Title: Variable in function option Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Variable in function option * Resolved [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/) * Hi i have a problem, i want pass the category title: single_cat_title() as a value for the function option…. * * ..bat it dosn’t work …. please help me… * Thank for all Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1208929) * Try: * ``` ``` * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1208958) * It doesn’t work … it ignore the **$ctitle**… any idea? … thanks… * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1208974) * There’s an error in your use of wp_list_bookmarks. There’s no `show_name` parameter. Try * ``` ``` * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1208984) * The how_name parameter exists in wp_list_bookmarks function * if i use * * it works * the proble is to pass a variable as value for **category_name** option… * Thanks for your time… * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209032) * Noone knows if is possible? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209034) * Is this code inside or outside The Loop? * And my bad with show_name but it only work when show_images is TRUE. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_bookmarks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_bookmarks) * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209052) * yes i have the image for the link and it is all ok with show name… * the code is out of the loop… * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209054) * Try re-reading the Codex page. You need to set show_images to TRUE if you want show_name to work. * Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/) * (@otto42) * WordPress.org Admin * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209057) * Using single_cat_title() as a parameter to category_name for wp_list_bookmarks doesn’t even make any sense. * Post categories and Link Categories are wholly separate. The single_cat_title() returns a post category, but bookmarks is expecting a link category. * Won’t work. * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209058) * Hi OTTO * i knw that the link category are different from post category, but i have the category with same name. * EXAMPLE * Link Category name -> MOTOR * Post Category name -> MOTOR * I put the code * * in Categoy post page to show the link of the link category with same name. * if i use * * it works * but i need to pass the single_cat_title() cvariable so it works for all category * THANKS * [Adam Harley (Kawauso)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kawauso/) * (@kawauso) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209059) * You’re trying to run a function inside of a string, which will make PHP treat it as part of the string. You need to append functions’ output or use a variable and either append that or include it in a string surrounded by double quotes. * [`single_cat_title`](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/single_cat_title) by default outputs the category as text too, so you’d be better off doing something like: `` (first parameter is the prefix, second tells PHP to return it as a string instead of outputting it) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209062) * Which would be the same as: * ``` ``` * Yes? * [Adam Harley (Kawauso)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kawauso/) * (@kawauso) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209063) * Not quite, you need to pass `false` as the 2nd argument to `single_cat_title()` for it to return rather than print the output. Sorry, I did see your post, but I think mariatmind just kind’ve skipped over it 🙂 * Thread Starter [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * (@mariatmind) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209067) * Thanks Kawauso but i still have problems, * with your code it dosn’t filter the lik by category name, * it shows links of all the link categoy… * Any ideas??? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/#post-1209068) * You’re right. It should be: * ``` ``` * {just in case anyone else reads this thread) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Variable in function option’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [single_cat_title](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/single_cat_title/) * [wp_list_bookmarks](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp_list_bookmarks/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 16 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [mariatmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mariatmind/) * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/variable-in-function-option/page/2/#post-1209071) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics