wp-includes/block-editor.php:69Returns all the categories for block types that will be shown in the block editor.
$post_or_block_editor_contextWP_Post|WP_Block_Editor_Contextarray[]2 hooks fire while get_block_categories() runs, in this order:
Filters the default array of categories for block types.
Filters the default array of categories for block types.
function get_block_categories( $post_or_block_editor_context ) { $block_categories = get_default_block_categories(); $block_editor_context = $post_or_block_editor_context instanceof WP_Post ? new WP_Block_Editor_Context( array( 'post' => $post_or_block_editor_context, ) ) : $post_or_block_editor_context; /** * Filters the default array of categories for block types. * * @since 5.8.0 * * @param array[] $block_categories Array of categories for block types. * @param WP_Block_Editor_Context $block_editor_context The current block editor context. */ $block_categories = apply_filters( 'block_categories_all', $block_categories, $block_editor_context ); if ( ! empty( $block_editor_context->post ) ) { $post = $block_editor_context->post; /** * Filters the default array of categories for block types. * * @since 5.0.0 * @deprecated 5.8.0 Use the {@see 'block_categories_all'} filter instead. * * @param array[] $block_categories Array of categories for block types. * @param WP_Post $post Post being loaded. */ $block_categories = apply_filters_deprecated( 'block_categories', array( $block_categories, $post ), '5.8.0', 'block_categories_all' ); } return $block_categories;}Introduced in 5.0.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.
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