$args = array( 'taxonomy' => 'product_cat', 'hide_empty' => false, 'parent' => 0 ); $product_cat = get_terms($args); $categories_list = ''; foreach ($product_cat as $product_cat_item) { $thumbnail_id = get_term_meta($product_cat_item->term_id, 'thumbnail_id', true); if ($product_cat_item->name != 'Misc') $categories_list .= ' ' . $product_cat_item->name . ' '; } echo $categories_list; ?>