wp_dropdown_categories( array|string $args = '' ): string
Displays or retrieves the HTML dropdown list of categories.
Contents
Description
The ‘hierarchical’ argument, which is disabled by default, will override the depth argument, unless it is true. When the argument is false, it will display all of the categories. When it is enabled it will use the value in the ‘depth’ argument.
Parameters
-
$args
array|string Optional -
Array or string of arguments to generate a categories drop-down element. See WP_Term_Query::__construct() for information on additional accepted arguments.
show_option_all
stringText to display for showing all categories.show_option_none
stringText to display for showing no categories.option_none_value
stringValue to use when no category is selected.orderby
stringWhich column to use for ordering categories. See get_terms() for a list of accepted values. Default'id'
(term_id).pad_counts
boolSee get_terms() for an argument description. Default false.show_count
bool|intWhether to include post counts. Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents.
Default 0.echo
bool|intWhether to echo or return the generated markup. Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents. Default 1.hierarchical
bool|intWhether to traverse the taxonomy hierarchy. Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents. Default 0.depth
intMaximum depth. Default 0.tab_index
intTab index for the select element. Default 0 (no tabindex).name
stringValue for the'name'
attribute of the select element. Default'cat'
.id
stringValue for the'id'
attribute of the select element. Defaults to the value of$name
.class
stringValue for the'class'
attribute of the select element. Default'postform'
.selected
int|stringValue of the option that should be selected. Default 0.value_field
stringTerm field that should be used to populate the'value'
attribute of the option elements. Accepts any valid term field:'term_id'
,'name'
,'slug'
,'term_group'
,'term_taxonomy_id'
,'taxonomy'
,'description'
,'parent'
,'count'
. Default'term_id'
.taxonomy
string|arrayName of the taxonomy or taxonomies to retrieve. Default'category'
.hide_if_empty
boolTrue to skip generating markup if no categories are found.
Default false (create select element even if no categories are found).required
boolWhether the<select>
element should have the HTML5'required'
attribute.
Default false.walker
WalkerWalker object to use to build the output. Default empty which results in a Walker_CategoryDropdown instance being used.aria_describedby
stringThe'id'
of an element that contains descriptive text for the select.
More Arguments from WP_Term_Query::__construct( ... $query )
Array or query string of term query parameters.
taxonomy
string|string[]Taxonomy name, or array of taxonomy names, to which results should be limited.object_ids
int|int[]Object ID, or array of object IDs. Results will be limited to terms associated with these objects.orderby
stringField(s) to order terms by. Accepts:
- Term fields (
'name'
,'slug'
,'term_group'
,'term_id'
,'id'
,'description'
,'parent'
,'term_order'
). Unless$object_ids
is not empty,'term_order'
is treated the same as'term_id'
. 'count'
to use the number of objects associated with the term.'include'
to match the'order'
of the$include
param.'slug__in'
to match the'order'
of the$slug
param.'meta_value'
'meta_value_num'
.- The value of
$meta_key
. - The array keys of
$meta_query
. 'none'
to omit the ORDER BY clause.
'name'
.- Term fields (
order
stringWhether to order terms in ascending or descending order.
Accepts'ASC'
(ascending) or'DESC'
(descending).
Default'ASC'
.hide_empty
bool|intWhether to hide terms not assigned to any posts. Accepts1|true
or0|false
. Default1|true
.include
int[]|stringArray or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to include.
Default empty array.exclude
int[]|stringArray or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude.
If$include
is non-empty,$exclude
is ignored.
Default empty array.exclude_tree
int[]|stringArray or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude along with all of their descendant terms. If$include
is non-empty,$exclude_tree
is ignored. Default empty array.number
int|stringMaximum number of terms to return. Accepts
(all) or any positive number. Default''
|0
(all). Note that''
|0$number
may not return accurate results when coupled with$object_ids
.
See #41796 for details.offset
intThe number by which to offset the terms query.fields
stringTerm fields to query for. Accepts:
'all'
Returns an array of complete term objects (WP_Term[]
).'all_with_object_id'
Returns an array of term objects with the'object_id'
param (WP_Term[]
). Works only when the$object_ids
parameter is populated.'ids'
Returns an array of term IDs (int[]
).'tt_ids'
Returns an array of term taxonomy IDs (int[]
).'names'
Returns an array of term names (string[]
).'slugs'
Returns an array of term slugs (string[]
).'count'
Returns the number of matching terms (int
).'id=>parent'
Returns an associative array of parent term IDs, keyed by term ID (int[]
).'id=>name'
Returns an associative array of term names, keyed by term ID (string[]
).'id=>slug'
Returns an associative array of term slugs, keyed by term ID (string[]
).
