<?php

    hierarchical_category_tree( 0 ); // the function call; 0 for all categories; or cat ID

function hierarchical_category_tree( $cat ) {
	// wpse-41548 // alchymyth // a hierarchical list of all categories //

  $next = get_categories('hide_empty=false&orderby=name&order=ASC&parent=' . $cat);

  if( $next ) :
    foreach( $next as $cat ) :
    echo '<ul><li><strong>' . $cat->name . '</strong>';
	echo ' / <a href="' . get_category_link( $cat->term_id ) . '" title="' . sprintf( __( "View all posts in %s" ), $cat->name ) . '" ' . '>View ( '. $cat->count . ' posts )</a>  ';
	echo ' / <a href="'. get_admin_url().'edit-tags.php?action=edit&taxonomy=category&tag_ID='.$cat->term_id.'&post_type=post" title="Edit Category">Edit</a>';
	hierarchical_category_tree( $cat->term_id );
    endforeach;
  endif;

  echo '</li></ul>'; echo "\n";
}
?>