-walker-category.php:271](https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/6.9.4/src/wp-includes/class-walker-category.php#L271-L277)