/** Filter content for categories widget */ function widget_categories_args_filter( $cat_args ) { $categories_name = array( 'apps', 'entertainment' ); $include_arr = array(); foreach ($categories_name as $data) { $include_arr[] = get_cat_ID( $data ); } if ( isset( $cat_args['include'] ) && ! empty( $cat_args['include'] ) ) { $include_arr = array_unique( array_merge( explode( ',', $cat_args['include'] ), $include_arr ) ); } $cat_args['include'] = implode( ',', $include_arr ); return $cat_args; } add_filter( 'widget_categories_args', 'widget_categories_args_filter', 10, 1 );