get_the_category_by_ID()
Retrieve category name based on category ID.
Uses: get_term()
No Hooks.
Return
String|WP_Error
. Category name on success, WP_Error on failure.
Usage
get_the_category_by_ID( $cat_ID ) // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid;
- $cat_ID(int) (required)
- Category ID.
Changelog
Since 0.71 | Introduced. |
Code of get_the_category_by_ID() get the category by ID WP 5.9.3
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 : ''; }