category_description( int $category )

Retrieve category description.


Description Description


Parameters Parameters

$category

(int) (Optional) Category ID. Will use global category ID by default.


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Return Return

(string) Category description, available.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/category-template.php

function category_description( $category = 0 ) {
	return term_description( $category );
}

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Changelog Changelog

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Version Description
1.0.0 Introduced.


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User Contributed Notes User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Codex

    Default Usage

    Displays the description of a category, given its id, by echoing the return value of the tag. If no category given and used on a category page, it returns the description of the current category.

     <div><?php echo category_description(3); ?></div> 
    

    Result:

    WordPress is a favorite blogging tool of mine and I share tips and tricks for using WordPress here.

    Note: if there is no category description, the function returns a br tag.

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    Contributed by Codex

    With Category Title

     <div>
     	<strong><?php single_cat_title( __( 'Currently browsing', 'textdomain' ) ); ?></strong>:
    	<?php echo category_description(); ?>
    </div> 
    

    Result:

    <strong>Currently browsing WordPress</strong>: WordPress is a favorite blogging tool of mine and I share tips and tricks for using WordPress here.
    

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