class WP_Term_Query {}

Class used for querying terms.

Description

See also

Methods

NameDescription
WP_Term_Query::__constructConstructor.
WP_Term_Query::format_termsFormat response depending on field requested.
WP_Term_Query::generate_cache_keyGenerate cache key.
WP_Term_Query::get_search_sqlUsed internally to generate a SQL string related to the ‘search’ parameter.
WP_Term_Query::get_termsRetrieves the query results.
WP_Term_Query::parse_orderParse an ‘order’ query variable and cast it to ASC or DESC as necessary.
WP_Term_Query::parse_orderbyParse and sanitize ‘orderby’ keys passed to the term query.
WP_Term_Query::parse_orderby_metaGenerate the ORDER BY clause for an ‘orderby’ param that is potentially related to a meta query.
WP_Term_Query::parse_queryParse arguments passed to the term query with default query parameters.
WP_Term_Query::populate_termsCreates an array of term objects from an array of term IDs.
WP_Term_Query::querySets up the query and retrieves the results.

Source

class WP_Term_Query {	/** * SQL string used to perform database query. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var string */	public $request;	/** * Metadata query container. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var WP_Meta_Query A meta query instance. */	public $meta_query = false;	/** * Metadata query clauses. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var array */	protected $meta_query_clauses;	/** * SQL query clauses. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var array */	protected $sql_clauses = array(	'select' => '',	'from' => '',	'where' => array(),	'orderby' => '',	'limits' => '',	);	/** * Query vars set by the user. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var array */	public $query_vars;	/** * Default values for query vars. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var array */	public $query_var_defaults;	/** * List of terms located by the query. * * @since 4.6.0 * @var array */	public $terms;	/** * Constructor. * * Sets up the term query, based on the query vars passed. * * @since 4.6.0 * @since 4.6.0 Introduced 'term_taxonomy_id' parameter. * @since 4.7.0 Introduced 'object_ids' parameter. * @since 4.9.0 Added 'slug__in' support for 'orderby'. * @since 5.1.0 Introduced the 'meta_compare_key' parameter. * @since 5.3.0 Introduced the 'meta_type_key' parameter. * @since 6.4.0 Introduced the 'cache_results' parameter. * * @param string|array $query { * Optional. Array or query string of term query parameters. Default empty. * * @type string|string[] $taxonomy Taxonomy name, or array of taxonomy names, to which results * should be limited. * @type int|int[] $object_ids Object ID, or array of object IDs. Results will be * limited to terms associated with these objects. * @type string $orderby Field(s) to order terms by. Accepts: * - Term fields ('name', 'slug', 'term_group', 'term_id', 'id', * 'description', 'parent', 'term_order'). Unless `$object_ids` * is not empty, 'term_order' is treated the same as 'term_id'. * - 'count' to use the number of objects associated with the term. * - 'include' to match the 'order' of the `$include` param. * - 'slug__in' to match the 'order' of the `$slug` param. * - 'meta_value' * - 'meta_value_num'. * - The value of `$meta_key`. * - The array keys of `$meta_query`. * - 'none' to omit the ORDER BY clause. * Default 'name'. * @type string $order Whether to order terms in ascending or descending order. * Accepts 'ASC' (ascending) or 'DESC' (descending). * Default 'ASC'. * @type bool|int $hide_empty Whether to hide terms not assigned to any posts. Accepts * 1|true or 0|false. Default 1|true. * @type int[]|string $include Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to include. * Default empty array. * @type int[]|string $exclude Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude. * If `$include` is non-empty, `$exclude` is ignored. * Default empty array. * @type int[]|string $exclude_tree Array or comma/space-separated string of term IDs to exclude * along with all of their descendant terms. If `$include` is * non-empty, `$exclude_tree` is ignored. Default empty array. * @type int|string $number Maximum number of terms to return. Accepts ''|0 (all) or any * positive number. Default ''|0 (all). Note that `$number` may * not return accurate results when coupled with `$object_ids`. * See #41796 for details. * @type int $offset The number by which to offset the terms query. Default empty. * @type string $fields Term fields to query for. Accepts: * - 'all' Returns an array of complete term objects (`WP_Term[]`). * - 'all_with_object_id' Returns an array of term objects * with the 'object_id' param (`WP_Term[]`). Works only * when the `$object_ids` parameter is populated. * - 'ids' Returns an array of term IDs (`int[]`). * - 'tt_ids' Returns an array of term taxonomy IDs (`int[]`). * - 'names' Returns an array of term names (`string[]`). * - 'slugs' Returns an array of term slugs (`string[]`). * - 'count' Returns the number of matching terms (`int`). * - 'id=>parent' Returns an associative array of parent term IDs, * keyed by term ID (`int[]`). * - 'id=>name' Returns an associative array of term names, * keyed by term ID (`string[]`). * - 'id=>slug' Returns an associative array of term slugs, * keyed by term ID (`string[]`). * Default 'all'. * @type string|string[] $name Name or array of names to return term(s) for. * Default empty. * @type string|string[] $slug Slug or array of slugs to return term(s) for. * Default empty. * @type int|int[] $term_taxonomy_id Term taxonomy ID, or array of term taxonomy IDs, * to match when querying terms. * @type bool $hierarchical Whether to include terms that have non-empty descendants * (even if `$hide_empty` is set to true). Default true. * @type string $search Search criteria to match terms. Will be SQL-formatted with * wildcards before and after. Default empty. * @type string $name__like Retrieve terms with criteria by which a term is LIKE * `$name__like`. Default empty. * @type string $description__like Retrieve terms where the description is LIKE * `$description__like`. Default empty. * @type bool $pad_counts Whether to pad the quantity of a term's children in the * quantity of each term's "count" object variable. * Default false. * @type string $get Whether to return terms regardless of ancestry or whether the * terms are empty. Accepts 'all' or '' (disabled). * Default ''. * @type int $child_of Term ID to retrieve child terms of. If multiple taxonomies * are passed, `$child_of` is ignored. Default 0. * @type int $parent Parent term ID to retrieve direct-child terms of. * Default empty. * @type bool $childless True to limit results to terms that have no children. * This parameter has no effect on non-hierarchical taxonomies. * Default false. * @type string $cache_domain Unique cache key to be produced when this query is stored in * an object cache. Default 'core'. * @type bool $cache_results Whether to cache term information. Default true. * @type bool $update_term_meta_cache Whether to prime meta caches for matched terms. Default true. * @type string|string[] $meta_key Meta key or keys to filter by. * @type string|string[] $meta_value Meta value or values to filter by. * @type string $meta_compare MySQL operator used for comparing the meta value. * See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value. * @type string $meta_compare_key MySQL operator used for comparing the meta key. * See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value. * @type string $meta_type MySQL data type that the meta_value column will be CAST to for comparisons. * See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value. * @type string $meta_type_key MySQL data type that the meta_key column will be CAST to for comparisons. * See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values and default value. * @type array $meta_query An associative array of WP_Meta_Query arguments. * See WP_Meta_Query::__construct() for accepted values. * } */	public function __construct( $query = '' ) {	$this->query_var_defaults = array(	'taxonomy' => null,	'object_ids' => null,	'orderby' => 'name',	'order' => 'ASC',	'hide_empty' => true,	'include' => array(),	'exclude' => array(),	'exclude_tree' => array(),	'number' => '',	'offset' => '',	'fields' => 'all',	'name' => '',	'slug' => '',	'term_taxonomy_id' => '',	'hierarchical' => true,	'search' => '',	'name__like' => '',	'description__like' => '',	'pad_counts' => false,	'get' => '',	'child_of' => 0,	'parent' => '',	'childless' => false,	'cache_domain' => 'core',	'cache_results' => true,	'update_term_meta_cache' => true,	'meta_query' => '',	'meta_key' => '',	'meta_value' => '',	'meta_type' => '',	'meta_compare' => '',	);	if ( ! empty( $query ) ) {	$this->query( $query );	}	}	/** * Parse arguments passed to the term query with default query parameters. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param string|array $query WP_Term_Query arguments. See WP_Term_Query::__construct() for accepted arguments. */	public function parse_query( $query = '' ) {	if ( empty( $query ) ) {	$query = $this->query_vars;	}	$taxonomies = isset( $query['taxonomy'] ) ? (array) $query['taxonomy'] : null;	/** * Filters the terms query default arguments. * * Use 'get_terms_args' to filter the passed arguments. * * @since 4.4.0 * * @param array $defaults An array of default get_terms() arguments. * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. */	$this->query_var_defaults = apply_filters( 'get_terms_defaults', $this->query_var_defaults, $taxonomies );	$query = wp_parse_args( $query, $this->query_var_defaults );	$query['number'] = absint( $query['number'] );	$query['offset'] = absint( $query['offset'] );	// 'parent' overrides 'child_of'.	