@@ -141,10 +141,7 @@ module Jekyll

     # Returns string

     #

     def category_links(categories)

-      dir = @context.registers[:site].config['category_dir']

-      categories = categories.sort!.map do |item|

-        "<a class='category' href='/#{dir}/#{item.gsub(/_|\P{Word}/, '-').gsub(/-{2,}/, '-').downcase}/'>#{item}</a>"

-      end

+      categories = categories.sort!.map { |c| category_link c }

       case categories.length

       when 0

@@ -156,6 +153,17 @@ module Jekyll

       end

     end

+    # Outputs a single category as an <a> link.

+    #

+    #  +category+ is a category string to format as an <a> link

+    #

+    # Returns string

+    #

+    def category_link(category)

+      dir = @context.registers[:site].config['category_dir']

+      "<a class='category' href='/#{dir}/#{category.gsub(/_|\P{Word}/, '-').gsub(/-{2,}/, '-').downcase}/'>#{category}</a>"

+    end

+

     # Outputs the post.date as formatted html, with hooks for CSS styling.

     #

     #  +date+ is the date object to format as HTML.