'all'
.count
boolWhether to return a term count. If true, will take precedence over$fields
. Default false.name
string|string[]Name or array of names to return term(s) for.
slug
string|string[]Slug or array of slugs to return term(s) for.
term_taxonomy_id
int|int[]Term taxonomy ID, or array of term taxonomy IDs, to match when querying terms.hierarchical
boolWhether to include terms that have non-empty descendants (even if$hide_empty
is set to true). Default true.search
stringSearch criteria to match terms. Will be SQL-formatted with wildcards before and after.name__like
stringRetrieve terms with criteria by which a term is LIKE$name__like
.description__like
stringRetrieve terms where the description is LIKE$description__like
.pad_counts
boolWhether to pad the quantity of a term's children in the quantity of each term's "count" object variable. Default false.get
stringWhether to return terms regardless of ancestry or whether the terms are empty. Accepts'all'
or''
(disabled). Default''
.child_of
intTerm ID to retrieve child terms of. If multiple taxonomies are passed,$child_of
is ignored. Default 0.parent
intParent term ID to retrieve direct-child terms of.
childless
boolTrue to limit results to terms that have no children.
This parameter has no effect on non-hierarchical taxonomies.
Default false.cache_domain
stringUnique cache key to be produced when this query is stored in an object cache. Default'core'
.update_term_meta_cache
boolWhether to prime meta caches for matched terms. Default true.meta_key
string|string[]Meta key or keys to filter by.meta_value
string|string[]Meta value or values to filter by.meta_compare
stringMySQL operator used for comparing the meta value.
See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.meta_compare_key
stringMySQL operator used for comparing the meta key.
See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.meta_type
stringMySQL data type that the meta_value column will be CAST to for comparisons.
See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.meta_type_key
stringMySQL data type that the meta_key column will be CAST to for comparisons.
See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value.meta_query
arrayAn associative array of WP_Meta_Query arguments.
See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values.
Default:
''
Return
string HTML dropdown list of categories.
More Information
If you want to allow users to select multiple values, use wp_category_checklist() .
The wp_dropdown_cats filter is applied to the output string before it is echoed/returned.
Source
File: wp-includes/category-template.php
.
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function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
$defaults = array(
'show_option_all' => '',
'show_option_none' => '',
'orderby' => 'id',
'order' => 'ASC',
'show_count' => 0,
'hide_empty' => 1,
'child_of' => 0,
'exclude' => '',
'echo' => 1,
'selected' => 0,
'hierarchical' => 0,
'name' => 'cat',
'id' => '',
'class' => 'postform',
'depth' => 0,
'tab_index' => 0,
'taxonomy' => 'category',
'hide_if_empty' => false,
'option_none_value' => -1,
'value_field' => 'term_id',
'required' => false,
'aria_describedby' => '',
);
$defaults['selected'] = ( is_category() ) ? get_query_var( 'cat' ) : 0;
// Back compat.
if ( isset( $args['type'] ) && 'link' === $args['type'] ) {
_deprecated_argument(
__FUNCTION__,
'3.0.0',
sprintf(
/* translators: 1: "type => link", 2: "taxonomy => link_category" */
__( '%1$s is deprecated. Use %2$s instead.' ),
'<code>type => link</code>',
'<code>taxonomy => link_category</code>'
)
);
$args['taxonomy'] = 'link_category';
}
// Parse incoming $args into an array and merge it with $defaults.
$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
$option_none_value = $parsed_args['option_none_value'];
if ( ! isset( $parsed_args['pad_counts'] ) && $parsed_args['show_count'] && $parsed_args['hierarchical'] ) {
$parsed_args['pad_counts'] = true;
}
$tab_index = $parsed_args['tab_index'];
$tab_index_attribute = '';
if ( (int) $tab_index > 0 ) {
$tab_index_attribute = " tabindex=\"$tab_index\"";
}
// Avoid clashes with the 'name' param of get_terms().