if ( 0 < (int) $query['parent'] ) {	$query['child_of'] = false;	}	if ( 'all' === $query['get'] ) {	$query['childless'] = false;	$query['child_of'] = 0;	$query['hide_empty'] = 0;	$query['hierarchical'] = false;	$query['pad_counts'] = false;	}	$query['taxonomy'] = $taxonomies;	$this->query_vars = $query;	/** * Fires after term query vars have been parsed. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param WP_Term_Query $query Current instance of WP_Term_Query. */	do_action( 'parse_term_query', $this );	}	/** * Sets up the query and retrieves the results. * * The return type varies depending on the value passed to `$args['fields']`. See * WP_Term_Query::get_terms() for details. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param string|array $query Array or URL query string of parameters. * @return WP_Term[]|int[]|string[]|string Array of terms, or number of terms as numeric string * when 'count' is passed to `$args['fields']`. */	public function query( $query ) {	$this->query_vars = wp_parse_args( $query );	return $this->get_terms();	}	/** * Retrieves the query results. * * The return type varies depending on the value passed to `$args['fields']`. * * The following will result in an array of `WP_Term` objects being returned: * * - 'all' * - 'all_with_object_id' * * The following will result in a numeric string being returned: * * - 'count' * * The following will result in an array of text strings being returned: * * - 'id=>name' * - 'id=>slug' * - 'names' * - 'slugs' * * The following will result in an array of numeric strings being returned: * * - 'id=>parent' * * The following will result in an array of integers being returned: * * - 'ids' * - 'tt_ids' * * @since 4.6.0 * * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object. * * @return WP_Term[]|int[]|string[]|string Array of terms, or number of terms as numeric string * when 'count' is passed to `$args['fields']`. */	public function get_terms() {	global $wpdb;	$this->parse_query( $this->query_vars );	$args = &$this->query_vars;	// Set up meta_query so it's available to 'pre_get_terms'.	$this->meta_query = new WP_Meta_Query();	$this->meta_query->parse_query_vars( $args );	/** * Fires before terms are retrieved. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param WP_Term_Query $query Current instance of WP_Term_Query (passed by reference). */	do_action_ref_array( 'pre_get_terms', array( &$this ) );	$taxonomies = (array) $args['taxonomy'];	// Save queries by not crawling the tree in the case of multiple taxes or a flat tax.	$has_hierarchical_tax = false;	if ( $taxonomies ) {	foreach ( $taxonomies as $_tax ) {	if ( is_taxonomy_hierarchical( $_tax ) ) {	$has_hierarchical_tax = true;	}	}	} else {	// When no taxonomies are provided, assume we have to descend the tree.	$has_hierarchical_tax = true;	}	if ( ! $has_hierarchical_tax ) {	$args['hierarchical'] = false;	$args['pad_counts'] = false;	}	// 'parent' overrides 'child_of'.	if ( 0 < (int) $args['parent'] ) {	$args['child_of'] = false;	}	if ( 'all' === $args['get'] ) {	$args['childless'] = false;	$args['child_of'] = 0;	$args['hide_empty'] = 0;	$args['hierarchical'] = false;	$args['pad_counts'] = false;	}	/** * Filters the terms query arguments. * * @since 3.1.0 * * @param array $args An array of get_terms() arguments. * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. */	$args = apply_filters( 'get_terms_args', $args, $taxonomies );	// Avoid the query if the queried parent/child_of term has no descendants.	$child_of = $args['child_of'];	$parent = $args['parent'];	if ( $child_of ) {	$_parent = $child_of;	} elseif ( $parent ) {	$_parent = $parent;	} else {	$_parent = false;	}	if ( $_parent ) {	$in_hierarchy = false;	foreach ( $taxonomies as $_tax ) {	$hierarchy = _get_term_hierarchy( $_tax );	if ( isset( $hierarchy[ $_parent ] ) ) {	$in_hierarchy = true;	}	}	if ( ! $in_hierarchy ) {	if ( 'count' === $args['fields'] ) {	return 0;	} else {	$this->terms = array();	return $this->terms;	}	}	}	// 'term_order' is a legal sort order only when joining the relationship table.	$_orderby = $this->query_vars['orderby'];	if ( 'term_order' === $_orderby && empty( $this->query_vars['object_ids'] ) ) {	$_orderby = 'term_id';	}	$orderby = $this->parse_orderby( $_orderby );	if ( $orderby ) {	$orderby = "ORDER BY $orderby";	}	$order = $this->parse_order( $this->query_vars['order'] );	if ( $taxonomies ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['taxonomy'] =	"tt.taxonomy IN ('" . implode( "', '", array_map( 'esc_sql', $taxonomies ) ) . "')";	}	if ( empty( $args['exclude'] ) ) {	$args['exclude'] = array();	}	if ( empty( $args['include'] ) ) {	$args['include'] = array();	}	$exclude = $args['exclude'];	$exclude_tree = $args['exclude_tree'];	$include = $args['include'];	$inclusions = '';	if ( ! empty( $include ) ) {	$exclude = '';	$exclude_tree = '';	$inclusions = implode( ',', wp_parse_id_list( $include ) );	}	if ( ! empty( $inclusions ) ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['inclusions'] = 't.term_id IN ( ' . $inclusions . ' )';	}	$exclusions = array();	if ( ! empty( $exclude_tree ) ) {	$exclude_tree = wp_parse_id_list( $exclude_tree );	$excluded_children = $exclude_tree;	foreach ( $exclude_tree as $extrunk ) {	$excluded_children = array_merge(	$excluded_children,	(array) get_terms(	array(	'taxonomy' => reset( $taxonomies ),	'child_of' => (int) $extrunk,	'fields' => 'ids',	'hide_empty' => 0,	)	)	);	}	$exclusions = array_merge( $excluded_children, $exclusions );	}	if ( ! empty( $exclude ) ) {	$exclusions = array_merge( wp_parse_id_list( $exclude ), $exclusions );	}	// 'childless' terms are those without an entry in the flattened term hierarchy.	