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Deprecated Deprecated
This function has been deprecated. Use wp_dropdown_categories() instead.
Summery Summery
Legacy function used for generating a categories drop-down control.
Syntax Syntax
Parameters Parameters
- $currentcat
-
(Optional) ID of the current category. Default 0.
- $currentparent
-
(Optional) Current parent category ID. Default 0.
- $parent
-
(Optional) Parent ID to retrieve categories for. Default 0.
- $level
-
(Optional) Number of levels deep to display. Default 0.
- $categories
-
(Optional) Categories to include in the control. Default 0.
Return Return
(bool|null) False if no categories were found.
Source Source
File: wp-admin/includes/deprecated.php
function wp_dropdown_cats( $currentcat = 0, $currentparent = 0, $parent = 0, $level = 0, $categories = 0 ) {
_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '3.0.0', 'wp_dropdown_categories()' );
if (!$categories )
$categories = get_categories( array('hide_empty' => 0) );
if ( $categories ) {
foreach ( $categories as $category ) {
if ( $currentcat != $category->term_id && $parent == $category->parent) {
$pad = str_repeat( '– ', $level );
$category->name = esc_html( $category->name );
echo "\n\t<option value='$category->term_id'";
if ( $currentparent == $category->term_id )
echo " selected='selected'";
echo ">$pad$category->name</option>";
wp_dropdown_cats( $currentcat, $currentparent, $category->term_id, $level +1, $categories );
}
}
} else {
return false;
}
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | Use wp_dropdown_categories() |
| 1.2.0 | Introduced. |