While working for a freelance client I had to “detect” the cart item categories in order to apply some PHP customization.
So I thought – why not share with you how to display product categories in the Cart and Checkout? This adds a nice touch to those two vital pages, and prints a list of product categories under each cart item.
Also, I’m glad to introduce you to the amazing world of “wc_get_product_category_list“, a very handy WooCommerce PHP function!
PHP Snippet: Display Categories Under Product Name @ WooCommerce Cart
/**
* @snippet Display Product Categories @ WooCommerce Cart, Checkout
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* @author Rodolfo Melogli
* @testedwith WooCommerce 7
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*/
add_filter( 'woocommerce_cart_item_name', 'bbloomer_cart_item_category', 9999, 3 );
function bbloomer_cart_item_category( $name, $cart_item, $cart_item_key ) {
$product = $cart_item['data'];
if ( $product->is_type( 'variation' ) ) {
$product = wc_get_product( $product->get_parent_id() );
}
$cat_ids = $product->get_category_ids();
if ( $cat_ids ) $name .= '<br>' . wc_get_product_category_list( $product->get_id(), ', ', '<span class="posted_in">' . _n( 'Category:', 'Categories:', count( $cat_ids ), 'woocommerce' ) . ' ', '</span>' );
return $name;
}