$childless = (bool) $args['childless'];	if ( $childless ) {	foreach ( $taxonomies as $_tax ) {	$term_hierarchy = _get_term_hierarchy( $_tax );	$exclusions = array_merge( array_keys( $term_hierarchy ), $exclusions );	}	}	if ( ! empty( $exclusions ) ) {	$exclusions = 't.term_id NOT IN (' . implode( ',', array_map( 'intval', $exclusions ) ) . ')';	} else {	$exclusions = '';	}	/** * Filters the terms to exclude from the terms query. * * @since 2.3.0 * * @param string $exclusions `NOT IN` clause of the terms query. * @param array $args An array of terms query arguments. * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. */	$exclusions = apply_filters( 'list_terms_exclusions', $exclusions, $args, $taxonomies );	if ( ! empty( $exclusions ) ) {	// Strip leading 'AND'. Must do string manipulation here for backward compatibility with filter.	$this->sql_clauses['where']['exclusions'] = preg_replace( '/^\s*AND\s*/', '', $exclusions );	}	if ( '' === $args['name'] ) {	$args['name'] = array();	} else {	$args['name'] = (array) $args['name'];	}	if ( ! empty( $args['name'] ) ) {	$names = $args['name'];	foreach ( $names as &$_name ) {	// `sanitize_term_field()` returns slashed data.	$_name = stripslashes( sanitize_term_field( 'name', $_name, 0, reset( $taxonomies ), 'db' ) );	}	$this->sql_clauses['where']['name'] = "t.name IN ('" . implode( "', '", array_map( 'esc_sql', $names ) ) . "')";	}	if ( '' === $args['slug'] ) {	$args['slug'] = array();	} else {	$args['slug'] = array_map( 'sanitize_title', (array) $args['slug'] );	}	if ( ! empty( $args['slug'] ) ) {	$slug = implode( "', '", $args['slug'] );	$this->sql_clauses['where']['slug'] = "t.slug IN ('" . $slug . "')";	}	if ( '' === $args['term_taxonomy_id'] ) {	$args['term_taxonomy_id'] = array();	} else {	$args['term_taxonomy_id'] = array_map( 'intval', (array) $args['term_taxonomy_id'] );	}	if ( ! empty( $args['term_taxonomy_id'] ) ) {	$tt_ids = implode( ',', $args['term_taxonomy_id'] );	$this->sql_clauses['where']['term_taxonomy_id'] = "tt.term_taxonomy_id IN ({$tt_ids})";	}	if ( ! empty( $args['name__like'] ) ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['name__like'] = $wpdb->prepare(	't.name LIKE %s',	'%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $args['name__like'] ) . '%'	);	}	if ( ! empty( $args['description__like'] ) ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['description__like'] = $wpdb->prepare(	'tt.description LIKE %s',	'%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $args['description__like'] ) . '%'	);	}	if ( '' === $args['object_ids'] ) {	$args['object_ids'] = array();	} else {	$args['object_ids'] = array_map( 'intval', (array) $args['object_ids'] );	}	if ( ! empty( $args['object_ids'] ) ) {	$object_ids = implode( ', ', $args['object_ids'] );	$this->sql_clauses['where']['object_ids'] = "tr.object_id IN ($object_ids)";	}	/* * When querying for object relationships, the 'count > 0' check * added by 'hide_empty' is superfluous. */	if ( ! empty( $args['object_ids'] ) ) {	$args['hide_empty'] = false;	}	if ( '' !== $parent ) {	$parent = (int) $parent;	$this->sql_clauses['where']['parent'] = "tt.parent = '$parent'";	}	$hierarchical = $args['hierarchical'];	if ( 'count' === $args['fields'] ) {	$hierarchical = false;	}	if ( $args['hide_empty'] && ! $hierarchical ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['count'] = 'tt.count > 0';	}	$number = $args['number'];	$offset = $args['offset'];	// Don't limit the query results when we have to descend the family tree.	if ( $number && ! $hierarchical && ! $child_of && '' === $parent ) {	if ( $offset ) {	$limits = 'LIMIT ' . $offset . ',' . $number;	} else {	$limits = 'LIMIT ' . $number;	}	} else {	$limits = '';	}	if ( ! empty( $args['search'] ) ) {	$this->sql_clauses['where']['search'] = $this->get_search_sql( $args['search'] );	}	// Meta query support.	$join = '';	$distinct = '';	// Reparse meta_query query_vars, in case they were modified in a 'pre_get_terms' callback.	$this->meta_query->parse_query_vars( $this->query_vars );	$mq_sql = $this->meta_query->get_sql( 'term', 't', 'term_id' );	$meta_clauses = $this->meta_query->get_clauses();	if ( ! empty( $meta_clauses ) ) {	$join .= $mq_sql['join'];	// Strip leading 'AND'.	$this->sql_clauses['where']['meta_query'] = preg_replace( '/^\s*AND\s*/', '', $mq_sql['where'] );	$distinct .