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Using Yoast, "Make Primary Category" for Custom Taxonomies
<?php
// Fill in your custom taxonomy here
$yourTaxonomy = 'CUSTOM_TAXONOMY';
// SHOW YOAST PRIMARY CATEGORY, OR FIRST CATEGORY
$category = get_the_terms( $postId, $yourTaxonomy );
$useCatLink = true;
// If post has a category assigned.
if ($category){
$category_display = '';
$category_link = '';
if ( class_exists('WPSEO_Primary_Term') )
{
// Show the post's 'Primary' category, if this Yoast feature is available, & one is set
$wpseo_primary_term = new WPSEO_Primary_Term( $yourTaxonomy, get_the_id() );
$wpseo_primary_term = $wpseo_primary_term->get_primary_term();
$term = get_term( $wpseo_primary_term );
if (is_wp_error($term)) {
// Default to first category (not Yoast) if an error is returned
$category_display = $category[0]->name;
$category_link = get_term_link( $term->term_id );
} else {
// Yoast Primary category
$category_display = $term->name;
$category_link = get_term_link( $term->term_id );
}
}
else {
// Default, display the first category in WP's list of assigned categories
$category_display = $category[0]->name;
$category_link = get_term_link( $category[0]->term_id );
}
// Display category
if ( !empty($category_display) ){
if ( $useCatLink == true && !empty($category_link) ){
echo '<span class="post-category">';
echo '<a href="'.$category_link.'">'.$category_display.'</a>';
echo '</span>';
} else {
echo '<span class="post-category">'.$category_display.'</span>';
}
}
}
@jmslbam
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jmslbam commented Jun 13, 2017

I suggest you add proper PHP comment before

// Fill in your custom taxonomy here

@kubik101
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A hard coded version of the custom taxonomy is on line 15 - consider changing to:
$wpseo_primary_term = new WPSEO_Primary_Term( $yourTaxonomy, get_the_id() );

Also category_link has a hard coded element too on line 21 - consider changing to:
$category_link = get_term_link( $term->term_id );

Both suggestions seem to work for me in a single use case, so thorough testing would be required before adopting.

@accrane
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accrane commented Sep 28, 2022

Lol, thanks all. Had no idea people were using stuff I simply saved for myself!
Thanks for the suggestions!
@jmslbam - what do you consider a proper PHP comment should be there? Describing what is going to happen?

@jmslbam
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jmslbam commented Sep 29, 2022

Sorry mate, that was 2017, really don't have a clue anymore hahaha.

But thank you for the code 😄 have a good day!

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