Using WordPress ‘category_list_link_attributes’ PHP filter

The category_list_link_attributes WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the HTML attributes applied to a category list item’s anchor element.

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Usage

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'your_custom_function', 10, 4);

function your_custom_function($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    // your custom code here
    return $atts;
}

Parameters

• $atts (array) – The HTML attributes applied to the list item’s <a> element. Empty strings are ignored.
  • href (string) – The href attribute.
  • title (string) – The title attribute.
• $category (WP_Term) – Term data object.
• $depth (int) – Depth of the category, used for padding.
• $args (array) – An array of arguments.
• $current_object_id (int) – ID of the current category.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: category_list_link_attributes

Examples

Add a custom class to category links

This example adds a custom class ‘custom-category-link’ to all category list item anchor elements.

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'add_custom_class_to_category_links', 10, 4);

function add_custom_class_to_category_links($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    $atts['class'] = 'custom-category-link';
    return $atts;
}

Add a data attribute to category links

This example adds a ‘data-category-id’ attribute to all category list item anchor elements.

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'add_data_attribute_to_category_links', 10, 4);

function add_data_attribute_to_category_links($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    $atts['data-category-id'] = $category->term_id;
    return $atts;
}

Modify the title attribute of category links

This example adds the phrase ‘Click to view’ before the category name in the title attribute.

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'modify_title_attribute_of_category_links', 10, 4);

function modify_title_attribute_of_category_links($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    $atts['title'] = 'Click to view ' . $category->name;
    return $atts;
}

Change href attribute to use a custom URL structure

This example changes the href attribute to use a custom URL structure for category links.

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'change_href_attribute_of_category_links', 10, 4);

function change_href_attribute_of_category_links($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    $atts['href'] = '/custom-url-structure/' . $category->slug;
    return $atts;
}

Add an inline style for padding based on category depth

This example adds inline CSS padding to the left of category links based on their depth.

add_filter('category_list_link_attributes', 'add_padding_based_on_depth', 10, 4);

function add_padding_based_on_depth($atts, $category, $depth, $args) {
    $padding = 10 * $depth;
    $atts['style'] = "padding-left: {$padding}px;";
    return $atts;
}