= 'DISTINCT';	}	$selects = array();	switch ( $args['fields'] ) {	case 'count':	$orderby = '';	$order = '';	$selects = array( 'COUNT(*)' );	break;	default:	$selects = array( 't.term_id' );	if ( 'all_with_object_id' === $args['fields'] && ! empty( $args['object_ids'] ) ) {	$selects[] = 'tr.object_id';	}	break;	}	$_fields = $args['fields'];	/** * Filters the fields to select in the terms query. * * Field lists modified using this filter will only modify the term fields returned * by the function when the `$fields` parameter set to 'count' or 'all'. In all other * cases, the term fields in the results array will be determined by the `$fields` * parameter alone. * * Use of this filter can result in unpredictable behavior, and is not recommended. * * @since 2.8.0 * * @param string[] $selects An array of fields to select for the terms query. * @param array $args An array of term query arguments. * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. */	$fields = implode( ', ', apply_filters( 'get_terms_fields', $selects, $args, $taxonomies ) );	$join .= " INNER JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy AS tt ON t.term_id = tt.term_id";	if ( ! empty( $this->query_vars['object_ids'] ) ) {	$join .= " INNER JOIN {$wpdb->term_relationships} AS tr ON tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id";	$distinct = 'DISTINCT';	}	$where = implode( ' AND ', $this->sql_clauses['where'] );	$pieces = array( 'fields', 'join', 'where', 'distinct', 'orderby', 'order', 'limits' );	/** * Filters the terms query SQL clauses. * * @since 3.1.0 * * @param string[] $clauses { * Associative array of the clauses for the query. * * @type string $fields The SELECT clause of the query. * @type string $join The JOIN clause of the query. * @type string $where The WHERE clause of the query. * @type string $distinct The DISTINCT clause of the query. * @type string $orderby The ORDER BY clause of the query. * @type string $order The ORDER clause of the query. * @type string $limits The LIMIT clause of the query. * } * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. * @param array $args An array of term query arguments. */	$clauses = apply_filters( 'terms_clauses', compact( $pieces ), $taxonomies, $args );	$fields = isset( $clauses['fields'] ) ? $clauses['fields'] : '';	$join = isset( $clauses['join'] ) ? $clauses['join'] : '';	$where = isset( $clauses['where'] ) ? $clauses['where'] : '';	$distinct = isset( $clauses['distinct'] ) ? $clauses['distinct'] : '';	$orderby = isset( $clauses['orderby'] ) ? $clauses['orderby'] : '';	$order = isset( $clauses['order'] ) ? $clauses['order'] : '';	$limits = isset( $clauses['limits'] ) ? $clauses['limits'] : '';	$fields_is_filtered = implode( ', ', $selects ) !== $fields;	if ( $where ) {	$where = "WHERE $where";	}	$this->sql_clauses['select'] = "SELECT $distinct $fields";	$this->sql_clauses['from'] = "FROM $wpdb->terms AS t $join";	$this->sql_clauses['orderby'] = $orderby ? "$orderby $order" : '';	$this->sql_clauses['limits'] = $limits;	// Beginning of the string is on a new line to prevent leading whitespace. See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56841.	$this->request =	"{$this->sql_clauses['select']} {$this->sql_clauses['from']} {$where} {$this->sql_clauses['orderby']} {$this->sql_clauses['limits']}";	$this->terms = null;	/** * Filters the terms array before the query takes place. * * Return a non-null value to bypass WordPress' default term queries. * * @since 5.3.0 * * @param array|null $terms Return an array of term data to short-circuit WP's term query, * or null to allow WP queries to run normally. * @param WP_Term_Query $query The WP_Term_Query instance, passed by reference. */	$this->terms = apply_filters_ref_array( 'terms_pre_query', array( $this->terms, &$this ) );	if ( null !== $this->terms ) {	return $this->terms;	}	if ( $args['cache_results'] ) {	$cache_key = $this->generate_cache_key( $args, $this->request );	$cache = wp_cache_get( $cache_key, 'term-queries' );	if ( false !== $cache ) {	if ( 'ids' === $_fields ) {	$cache = array_map( 'intval', $cache );	} elseif ( 'count' !== $_fields ) {	if ( ( 'all_with_object_id' === $_fields && ! empty( $args['object_ids'] ) )	|| ( 'all' === $_fields && $args['pad_counts'] || $fields_is_filtered )	) {	$term_ids = wp_list_pluck( $cache, 'term_id' );	} else {	$term_ids = array_map( 'intval', $cache );	}	_prime_term_caches( $term_ids, $args['update_term_meta_cache'] );	$term_objects = $this->populate_terms( $cache );	$cache = $this->format_terms( $term_objects, $_fields );	}	$this->terms = $cache;	return $this->terms;	}	}	if ( 'count' === $_fields ) {	$count = $wpdb->get_var( $this->request ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared	if ( $args['cache_results'] ) {	wp_cache_set( $cache_key, $count, 'term-queries' );	}	return $count;	}	$terms = $wpdb->get_results( $this->request ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.DB.PreparedSQL.NotPrepared	if ( empty( $terms ) ) {	if ( $args['cache_results'] ) {	wp_cache_add( $cache_key, array(), 'term-queries' );	}	return array();	}	$term_ids = wp_list_pluck( $terms, 'term_id' );	_prime_term_caches( $term_ids, false );	$term_objects = $this->populate_terms( $terms );	if ( $child_of ) {	foreach ( $taxonomies as $_tax ) {	$children = _get_term_hierarchy( $_tax );	if ( ! empty( $children ) ) {	$term_objects = _get_term_children( $child_of, $term_objects, $_tax );	}	}	}	// Update term counts to include children.	