get_category( int|object $category, string $output = OBJECT, string $filter = 'raw' )
Retrieves category data given a category ID or category object.
Description
If you pass the $category parameter an object, which is assumed to be the category row object retrieved the database. It will cache the category data.
If you pass $category an integer of the category ID, then that category will be retrieved from the database, if it isn’t already cached, and pass it back.
If you look at get_term(), then both types will be passed through several filters and finally sanitized based on the $filter parameter value.
Parameters
- $category
-
(int|object) (Required) Category ID or category row object.
- $output
-
(string) (Optional) The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively.
Default value: OBJECT
- $filter
-
(string) (Optional) How to sanitize category fields.
Default value: 'raw'
Return
(object|array|WP_Error|null) Category data in type defined by $output parameter. WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
Source
File: wp-includes/category.php
function get_category( $category, $output = OBJECT, $filter = 'raw' ) {
$category = get_term( $category, 'category', $output, $filter );
if ( is_wp_error( $category ) ) {
return $category;
}
_make_cat_compat( $category );
return $category;
} Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 1.5.1 | Introduced. |
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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_category