Query categories into dropdown menu with post count for WordPress

by Ashley N Cameron

Published: Dec 6, 2015

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"There is one thing one has to have: either a soul that is cheerful by nature, or a soul made cheerful by work, love, art, and knowledge."

Friedrich Nietzsche


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<!-- !Categories Dropdown -->

        <ul class="dropdown-menu" role="menu" aria-labelledby="categories">

            <?php $args=array( 'orderby' => 'name', 'order' => 'ASC', 'show_count' => 1 );

            $categories=get_categories($args);

              foreach($categories as $category) {

                echo '<li><a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) . '" ' . '>' .  $category->name. ' ('. $category->count . ')</a> </li> ';

                } ?>

        </ul>

    </div>