if ( $args['pad_counts'] && 'all' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $taxonomies as $_tax ) {	_pad_term_counts( $term_objects, $_tax );	}	}	// Make sure we show empty categories that have children.	if ( $hierarchical && $args['hide_empty'] && is_array( $term_objects ) ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $k => $term ) {	if ( ! $term->count ) {	$children = get_term_children( $term->term_id, $term->taxonomy );	if ( is_array( $children ) ) {	foreach ( $children as $child_id ) {	$child = get_term( $child_id, $term->taxonomy );	if ( $child->count ) {	continue 2;	}	}	}	// It really is empty.	unset( $term_objects[ $k ] );	}	}	}	// Hierarchical queries are not limited, so 'offset' and 'number' must be handled now.	if ( $hierarchical && $number && is_array( $term_objects ) ) {	if ( $offset >= count( $term_objects ) ) {	$term_objects = array();	} else {	$term_objects = array_slice( $term_objects, $offset, $number, true );	}	}	// Prime termmeta cache.	if ( $args['update_term_meta_cache'] ) {	$term_ids = wp_list_pluck( $term_objects, 'term_id' );	wp_lazyload_term_meta( $term_ids );	}	if ( 'all_with_object_id' === $_fields && ! empty( $args['object_ids'] ) ) {	$term_cache = array();	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$object = new stdClass();	$object->term_id = $term->term_id;	$object->object_id = $term->object_id;	$term_cache[] = $object;	}	} elseif ( 'all' === $_fields && $args['pad_counts'] ) {	$term_cache = array();	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$object = new stdClass();	$object->term_id = $term->term_id;	$object->count = $term->count;	$term_cache[] = $object;	}	} elseif ( $fields_is_filtered ) {	$term_cache = $term_objects;	} else {	$term_cache = wp_list_pluck( $term_objects, 'term_id' );	}	if ( $args['cache_results'] ) {	wp_cache_add( $cache_key, $term_cache, 'term-queries' );	}	$this->terms = $this->format_terms( $term_objects, $_fields );	return $this->terms;	}	/** * Parse and sanitize 'orderby' keys passed to the term query. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param string $orderby_raw Alias for the field to order by. * @return string|false Value to used in the ORDER clause. False otherwise. */	protected function parse_orderby( $orderby_raw ) {	$_orderby = strtolower( $orderby_raw );	$maybe_orderby_meta = false;	if ( in_array( $_orderby, array( 'term_id', 'name', 'slug', 'term_group' ), true ) ) {	$orderby = "t.$_orderby";	} elseif ( in_array( $_orderby, array( 'count', 'parent', 'taxonomy', 'term_taxonomy_id', 'description' ), true ) ) {	$orderby = "tt.$_orderby";	} elseif ( 'term_order' === $_orderby ) {	$orderby = 'tr.term_order';	} elseif ( 'include' === $_orderby && ! empty( $this->query_vars['include'] ) ) {	$include = implode( ',', wp_parse_id_list( $this->query_vars['include'] ) );	$orderby = "FIELD( t.term_id, $include )";	} elseif ( 'slug__in' === $_orderby && ! empty( $this->query_vars['slug'] ) && is_array( $this->query_vars['slug'] ) ) {	$slugs = implode( "', '", array_map( 'sanitize_title_for_query', $this->query_vars['slug'] ) );	$orderby = "FIELD( t.slug, '" . $slugs . "')";	} elseif ( 'none' === $_orderby ) {	$orderby = '';	} elseif ( empty( $_orderby ) || 'id' === $_orderby || 'term_id' === $_orderby ) {	$orderby = 't.term_id';	} else {	$orderby = 't.name';	// This may be a value of orderby related to meta.	$maybe_orderby_meta = true;	}	/** * Filters the ORDERBY clause of the terms query. * * @since 2.8.0 * * @param string $orderby `ORDERBY` clause of the terms query. * @param array $args An array of term query arguments. * @param string[] $taxonomies An array of taxonomy names. */	$orderby = apply_filters( 'get_terms_orderby', $orderby, $this->query_vars, $this->query_vars['taxonomy'] );	// Run after the 'get_terms_orderby' filter for backward compatibility.	