WordPress tip: How to make term edition easier

Simply paste this function on your functions.php file:

if ( !function_exists('edit_term_link') ) {
  function edit_term_link( $link = '', $before = '',
      $after = '', $term = null ) {

    if ( $term == null ) {
      global $wp_query;
      $term = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
    }

    $tax = get_taxonomy( $term->taxonomy );
    if ( !current_user_can($tax->cap->edit_terms) )
      return;

    if ( empty($link) )
      $link = __('Edit This');

    $link = '<a href="' . get_edit_tag_link( $term->term_id,
        $term->taxonomy ) . '" title="' . $link . '">' . $link . '</a>';
    echo $before .
       apply_filters( 'edit_term_link', $link, $term->term_id ) . $after;
  }
}

Once you saved your functions.php file, add the following code on any category, tag or taxonomy template:

<?php edit_term_link(); ?>

It will output a link (only if you’re logged in as an administrator, of course) to quickly edit the term.

Thanks to Joost de Valk for this great function!

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