diff --git a/docs/templatetags.md b/docs/templatetags.md
index eb7037a..5ddd343 100644
--- a/docs/templatetags.md
+++ b/docs/templatetags.md
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ Outputs:
 <h1 class="author-title">Posts that 'Sam Jones' wrote</h1>
 ```
 
-## post_categories_link
+## post_categories
 
 Returns a list of links to the categories of the current post.
 
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ An HTML string containing a list of category links for the current post.
 Just the tag with no arguments:
 
 ```django
-{% post_categories_link %}
+{% post_categories %}
 ```
 
 Outputs:
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ Outputs:
 The tag with all options provided as arguments and using a `div` for the outer tag:
 
 ```django
-{% post_categories_link outer="div" outer_class="post-categories" link_class="category-link" %}
+{% post_categories outer="div" outer_class="post-categories" link_class="category-link" %}
 ```
 
 Outputs the following HTML:
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ Outputs the following HTML:
 The tag with a `span` for the outer tag:
 
 ```django
-{% post_categories_link outer="span" %}
+{% post_categories outer="span" %}
 ```
 
 Outputs the following HTML:
diff --git a/src/djpress/templates/djpress/index.html b/src/djpress/templates/djpress/index.html
index 47a7096..eaba0a3 100644
--- a/src/djpress/templates/djpress/index.html
+++ b/src/djpress/templates/djpress/index.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ <h1>{% blog_title_link %}</h1>
           {% post_content outer_tag="section" %}
 
           <footer>
-            <p>Categories: {% post_categories_link "span" "badge" %}</p>
+            <p>Categories: {% post_categories "span" "badge" %}</p>
           </footer>
 
         {% end_post_wrap %}
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ <h1>Latest Posts</h1>
             {% post_content outer_tag="section" %}
 
             <footer>
-              <p>Categories: {% post_categories_link "span" "badge" %}</p>
+              <p>Categories: {% post_categories "span" "badge" %}</p>
             </footer>
 
           {% end_post_wrap %}
diff --git a/src/djpress/templatetags/djpress_tags.py b/src/djpress/templatetags/djpress_tags.py
index a488af5..d852cd3 100644
--- a/src/djpress/templatetags/djpress_tags.py
+++ b/src/djpress/templatetags/djpress_tags.py
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ def author_name(
 
 
 @register.simple_tag(takes_context=True)
-def post_categories_link(
+def post_categories(
     context: Context,
     outer: str = "ul",
     outer_class: str = "",
diff --git a/src/djpress/templatetags/helpers.py b/src/djpress/templatetags/helpers.py
index f371f15..03b01c8 100644
--- a/src/djpress/templatetags/helpers.py
+++ b/src/djpress/templatetags/helpers.py
@@ -66,7 +66,19 @@ def category_link(category: Category, link_class: str = "") -> str:
     """
     category_url = category.url
 
-    link_class_html = f' class="{link_class}"' if link_class else ""
+    link_classes = ""
+
+    # Add p-category if microformats are enabled
+    if djpress_settings.MICROFORMATS_ENABLED:
+        link_classes += "p-category "
+
+    # Add the user-defined link class
+    link_classes += link_class
+
+    # Trim any trailing spaces
+    link_classes = link_classes.strip()
+
+    link_class_html = f' class="{link_classes}"' if link_classes else ""
 
     return (
         f'<a href="{category_url}" title="View all posts in the {category.title} '
diff --git a/tests/test_templatetags_djpress_tags.py b/tests/test_templatetags_djpress_tags.py
index 3120ac0..961b411 100644
--- a/tests/test_templatetags_djpress_tags.py
+++ b/tests/test_templatetags_djpress_tags.py
@@ -305,8 +305,13 @@ def test_post_category_link_with_category_path(settings, category1):
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_ENABLED"] is True
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">{category1.title}</a>'
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category">{category1.title}</a>'
+    assert djpress_tags.post_category_link(category1) == expected_output
+
+    # disable microformats
+    settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["MICROFORMATS_ENABLED"] = False
 
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">{category1.title}</a>'
     assert djpress_tags.post_category_link(category1) == expected_output
 
 
@@ -316,8 +321,13 @@ def test_post_category_link_with_category_path_with_one_link_class(settings, cat
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_ENABLED"] is True
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1">{category1.title}</a>'
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1">{category1.title}</a>'
+    assert djpress_tags.post_category_link(category1, "class1") == expected_output
+
+    # disable microformats
+    settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["MICROFORMATS_ENABLED"] = False
 
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1">{category1.title}</a>'
     assert djpress_tags.post_category_link(category1, "class1") == expected_output
 
 
@@ -327,7 +337,7 @@ def test_post_category_link_with_category_path_with_two_link_classes(settings, c
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_ENABLED"] is True
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1 class2">{category1.title}</a>'
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1 class2">{category1.title}</a>'
 
     assert djpress_tags.post_category_link(category1, "class1 class2") == expected_output
 
@@ -596,23 +606,23 @@ def test_post_categories(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
+    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context) == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context) == expected_output
 
 
 def test_post_categories_none_post_context():
     context = Context({"post": None})
 
     expected_output = ""
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context) == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context) == expected_output
 
 
 def test_post_categories_no_post_context():
     context = Context({"foo": None})
 
     expected_output = ""
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context) == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context) == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -621,7 +631,7 @@ def test_post_categories_no_categories_context(test_post1):
     context = Context({"post": test_post1})
 
     expected_output = ""
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context) == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context) == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -631,9 +641,9 @@ def test_post_categories_ul(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
+    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, "ul") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, "ul") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -643,9 +653,9 @@ def test_post_categories_ul_class1(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
+    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="ul", link_class="class1") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="ul", link_class="class1") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -655,9 +665,9 @@ def test_post_categories_ul_class1_class2(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1 class2">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
+    expected_output = f'<ul><li><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1 class2">Test Category1</a></li></ul>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="ul", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="ul", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -667,9 +677,9 @@ def test_post_categories_div(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">Test Category1</a></div>'