if ( $maybe_orderby_meta ) {	$maybe_orderby_meta = $this->parse_orderby_meta( $_orderby );	if ( $maybe_orderby_meta ) {	$orderby = $maybe_orderby_meta;	}	}	return $orderby;	}	/** * Format response depending on field requested. * * @since 6.0.0 * * @param WP_Term[] $term_objects Array of term objects. * @param string $_fields Field to format. * * @return WP_Term[]|int[]|string[] Array of terms / strings / ints depending on field requested. */	protected function format_terms( $term_objects, $_fields ) {	$_terms = array();	if ( 'id=>parent' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[ $term->term_id ] = $term->parent;	}	} elseif ( 'ids' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[] = (int) $term->term_id;	}	} elseif ( 'tt_ids' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[] = (int) $term->term_taxonomy_id;	}	} elseif ( 'names' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[] = $term->name;	}	} elseif ( 'slugs' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[] = $term->slug;	}	} elseif ( 'id=>name' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[ $term->term_id ] = $term->name;	}	} elseif ( 'id=>slug' === $_fields ) {	foreach ( $term_objects as $term ) {	$_terms[ $term->term_id ] = $term->slug;	}	} elseif ( 'all' === $_fields || 'all_with_object_id' === $_fields ) {	$_terms = $term_objects;	}	return $_terms;	}	/** * Generate the ORDER BY clause for an 'orderby' param that is potentially related to a meta query. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param string $orderby_raw Raw 'orderby' value passed to WP_Term_Query. * @return string ORDER BY clause. */	protected function parse_orderby_meta( $orderby_raw ) {	$orderby = '';	// Tell the meta query to generate its SQL, so we have access to table aliases.	$this->meta_query->get_sql( 'term', 't', 'term_id' );	$meta_clauses = $this->meta_query->get_clauses();	if ( ! $meta_clauses || ! $orderby_raw ) {	return $orderby;	}	$allowed_keys = array();	$primary_meta_key = null;	$primary_meta_query = reset( $meta_clauses );	if ( ! empty( $primary_meta_query['key'] ) ) {	$primary_meta_key = $primary_meta_query['key'];	$allowed_keys[] = $primary_meta_key;	}	$allowed_keys[] = 'meta_value';	$allowed_keys[] = 'meta_value_num';	$allowed_keys = array_merge( $allowed_keys, array_keys( $meta_clauses ) );	if ( ! in_array( $orderby_raw, $allowed_keys, true ) ) {	return $orderby;	}	switch ( $orderby_raw ) {	case $primary_meta_key:	case 'meta_value':	if ( ! empty( $primary_meta_query['type'] ) ) {	$orderby = "CAST({$primary_meta_query['alias']}.meta_value AS {$primary_meta_query['cast']})";	} else {	$orderby = "{$primary_meta_query['alias']}.meta_value";	}	break;	case 'meta_value_num':	$orderby = "{$primary_meta_query['alias']}.meta_value+0";	break;	default:	if ( array_key_exists( $orderby_raw, $meta_clauses ) ) {	// $orderby corresponds to a meta_query clause.	$meta_clause = $meta_clauses[ $orderby_raw ];	$orderby = "CAST({$meta_clause['alias']}.meta_value AS {$meta_clause['cast']})";	}	break;	}	return $orderby;	}	/** * Parse an 'order' query variable and cast it to ASC or DESC as necessary. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @param string $order The 'order' query variable. * @return string The sanitized 'order' query variable. */	protected function parse_order( $order ) {	if ( ! is_string( $order ) || empty( $order ) ) {	return 'DESC';	}	if ( 'ASC' === strtoupper( $order ) ) {	return 'ASC';	} else {	return 'DESC';	}	}	/** * Used internally to generate a SQL string related to the 'search' parameter. * * @since 4.6.0 * * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object. * * @param string $search Search string. * @return string Search SQL. */	protected function get_search_sql( $search ) {	global $wpdb;	$like = '%' . $wpdb->esc_like( $search ) . '%';	return $wpdb->prepare( '((t.name LIKE %s) OR (t.slug LIKE %s))', $like, $like );	}	/** * Creates an array of term objects from an array of term IDs. * * Also discards invalid term objects. * * @since 4.9.8 * * @param Object[]|int[] $terms List of objects or term ids. * @return WP_Term[] Array of `WP_Term` objects. */	protected function populate_terms( $terms ) {	$term_objects = array();	if ( ! is_array( $terms ) ) {	return $term_objects;	}	foreach ( $terms as $key => $term_data ) {	if ( is_object( $term_data ) && property_exists( $term_data, 'term_id' ) ) {	$term = get_term( $term_data->term_id );	if ( property_exists( $term_data, 'object_id' ) ) {	$term->object_id = (int) $term_data->object_id;	}	if ( property_exists( $term_data, 'count' ) ) {	$term->count = (int) $term_data->count;	}	} else {	$term = get_term( $term_data );	}	if ( $term instanceof WP_Term ) {	$term_objects[ $key ] = $term;	}	}	return $term_objects;	}	/** * Generate cache key. * * @since 6.2.0 * * @global wpdb $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object. * * @param array $args WP_Term_Query arguments. * @param string $sql SQL statement. * * @return string Cache key. */	protected function generate_cache_key( array $args, $sql ) {	global $wpdb;	// $args can be anything. Only use the args defined in defaults to compute the key.	$cache_args = wp_array_slice_assoc( $args, array_keys( $this->query_var_defaults ) );	unset( $cache_args['cache_results'], $cache_args['update_term_meta_cache'] );	if ( 'count' !== $args['fields'] && 'all_with_object_id' !== $args['fields'] ) {	$cache_args['fields'] = 'all';	}	// Replace wpdb placeholder in the SQL statement used by the cache key.	$sql = $wpdb->remove_placeholder_escape( $sql );	$key = md5( serialize( $cache_args ) . $sql );	$last_changed = wp_cache_get_last_changed( 'terms' );	return "get_terms:$key:$last_changed";	} } 

