Fix: ticklengths being affected by format.

ultraplot/axes/geo.py

@@ -2139,6 +2139,9 @@ def _add_geoticks(self, x_or_y: str, itick: Any, ticklen: Any) -> None:
         for size, which in zip(sizes, ["major", "minor"]):
             params.update({"length": size})
             params.pop("grid_alpha", None)
+            # Avoid overriding gridliner label toggles via tick_params defaults.
+            for key in ("labeltop", "labelbottom", "labelleft", "labelright"):
+                params.pop(key, None)
             self.tick_params(
                 axis=x_or_y,
                 which=which,

ultraplot/tests/test_geographic.py

@@ -1725,3 +1725,17 @@ def test_boundary_labels_view_intervals():
     assert abs(loninterval[0] - 0) < 1 and abs(loninterval[1] - 60) < 1
     assert abs(latinterval[0] - (-20)) < 1 and abs(latinterval[1] - 40) < 1
     uplt.close(fig)
+
+
+def test_labels_preserved_with_ticklen():
+    """
+    Ensure ticklen updates do not disable top/right gridline labels.
+    """
+    fig, ax = uplt.subplots(proj="cyl")
+    ax.format(lonlim=(0, 10), latlim=(0, 10), labels="both", lonlines=2, latlines=2)
+    assert ax.gridlines_major.top_labels
+    assert ax.gridlines_major.right_labels
+
+    ax.format(ticklen=1, labels="both")
+    assert ax.gridlines_major.top_labels
+    assert ax.gridlines_major.right_labels