Get Categories and Subcategory For Specific Post

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Tutorial to call a parent category or subcategory for specific post using wp_list_categories in WordPress , also we show how to add category control to your customizer.

Display the categories (or terms from other taxonomies) assigned to a post ordered by parent-child category relationship. Similar to the function get_the_category_list() which orders the categories by name. This example must be used inside the loop. Read also Get Category in WP – Parent, Link, Subcategory, ID, Name, List

Get Categories and Subcategory For Specific Post

global $post;
$taxonomy = 'category';
 
// Get the term IDs assigned to post.
$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
 
// Separator between links.
$separator = ', ';
 
if ( ! empty( $post_terms ) && ! is_wp_error( $post_terms ) ) {
 
 $term_ids = implode( ',' , $post_terms );
 
 $terms = wp_list_categories( array(
 'title_li' => '',
 'style' => 'none',
 'echo' => false,
 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,
 'include' => $term_ids
 ) );
 
 $terms = rtrim( trim( str_replace( '<br />', $separator, $terms ) ), $separator );
 
 // Display post categories.
 echo $terms;
}

Get Subcategory For Specific Post

You need to assign ID of parent category into array where child_of is written change with your own ID

global $post;
$taxonomy = 'category';
// Get the term IDs assigned to post.
$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
// Separator between links.
$separator = ', ';
 if ( ! empty( $post_terms ) && ! is_wp_error( $post_terms ) ) {
 $term_ids = implode( ',' , $post_terms );
 $terms = wp_list_categories( array(
 'title_li' => '',
 'style' => 'none',
 'show_option_none' => '', 
 'child_of' => 2, //ID of category
 'echo' => false,
 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,
 'include' => $term_ids
 ) );
 $terms = rtrim( trim( str_replace( '<br />', $separator, $terms ) ), $separator );
 // Display post categories.
 echo $terms;
 }

Get Subcategory For Specific Post using custom call at Theme option or Customizer

you need to add category drop down to your customizer so whenever user select a particular category to show child than it will be displayed.

Into Customizer

// create an empty array
$cats = array();
 
// we loop over the categories and set the names and
// labels we need
foreach ( get_categories() as $categoriesi => $categoryy ){
 $cats[$categoryy->term_id] = $categoryy->name;
}
 

$wp_customize->add_setting( 'CallHere', array(
 'default' => 1,
 'sanitize_callback' => 'absint'
) );
 
$wp_customize->add_control( 'cat_contlr_top', array(
 'settings' => 'CallHere',
 'label' => 'Top Category Select',
 'type' => 'select',
 'choices' => $cats,
 'section' => 'panel_tabs', // depending on where you want it to be
) );

Calling function

$CallHere = absint(get_theme_mod('MYCat'));

Code to show category

global $post;
$taxonomy = 'category';
// Get the term IDs assigned to post.
$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
// Separator between links.
$separator = ', ';
 if ( ! empty( $post_terms ) && ! is_wp_error( $post_terms ) ) {
 $term_ids = implode( ',' , $post_terms );
 $terms = wp_list_categories( array(
 'title_li' => '',
 'style' => 'none',
 'show_option_none' => '', 
 'child_of' => $CallHere,
 'echo' => false,
 'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,
 'include' => $term_ids
 ) );
 $terms = rtrim( trim( str_replace( '<br />', $separator, $terms ) ), $separator );
 // Display post categories.
 echo $terms;
 }

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One thought on “Get Categories and Subcategory For Specific Post

  1. Thank you! I’ve been struggling and for months after this code “Get Subcategory For Specific Post”.
    I just wanted a code to echo the child term of a parent in my taxonomy. And finally, here it is! I’m so glad!

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