How to Get Current Product Category Name In Woocommerce?

To get the current product category name in WooCommerce, you can use the following code snippet:

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$current_category = get_queried_object();

if ($current_category instanceof WP_Term) {
    $category_name = $current_category->name;
    echo $category_name;
}

This code retrieves the current category object and then checks if it is an instance of the WP_Term class. If it is, it fetches the name of the category and then displays it on the webpage.

How can I get the current product category name inside a custom product template in WooCommerce?

To get the current product category name inside a custom product template in WooCommerce, you can use the following code snippet:

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global $product;

// Get the product categories
$terms = get_the_terms( $product->get_id(), 'product_cat' );

if ( $terms && ! is_wp_error( $terms ) ) {
    // Get the category name
    $category_name = $terms[0]->name;

    // Output the category name
    echo $category_name;
}

You can place this code in your custom product template file where you want to display the product category name. This code will retrieve the current product category name and output it on the product template page.

What is the function to get current product category name in WooCommerce?

To get the current product category name in WooCommerce, you can use the following function:

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$current_category = get_queried_object();
if ($current_category) {
    echo $current_category->name;
}

This code snippet will get the queried object, which in this case should be the current product category, and then echo out the name of that category.

What is the process for adding the current product category name to the product page meta in WooCommerce?

To add the current product category name to the product page meta in WooCommerce, you can follow these steps:

1. Edit the functions.php file of your theme or child theme.
2. Add the following code snippet to the functions.php file:

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add_filter( 'wpseo_title', 'add_product_category_to_meta', 10, 1 );

function add_product_category_to_meta( $title ) {
    if ( is_product() ) {
        global $product;
        $categories = get_the_terms( $product->get_id(), 'product_cat' );
        
        if ( ! empty( $categories ) ) {
            $category = reset( $categories );
            $title .= ' | ' . $category->name;
        }
    }

    return $title;
}

1. Save the functions.php file and refresh your website to see the changes.

This code snippet will add the current product category name to the meta title of the product page in WooCommerce. It first checks if the current page is a product page and then retrieves the product category information to append it to the meta title.

What is the conditional tag for checking if a product is in a specific category in WooCommerce?

The conditional tag for checking if a product is in a specific category in WooCommerce is:

is_product_category( 'category-slug' )

This will return true if the product is assigned to the specified category, and false if it is not.