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   Contributed by Codex — 2 years ago

   Default Usage

   Displays the description of a category, given its id, by echoing the return value of the tag. If no category given and used on a category page, it returns the description of the current category.

    <div><?php echo category_description(3); ?></div> 
   

   Result:

   WordPress is a favorite blogging tool of mine and I share tips and tricks for using WordPress here.

   Note: if there is no category description, the function returns a br tag.
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   Contributed by Codex — 2 years ago

   Using Category Slug

   Displays the description of a category, using a category slug.

   <?php echo category_description( get_category_by_slug( 'category-slug' )->term_id ); ?> 
   
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   Contributed by Codex — 2 years ago

   With Category Title

    <div>
    	<strong><?php single_cat_title( __( 'Currently browsing', 'textdomain' ) ); ?></strong>:
   	<?php echo category_description(); ?>
   </div> 
   

   Result:

   <strong>Currently browsing WordPress</strong>: WordPress is a favorite blogging tool of mine and I share tips and tricks for using WordPress here.
   

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