wordpress, get category names for a custom post type

Question

Is there a better way to get the category names for a custom post type in wordpress?

Answer 1

Assuming your custom taxonomy is recipegroups, i have implemented and tested this code in functions.php and i am sure that it will work in plugins too.

$recipeTerms = get_terms(array( 
    'taxonomy' => 'recipegroups',

));
        foreach($recipeTerms as $recipeTerm){
            if($recipeTerm->parent==0){
                echo "
"; // remove these div's to suit your needs..

                $termLink =get_term_link( $recipeTerm );
                echo "
".$recipeTerm->name."  ";

                $termChilds = get_term_children($recipeTerm->term_id, 'recipegroups' );
                foreach($termChilds as $child){
                    $chTerm = get_term_by( 'id', $child, 'recipegroups');
                    $termLink =get_term_link( $chTerm );
                    echo "
".$chTerm->name."";
                    }
                    echo "
"; // end of termsBox div
                }

            }