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VersionDescription
4.6.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Basic usage: list all the terms of product_type taxonomy:

    $term_args = array(	'taxonomy' => 'product_type',	'hide_empty' => false,	'fields' => 'all',	'count' => true, ); $term_query = new WP_Term_Query( $term_args ); foreach ( $term_query->terms as $term ) {	echo "Term ID: {$term->term_id}<br>";	echo "Term Name: {$term->name}<br><br>"; }
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    Get terms with a specific non-empty meta key from one or all public taxonomies, using the WP_Term_Meta class. Will return term object of false if nothing found.

    It will select all terms that has `$meta_key` value assigned and is not empty.

    The function:

    /** * Get terms with a specific non-empty meta key * * @param string $meta_key The meta key to check for. * @param string $taxonomy The taxonomy slug or `null` to query all public taxonomies * @return array|bool(false) */ function wpdocs_get_terms_with_meta( $meta_key, $taxonomy = null ){	/* Do Query	----------------*/	$term_args = array(	'taxonomy' => $taxonomy,	'hide_empty' => false,	'fields' => 'all',	'count' => true,	'meta_key' => $meta_key,	'meta_value' => '',	'meta_compare' => '!=',	);	$term_query = new WP_Term_Query( $term_args );	/* Do we have any terms?	-----------------------------*/	if( empty( $term_query->terms ) ){	return false;	}	/* Get the terms :)	------------------------*/	return $term_query->terms; }

    Example usage:

    // Get all terms from all taxonomies $terms = wpdocs_get_terms_with_meta( 'example_field_key' ); if( ! empty( $terms ) ){	foreach ($terms as $term) {	$meta_value = get_term_meta( $term->term_id, $meta_key, true );	echo $meta_value . '<br>';	} }
    // Get all terms from all `category` taxonomy $terms = wpdocs_get_terms_with_meta( 'example_field_key', 'category' ); if( ! empty( $terms ) ){	foreach ($terms as $term) {	$meta_value = get_term_meta( $term->term_id, $meta_key, true );	echo $meta_value . '<br>';	} }
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    When running a search based query on terms, while the standard WP_Query uses 's' for its search argument, WP_Term_Query uses 'search':

    $term_args = array( 'search'	=> 'desired search term',	'taxonomy'	=> 'category',	'hide_empty'	=> false ); $term_results = new WP_Term_Query( $term_args );
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    Get all terms from multiple taxonomies and show only terms that are in English when you’re using Polylang.

    $args = array(	'taxonomy' => array('category', 'tax-1', 'tax-2', 'tax-3'),	'hide_empty' => false, ); $terms_query = new WP_Term_Query( $args ); $choices = []; foreach ( $terms_query->terms as $term ) {	$id = pll_get_term($term->term_id, 'en_US'); // Default to en_US locale	$choices[$id] = $term->name; } print_r($choices);

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