Function Signature:
the_category
Function Description:
Displays category list for a post in either HTML list or custom format.
Function Examples:
⚠️ Examples below are generated with GPT-3 once every hour. Do not take them too seriously.
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// Basic usage: Display the categories of the current post
the_category();
// Common pitfall: Make sure to use the function within the WordPress loop to display the correct categories
if ( have_posts() ) {
while ( have_posts() ) {
the_post();
the_category();
}
}
// Advanced usage: Customize the output of the categories by specifying arguments
$args = array(
'orderby' => 'name',
'style' => 'list',
'show_count' => true,
'use_desc_for_title' => false,
'hierarchical' => true,
'title_li' => ''
);
the_category( $args );