get_the_category_by_ID( int $cat_ID )

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Parameters Parameters

$cat_ID

(int) (Required) Category ID.


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Return Return

(string|WP_Error) Category name on success, WP_Error on failure.


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Source Source

File: wp-includes/category-template.php

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function get_the_category_by_ID( $cat_ID ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
    $cat_ID   = (int) $cat_ID;
    $category = get_term( $cat_ID );
 
    if ( is_wp_error( $category ) ) {
        return $category;
    }
 
    return ( $category ) ? $category->name : '';
}


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Changelog Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
0.71 Introduced.
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