$get_terms_args = $parsed_args;
unset( $get_terms_args['name'] );
$categories = get_terms( $get_terms_args );
$name = esc_attr( $parsed_args['name'] );
$class = esc_attr( $parsed_args['class'] );
$id = $parsed_args['id'] ? esc_attr( $parsed_args['id'] ) : $name;
$required = $parsed_args['required'] ? 'required' : '';
$aria_describedby_attribute = $parsed_args['aria_describedby'] ? ' aria-describedby="' . esc_attr( $parsed_args['aria_describedby'] ) . '"' : '';
if ( ! $parsed_args['hide_if_empty'] || ! empty( $categories ) ) {
$output = "<select $required name='$name' id='$id' class='$class'$tab_index_attribute$aria_describedby_attribute>\n";
} else {
$output = '';
}
if ( empty( $categories ) && ! $parsed_args['hide_if_empty'] && ! empty( $parsed_args['show_option_none'] ) ) {
/**
* Filters a taxonomy drop-down display element.
*
* A variety of taxonomy drop-down display elements can be modified
* just prior to display via this filter. Filterable arguments include
* 'show_option_none', 'show_option_all', and various forms of the
* term name.
*
* @since 1.2.0
*
* @see wp_dropdown_categories()
*
* @param string $element Category name.
* @param WP_Term|null $category The category object, or null if there's no corresponding category.
*/
$show_option_none = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $parsed_args['show_option_none'], null );
$output .= "\t<option value='" . esc_attr( $option_none_value ) . "' selected='selected'>$show_option_none</option>\n";
}
if ( ! empty( $categories ) ) {
if ( $parsed_args['show_option_all'] ) {
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
$show_option_all = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $parsed_args['show_option_all'], null );
$selected = ( '0' === (string) $parsed_args['selected'] ) ? " selected='selected'" : '';
$output .= "\t<option value='0'$selected>$show_option_all</option>\n";
}
if ( $parsed_args['show_option_none'] ) {
/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
$show_option_none = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $parsed_args['show_option_none'], null );
$selected = selected( $option_none_value, $parsed_args['selected'], false );
$output .= "\t<option value='" . esc_attr( $option_none_value ) . "'$selected>$show_option_none</option>\n";
}
if ( $parsed_args['hierarchical'] ) {
$depth = $parsed_args['depth']; // Walk the full depth.
} else {
$depth = -1; // Flat.
}
$output .= walk_category_dropdown_tree( $categories, $depth, $parsed_args );
}
if ( ! $parsed_args['hide_if_empty'] || ! empty( $categories ) ) {
$output .= "</select>\n";
}
/**
* Filters the taxonomy drop-down output.
*
* @since 2.1.0
*
* @param string $output HTML output.
* @param array $parsed_args Arguments used to build the drop-down.
*/
$output = apply_filters( 'wp_dropdown_cats', $output, $parsed_args );
if ( $parsed_args['echo'] ) {
echo $output;
}
return $output;
}
Hooks
-
apply_filters( 'list_cats',
string $element ,WP_Term|null $category ) -
Filters a taxonomy drop-down display element.
-
apply_filters( 'wp_dropdown_cats',
string $output ,array $parsed_args ) -
Filters the taxonomy drop-down output.
Changelog
Version | Description |
---|---|
6.1.0 | Introduced the aria_describedby argument. |
4.6.0 | Introduced the required argument. |
4.2.0 | Introduced the value_field argument. |
2.1.0 | Introduced. |
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This example displays a category dropdown list using JavaScript instead of a submit button, with a no-selection option (labeled: “Select category”):
By default,
wp_dropdown_categories
only returns categories that have been assigned to at least one post. To override this set thehide_empty
parameter to false ("0"
).In this example the echo parameter (
echo=0
) is used. A simplepreg_replace
inserts the JavaScript code. It even works without JavaScript (submit button is wrapped bynoscript
tags).You can use Walker with this wp_dropdown_categories function.
Example –
With the following example, when category is selected, you can automatically redirect to the category detail page.
With the following example you add a selected to the current tag archive page.
Displays a hierarchical category dropdown list in an HTML select form with a submit button, with a count of posts in each category.
It’s
hide_empty
NOThide_if_empty
!In the args’ Parameters list.
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Feedback
Both parameters exist as valid arguments. — By crstauf —
Documentation is correct, there are 2 parameters: – hide_if_empty: to create or not the markup if there are no categories – hide_empty: to include or not categories with no posts attached — By GodsDeneuve —