Displays category list for a post in either HTML list or custom format.

Parameters

$separatorstringoptional

Separator between the categories. By default, the links are placed in an unordered list. An empty string will result in the default behavior.

Default:''

$parentsstringoptional

How to display the parents. Accepts 'multiple', 'single', or empty.

Default:''

$post_idintoptional

ID of the post to retrieve categories for. Defaults to the current post.

Default:false

Source

function the_category( $separator = '', $parents = '', $post_id = false ) {
	echo get_the_category_list( $separator, $parents, $post_id );
}

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