diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 7fa5926eb7..797d07a20f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
* Display or retrieve the HTML list of categories.
*
* @since 2.1.0
- * @since 4.4.0 Introduced the `hide_title_if_no_cats` argument.
+ * @since 4.4.0 Introduced the `hide_title_if_empty` argument.
*
* @param string|array $args {
* Array of optional arguments.
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
* See {@link get_terms()}. Default true.
* @type string $title_li Text to use for the list title `
` element. Pass an empty string
* to disable. Default 'Categories'.
- * @type bool $hide_title_if_no_cats Whether to hide the `$title_li` element if there are no terms in
+ * @type bool $hide_title_if_empty Whether to hide the `$title_li` element if there are no terms in
* the list. Default false (title will always be shown).
* @type int $depth Category depth. Used for tab indentation. Default 0.
* @type string $taxonomy Taxonomy name. Default 'category'.
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ function wp_list_categories( $args = '' ) {
'feed_image' => '', 'exclude' => '',
'exclude_tree' => '', 'current_category' => 0,
'hierarchical' => true, 'title_li' => __( 'Categories' ),
- 'hide_title_if_no_cats' => false,
+ 'hide_title_if_empty' => false,
'echo' => 1, 'depth' => 0,
'taxonomy' => 'category'
);
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function wp_list_categories( $args = '' ) {
$categories = get_categories( $r );
$output = '';
- if ( $r['title_li'] && 'list' == $r['style'] && ( ! empty( $categories ) || ! $r['hide_title_if_no_cats'] ) ) {
+ if ( $r['title_li'] && 'list' == $r['style'] && ( ! empty( $categories ) || ! $r['hide_title_if_empty'] ) ) {
$output = '' . $r['title_li'] . '';
}
if ( empty( $categories ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/category/wpListCategories.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/category/wpListCategories.php
index a9d141b178..92284f8f9f 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/category/wpListCategories.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/category/wpListCategories.php
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@ class Tests_Category_WpListCategories extends WP_UnitTestCase {
/**
* @ticket 33460
*/
- public function test_hide_title_if_no_cats_should_be_respected_for_empty_lists_when_true() {
+ public function test_hide_title_if_empty_should_be_respected_for_empty_lists_when_true() {
$found = wp_list_categories( array(
'echo' => false,
- 'hide_title_if_no_cats' => true,
+ 'hide_title_if_empty' => true,
) );
$this->assertNotContains( '- Categories', $found );
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@ class Tests_Category_WpListCategories extends WP_UnitTestCase {
/**
* @ticket 33460
*/
- public function test_hide_title_if_no_cats_should_be_respected_for_empty_lists_when_false() {
+ public function test_hide_title_if_empty_should_be_respected_for_empty_lists_when_false() {
$found = wp_list_categories( array(
'echo' => false,
- 'hide_title_if_no_cats' => false,
+ 'hide_title_if_empty' => false,
) );
$this->assertContains( '
- Categories', $found );
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ class Tests_Category_WpListCategories extends WP_UnitTestCase {
/**
* @ticket 33460
*/
- public function test_hide_title_if_no_cats_should_be_ignored_when_category_list_is_not_empty() {
+ public function test_hide_title_if_empty_should_be_ignored_when_category_list_is_not_empty() {
$cat = $this->factory->category->create();
$found = wp_list_categories( array(
'echo' => false,
'hide_empty' => false,
- 'hide_title_if_no_cats' => true,
+ 'hide_title_if_empty' => true,
) );
$this->assertContains( '
- Categories', $found );