get_category_by_slug() WP 1.0

Retrieve category object by category slug.

No Hooks.

Return

Object. Category data object

Usage

get_category_by_slug( $slug );

$slug(string) (required)

The category slug.

Changelog

Code of get category by slug: wp-includes/category.php ^{WP 5.4.2}

<?php
function get_category_by_slug( $slug ) {
	$category = get_term_by( 'slug', $slug, 'category' );
	if ( $category ) {
		_make_cat_compat( $category );
	}

	return $category;
}

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From category: Categories