/** * This creates the [my_cat_list] shortcode and calls the * my_list_categories_shortcode() function. */ add_shortcode( ‘my_cat_list’, ‘my_list_categories_shortcode’ ); /** * this function outputs your category list where you * use the [my_cat_list] shortcode. */ function my_list_categories_shortcode() { $args = array( ‘echo’=>false ); return wp_list_categories( $args ); }