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  | /** | |
| * Following script will render Taxonomy Tree attached with specified post type | |
| * in following example post_type use: books | |
| * output can be seen here: https://www.diigo.com/item/image/4xv00/xrhq | |
| */ | |
| $posttype = 'books' | |
| //getting all taxonomies with attached with $posttype | |
| $taxonomy_names = get_object_taxonomies( $posttype ); | |
| //looping taxonomies | |
| foreach($taxonomy_names as $taxonomy){ | |
| echo '<label class="heading">'.$taxonomy.'</label>'; | |
| echo '<div class="clearfix"></div>'; | |
| //set these options as you required | |
| $terms_args = array( | |
| 'hide_empty' => false, | |
| 'parent' => 0, ); | |
| //now pulling terms against each taxonomy | |
| $terms = get_terms($taxonomy, $terms_args); | |
| if($terms){ | |
| echo '<ul class="tax-styles">'; | |
| foreach ($terms as $term) { | |
| //defined below, this function will render the terms and li recursively | |
| render_term_tree($term->term_id, $taxonomy); | |
| } | |
| echo "</ul>"; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| /** | |
| ** this function is rendering terms RECURSIVELY | |
| **/ | |
| function render_term_tree($termid, $taxonomy){ | |
| $single_term = get_term($termid, $taxonomy); | |
| echo '<li>'; | |
| echo '<input type="checkbox" name="post_taxonomy['.$taxonomy.'][]" id="cat_'.$termid.'" value="'.$termid.'">'; | |
| echo '<label for="cat_'.$termid.'">'.$single_term->name.'</label>'; | |
| $childrens = get_term_children($termid, $taxonomy); | |
| if($childrens){ | |
| //pa_postfront($childrens); | |
| echo '<ul class="tax-styles">'; | |
| foreach ($childrens as $term_child) { | |
| //recursive call if children found | |
| render_term_tree($term_child, $taxonomy); | |
| } | |
| echo "</ul>"; | |
| } | |
| '</li>'; | |
| } | 
  
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