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Are you looking to customize the names of the categories in your WordPress website’s category dropdown widget? By default, WordPress uses the actual category names in the dropdown list, but what if you want to display different names that are more user-friendly or align better with your website’s branding? In this article, we will show you how to change the select category names within the category dropdown widget in a few simple steps. Customize your category dropdown widget to better suit your website’s needs and improve the user experience for your audience.
function wpturbo_change_category_name($cat_name) {
$change_cat_name = 'New Category Name';
if ($cat_name == 'Old Category Name') {
return $change_cat_name;
}
return $cat_name;
}
add_filter('widget_categories_dropdown_args', 'wpturbo_change_category_name');
The code snippet provided demonstrates how to change the name of a specific category within a category dropdown widget in WordPress.
The first part of the code defines a function called wpturbo_change_category_name($cat_name). This function takes the current category name as a parameter and will be responsible for modifying the name.
Next, we declare a variable $change_cat_name and set it to the desired new name for the category. In this example, the new name is "New Category Name".
The if statement checks if the current category name is equal to the old category name that needs to be changed. In this case, the old name is "Old Category Name". If the condition is true, the function returns the new name, $change_cat_name, effectively changing the category name. If the condition is false, the function returns the original category name unchanged.
Finally, we use the add_filter() function to add our function wpturbo_change_category_name() as a filter to the widget_categories_dropdown_args hook. This hook is responsible for modifying the arguments used to generate the category dropdown widget. By applying our filter, we are able to modify the category name before it is displayed in the widget.
By combining all these steps, the code snippet allows you to change the select category name within the category dropdown widget in WordPress.