get post taxonomy category name 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: get taxonomy name in singhle post

// RETRIVE TERM SLUG ( for single.php or template-part )

$terms = get_the_terms( $post->ID, 'your-taxonomy' );
if ( !empty( $terms ) ){
    // get the first term
    $term = array_shift( $terms );
    echo $term->slug;
}