get_taxonomy_labels( WP_Taxonomy $tax )

Builds an object with all taxonomy labels out of a taxonomy object.

Parameters

$tax: (Required) Taxonomy object.

Return

(object) Taxonomy labels object. The first default value is for non-hierarchical taxonomies (like tags) and the second one is for hierarchical taxonomies (like categories).

'name'
(string) General name for the taxonomy, usually plural. The same as and overridden by $tax->label. Default 'Tags'/'Categories'.
'singular_name'
(string) Name for one object of this taxonomy. Default 'Tag'/'Category'.
'search_items'
(string) Default 'Search Tags'/'Search Categories'.
'popular_items'
(string) This label is only used for non-hierarchical taxonomies. Default 'Popular Tags'.
'all_items'
(string) Default 'All Tags'/'All Categories'.
'parent_item'
(string) This label is only used for hierarchical taxonomies. Default 'Parent Category'.
'parent_item_colon'
(string) The same as parent_item, but with colon : in the end.
'edit_item'
(string) Default 'Edit Tag'/'Edit Category'.
'view_item'
(string) Default 'View Tag'/'View Category'.
'update_item'
(string) Default 'Update Tag'/'Update Category'.
'add_new_item'
(string) Default 'Add New Tag'/'Add New Category'.
'new_item_name'
(string) Default 'New Tag Name'/'New Category Name'.
'separate_items_with_commas'
(string) This label is only used for non-hierarchical taxonomies. Default 'Separate tags with commas', used in the meta box.
'add_or_remove_items'
(string) This label is only used for non-hierarchical taxonomies. Default 'Add or remove tags', used in the meta box when JavaScript is disabled.
'choose_from_most_used'
(string) This label is only used on non-hierarchical taxonomies. Default 'Choose from the most used tags', used in the meta box.
'not_found'
(string) Default 'No tags found'/'No categories found', used in the meta box and taxonomy list table.
'no_terms'
(string) Default 'No tags'/'No categories', used in the posts and media list tables.
'items_list_navigation'
(string) Label for the table pagination hidden heading.
'items_list'
(string) Label for the table hidden heading.
'most_used'
(string) Title for the Most Used tab. Default 'Most Used'.
'back_to_items'
(string) Label displayed after a term has been updated.

Source

File: wp-includes/taxonomy.php

function get_taxonomy_labels( $tax ) {
	$tax->labels = (array) $tax->labels;

	if ( isset( $tax->helps ) && empty( $tax->labels['separate_items_with_commas'] ) )
		$tax->labels['separate_items_with_commas'] = $tax->helps;

	if ( isset( $tax->no_tagcloud ) && empty( $tax->labels['not_found'] ) )
		$tax->labels['not_found'] = $tax->no_tagcloud;

	$nohier_vs_hier_defaults = array(
		'name' => array( _x( 'Tags', 'taxonomy general name' ), _x( 'Categories', 'taxonomy general name' ) ),
		'singular_name' => array( _x( 'Tag', 'taxonomy singular name' ), _x( 'Category', 'taxonomy singular name' ) ),
		'search_items' => array( __( 'Search Tags' ), __( 'Search Categories' ) ),
		'popular_items' => array( __( 'Popular Tags' ), null ),
		'all_items' => array( __( 'All Tags' ), __( 'All Categories' ) ),
		'parent_item' => array( null, __( 'Parent Category' ) ),
		'parent_item_colon' => array( null, __( 'Parent Category:' ) ),
		'edit_item' => array( __( 'Edit Tag' ), __( 'Edit Category' ) ),
		'view_item' => array( __( 'View Tag' ), __( 'View Category' ) ),
		'update_item' => array( __( 'Update Tag' ), __( 'Update Category' ) ),
		'add_new_item' => array( __( 'Add New Tag' ), __( 'Add New Category' ) ),
		'new_item_name' => array( __( 'New Tag Name' ), __( 'New Category Name' ) ),
		'separate_items_with_commas' => array( __( 'Separate tags with commas' ), null ),
		'add_or_remove_items' => array( __( 'Add or remove tags' ), null ),
		'choose_from_most_used' => array( __( 'Choose from the most used tags' ), null ),
		'not_found' => array( __( 'No tags found.' ), __( 'No categories found.' ) ),
		'no_terms' => array( __( 'No tags' ), __( 'No categories' ) ),
		'items_list_navigation' => array( __( 'Tags list navigation' ), __( 'Categories list navigation' ) ),
		'items_list' => array( __( 'Tags list' ), __( 'Categories list' ) ),
		/* translators: Tab heading when selecting from the most used terms */
		'most_used' => array( _x( 'Most Used', 'tags' ), _x( 'Most Used', 'categories' ) ),
		'back_to_items' => array( __( '&larr; Back to Tags' ), __( '&larr; Back to Categories' ) ),
	);
	$nohier_vs_hier_defaults['menu_name'] = $nohier_vs_hier_defaults['name'];

	$labels = _get_custom_object_labels( $tax, $nohier_vs_hier_defaults );

	$taxonomy = $tax->name;

	$default_labels = clone $labels;

	/**
	 * Filters the labels of a specific taxonomy.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$taxonomy`, refers to the taxonomy slug.
	 *
	 * @since WP-4.4.0
	 *
	 * @see get_taxonomy_labels() for the full list of taxonomy labels.
	 *
	 * @param object $labels Object with labels for the taxonomy as member variables.
	 */
	$labels = apply_filters( "taxonomy_labels_{$taxonomy}", $labels );

	// Ensure that the filtered labels contain all required default values.
	$labels = (object) array_merge( (array) $default_labels, (array) $labels );

	return $labels;
}

Expand Source Code View on GitHub

Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/l10n.php: _x()	Retrieve translated string with gettext context.
wp-includes/l10n.php: __()	Retrieve the translation of $text.
wp-includes/plugin.php: apply_filters()	Call the functions added to a filter hook.
wp-includes/post.php: _get_custom_object_labels()	Build an object with custom-something object (post type, taxonomy) labels out of a custom-something object
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: taxonomy_labels_{$taxonomy}	Filters the labels of a specific taxonomy.

Used By

Used By
Used By	Description
wp-includes/class-wp-taxonomy.php: WP_Taxonomy::set_props()	Sets taxonomy properties.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
WP-4.9.0	Added the `most_used` and `back_to_items` labels.
WP-4.4.0	Added the `items_list_navigation` and `items_list` labels.
WP-4.3.0	Added the `no_terms` label.
WP-3.0.0	Introduced.