+    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category">Test Category1</a></div>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="div") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="div") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -679,9 +689,9 @@ def test_post_categories_div_class1(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1">Test Category1</a></div>'
+    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1">Test Category1</a></div>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="div", link_class="class1") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="div", link_class="class1") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -691,9 +701,9 @@ def test_post_categories_div_class1_class2(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1 class2">Test Category1</a></div>'
+    expected_output = f'<div><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1 class2">Test Category1</a></div>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="div", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="div", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -703,9 +713,9 @@ def test_post_categories_span(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category">Test Category1</a></span>'
+    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category">Test Category1</a></span>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="span") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="span") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -715,9 +725,9 @@ def test_post_categories_span_class1(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1">Test Category1</a></span>'
+    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1">Test Category1</a></span>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="span", link_class="class1") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="span", link_class="class1") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
@@ -727,9 +737,9 @@ def test_post_categories_span_class1_class2(settings, test_post1):
     # Confirm settings are set according to settings_testing.py
     assert settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"] == "test-url-category"
 
-    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="class1 class2">Test Category1</a></span>'
+    expected_output = f'<span><a href="/{settings.DJPRESS_SETTINGS["CATEGORY_PREFIX"]}/test-category1/" title="View all posts in the Test Category1 category" class="p-category class1 class2">Test Category1</a></span>'
 
-    assert djpress_tags.post_categories_link(context, outer="span", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
+    assert djpress_tags.post_categories(context, outer="span", link_class="class1 class2") == expected_output
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
diff --git a/tests/test_templatetags_helpers.py b/tests/test_templatetags_helpers.py
index ec8f4f9..19b878e 100644
--- a/tests/test_templatetags_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_templatetags_helpers.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = "category"
     expected_output = (
         '<ul class="categories">'
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category1.title}</a></li>'
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category2.title}</a></li>'
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category3.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category1.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category2.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category3.title}</a></li>'
         "</ul>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = ""
     expected_output = (
         "<ul>"
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category">{category1.title}</a></li>'
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category">{category2.title}</a></li>'
-        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category">{category3.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category">{category1.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category">{category2.title}</a></li>'
+        f'<li><a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category">{category3.title}</a></li>'
         "</ul>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = "category"
     expected_output = (
         '<div class="categories">'
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category1.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category2.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category3.title}</a>'
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category1.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category2.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category3.title}</a>'
         "</div>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = ""
     expected_output = (
         "<div>"
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category">{category1.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category">{category2.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category">{category3.title}</a>'
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category">{category1.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category">{category2.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category">{category3.title}</a>'
         "</div>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = "category"
     expected_output = (
         '<span class="categories">'
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category1.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category2.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category3.title}</a>'
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category1.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category2.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category3.title}</a>'
         "</span>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ def test_categories_html(category1, category2, category3):
     link_class = ""
     expected_output = (
         "<span>"
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category">{category1.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category">{category2.title}</a>, '
-        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category">{category3.title}</a>'
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category">{category1.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category2.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category2.title} category" class="p-category">{category2.title}</a>, '
+        f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category3.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category3.title} category" class="p-category">{category3.title}</a>'
         "</span>"
     )
     assert categories_html(categories, outer=outer, outer_class=outer_class, link_class=link_class) == expected_output
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ def testcategory_link(category1):
 
     # Test case 1 - no link class
     link_class = ""
-    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category">{category1.title}</a>'
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category">{category1.title}</a>'
     assert category_link(category1, link_class) == expected_output
 
     # Test case 2 - with link class
     link_class = "category-class"
-    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="{link_class}">{category1.title}</a>'
+    expected_output = f'<a href="/{settings.CATEGORY_PREFIX}/{category1.slug}/" title="View all posts in the {category1.title} category" class="p-category {link_class}">{category1.title}</a>'
     assert category_link(category1, link_class) == expected_output