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

Displays category list for a post in either HTML list or custom format.

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:''

$post_idintoptional
ID of the post to retrieve categories for. Defaults to the current post.

Default:false

Source

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

Changelog

VersionDescription
0.71Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    $parents
     ▪ ‘multiple’ – Display separate links to parent and child categories, exhibiting “parent/child” relationship. (Exhibiting the parents and child with links pointing for both)
     ▪ ‘single’ – Display link to child category only, with link text exhibiting “parent/child” relationship. (Exhibiting the parents and child but the link points only to the child category)

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