the_category( string $separator = '', string $parents = '', int $post_id = false )

Parameters

$separatorstringoptional

Separator between the categories. By default, the links are placed in an unordered list. An empty string will result in the default behavior.Default: ''

$parentsstringoptional

How to display the parents. Accepts 'multiple', 'single', or empty. Default empty string.Default: ''

$post_idintoptional

ID of the post to retrieve categories for. Defaults to the current post.Default: false

Uses · 1

• get_the_category_list()Retrieves category list for a post in either HTML list or custom format.

Used by · 1

• twentytwenty_get_post_meta()Retrieves the post meta.

Source

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276function the_category( $separator = '', $parents = '', $post_id = false ) {277	echo get_the_category_list( $separator, $parents, $post_id );278}

History

Introduced in 0.71. One change between 6.7.7 and 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

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