post_categories_meta_box() WordPress Function
The post_categories_meta_box() function allows you to add, edit, and delete categories for your post. This function is helpful if you want to change the default category for your post or if you want to add a new category.
post_categories_meta_box( WP_Post $post, array $box ) #
Displays post categories form fields.
Parameters
- $post
(WP_Post)(Required)Current post object.
- $box
(array)(Required)Categories meta box arguments.
- 'id'
(string) Meta box 'id' attribute. - 'title'
(string) Meta box title. - 'callback'
(callable) Meta box display callback. - 'args'
(array) Extra meta box arguments.- 'taxonomy'
(string) Taxonomy. Default 'category'.
- 'taxonomy'
- 'id'
Source
File: wp-admin/includes/meta-boxes.php
function post_categories_meta_box( $post, $box ) { $defaults = array( 'taxonomy' => 'category' ); if ( ! isset( $box['args'] ) || ! is_array( $box['args'] ) ) { $args = array(); } else { $args = $box['args']; } $parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults ); $tax_name = esc_attr( $parsed_args['taxonomy'] ); $taxonomy = get_taxonomy( $parsed_args['taxonomy'] ); ?> <div id="taxonomy-<?php echo $tax_name; ?>" class="categorydiv"> <ul id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-tabs" class="category-tabs"> <li class="tabs"><a href="#<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-all"><?php echo $taxonomy->labels->all_items; ?></a></li> <li class="hide-if-no-js"><a href="#<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-pop"><?php echo esc_html( $taxonomy->labels->most_used ); ?></a></li> </ul> <div id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-pop" class="tabs-panel" style="display: none;"> <ul id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>checklist-pop" class="categorychecklist form-no-clear" > <?php $popular_ids = wp_popular_terms_checklist( $tax_name ); ?> </ul> </div> <div id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-all" class="tabs-panel"> <?php $name = ( 'category' === $tax_name ) ? 'post_category' : 'tax_input[' . $tax_name . ']'; // Allows for an empty term set to be sent. 0 is an invalid term ID and will be ignored by empty() checks. echo "<input type='hidden' name='{$name}[]' value='0' />"; ?> <ul id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>checklist" data-wp-lists="list:<?php echo $tax_name; ?>" class="categorychecklist form-no-clear"> <?php wp_terms_checklist( $post->ID, array( 'taxonomy' => $tax_name, 'popular_cats' => $popular_ids, ) ); ?> </ul> </div> <?php if ( current_user_can( $taxonomy->cap->edit_terms ) ) : ?> <div id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-adder" class="wp-hidden-children"> <a id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-add-toggle" href="#<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-add" class="hide-if-no-js taxonomy-add-new"> <?php /* translators: %s: Add New taxonomy label. */ printf( __( '+ %s' ), $taxonomy->labels->add_new_item ); ?> </a> <p id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-add" class="category-add wp-hidden-child"> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="new<?php echo $tax_name; ?>"><?php echo $taxonomy->labels->add_new_item; ?></label> <input type="text" name="new<?php echo $tax_name; ?>" id="new<?php echo $tax_name; ?>" class="form-required form-input-tip" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $taxonomy->labels->new_item_name ); ?>" aria-required="true" /> <label class="screen-reader-text" for="new<?php echo $tax_name; ?>_parent"> <?php echo $taxonomy->labels->parent_item_colon; ?> </label> <?php $parent_dropdown_args = array( 'taxonomy' => $tax_name, 'hide_empty' => 0, 'name' => 'new' . $tax_name . '_parent', 'orderby' => 'name', 'hierarchical' => 1, 'show_option_none' => '— ' . $taxonomy->labels->parent_item . ' —', ); /** * Filters the arguments for the taxonomy parent dropdown on the Post Edit page. * * @since 4.4.0 * * @param array $parent_dropdown_args { * Optional. Array of arguments to generate parent dropdown. * * @type string $taxonomy Name of the taxonomy to retrieve. * @type bool $hide_if_empty True to skip generating markup if no * categories are found. Default 0. * @type string $name Value for the 'name' attribute * of the select element. * Default "new{$tax_name}_parent". * @type string $orderby Which column to use for ordering * terms. Default 'name'. * @type bool|int $hierarchical Whether to traverse the taxonomy * hierarchy. Default 1. * @type string $show_option_none Text to display for the "none" option. * Default "— {$parent} —", * where `$parent` is 'parent_item' * taxonomy label. * } */ $parent_dropdown_args = apply_filters( 'post_edit_category_parent_dropdown_args', $parent_dropdown_args ); wp_dropdown_categories( $parent_dropdown_args ); ?> <input type="button" id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-add-submit" data-wp-lists="add:<?php echo $tax_name; ?>checklist:<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-add" class="button category-add-submit" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $taxonomy->labels->add_new_item ); ?>" /> <?php wp_nonce_field( 'add-' . $tax_name, '_ajax_nonce-add-' . $tax_name, false ); ?> <span id="<?php echo $tax_name; ?>-ajax-response"></span> </p> </div> <?php endif; ?> </div> <?php }
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