echo category name wordpress code example

Example 1: wordpress get post category name

<?php
$categories = get_the_category();
 
if ( ! empty( $categories ) ) {
    echo esc_html( $categories[0]->name ); // Show first item of category  
}
?>

Example 2: display category name wordpress

<?php
$categories = get_the_category();
if ( ! empty( $categories ) ) {
	echo '<a href="' . esc_url( get_category_link( $categories[0]->term_id ) ) . '">' . esc_html( $categories[0]->name ) . '</a>';
}
?>

Example 3: category title in post

<?php
foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) { 
    echo $category->cat_name . ' '; 
} 
?>