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get_category_template › WordPress Function

Since1.5.0
Deprecatedn/a
› get_category_template ( No parameters )
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Returns:
  • (string) Full path to category template file.
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Change Log:
  • 4.7.0

Retrieves path of category template in current or parent template.

The hierarchy for this template looks like: 1. category-{slug}.php 2. category-{id}.php 3. category.php An example of this is: 1. category-news.php 2. category-2.php 3. category.php The template hierarchy and template path are filterable via the {@see '$type_template_hierarchy'} and {@see '$type_template'} dynamic hooks, where $type is 'category'.


Related Functions: get_author_template, get_date_template, get_query_template, get_tag_template, get_page_template

Source 

function get_category_template() {
	$category = get_queried_object();

	$templates = array();

	if ( ! empty( $category->slug ) ) {

		$slug_decoded = urldecode( $category->slug );
		if ( $slug_decoded !== $category->slug ) {
			$templates[] = "category-{$slug_decoded}.php";
		}

		$templates[] = "category-{$category->slug}.php";
		$templates[] = "category-{$category->term_id}.php";
	}
	$templates[] = 'category.php';

	return get_query_template( 'category', $templates );
}