Using WordPress ‘edit_{$taxonomy}_{$field}’ PHP filter

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The edit_{$taxonomy}_{$field} WordPress PHP filter allows you to modify the taxonomy field before it is sanitized. The dynamic portions of the filter name, $taxonomy and $field, represent the taxonomy slug and taxonomy field respectively.

Usage

add_filter('edit_{$taxonomy}_{$field}', 'my_custom_function', 10, 2);

function my_custom_function($value, $term_id) {
  // Your custom code here
  return $value;
}

Parameters

  • $value (mixed): The value of the taxonomy field to edit.
  • $term_id (int): The term ID.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: edit_{$taxonomy}_{$field}

Examples

Change the Category Description

Modify the category description before it’s sanitized:

add_filter('edit_category_description', 'my_custom_category_description', 10, 2);

function my_custom_category_description($value, $term_id) {
  $value = strtoupper($value);
  return $value;
}

Add a Prefix to Tag Name

Add a prefix to the tag name before it’s sanitized:

add_filter('edit_post_tag_name', 'my_custom_tag_name', 10, 2);

function my_custom_tag_name($value, $term_id) {
  $value = 'Tag: ' . $value;
  return $value;
}

Modify Custom Taxonomy Slug

Modify the slug of a custom taxonomy called ‘location’ before it’s sanitized:

add_filter('edit_location_slug', 'my_custom_location_slug', 10, 2);

function my_custom_location_slug($value, $term_id) {
  $value = 'loc-' . $value;
  return $value;
}

Remove HTML Tags from Custom Taxonomy Description

Remove HTML tags from a custom taxonomy called ‘color’ description before it’s sanitized:

add_filter('edit_color_description', 'my_custom_color_description', 10, 2);

function my_custom_color_description($value, $term_id) {
  $value = strip_tags($value);
  return $value;
}

Modify Category Parent

Modify the parent of a category before it’s sanitized:

add_filter('edit_category_parent', 'my_custom_category_parent', 10, 2);

function my_custom_category_parent($value, $term_id) {
  if ($value == 1) {
    $value = 2;
  }
  return $value;
}