Title: Adding separators to categories (existing code)
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Adding separators to categories (existing code)

 *  Resolved [ggg377](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggg377/)
 * (@ggg377)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-separators-to-categories-existing-code/)
 * I have this php code to display categories:
 *     ```
       <span class="cat-links">
       <?php
       foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) {
           echo '<span id="'.$category->slug . '"><a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) . '" ' . '>' . $category->name . '</a></span>'; $separator = ' ';
       }
   
       ?>
       </span>
       ```
   
 * I looked up the codex for get_the_category and it says $separator = ‘ ‘; would
   add a space between the categories. But wherever I place it even when using the;
   symbols properly, it either does nothing or it loses the odd-colored tag with
   a different class in my example (test). I would appreciate all help or hints.
 * example: [http://goldenred.web44.net/](http://goldenred.web44.net/)

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 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-separators-to-categories-existing-code/#post-3385025)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_category](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_the_category)
 * try:
 *     ```
       <span class="cat-links">
       <?php
       $separator = '';
       foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) {
           echo $separator . '<span id="' . $category->slug . '"><a href="' . get_category_link( $category->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $category->name ) . '" ' . '>' . $category->name . '</a></span>'; $separator = ' ';
       }
       ?>
       </span>
       ```
   
 *  Thread Starter [ggg377](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ggg377/)
 * (@ggg377)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-separators-to-categories-existing-code/#post-3385029)
 * That did the trick alchymyth. Thanks a lot.

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