has_category() WP 3.1.0

Checks whether the current or specified post has at least one of the specified categories.

Works for category taxonomy only. Use has_term(), when you need to check a post for another taxonomy.

If no categories are provided for comparison, the function will check whether at least one category is assigned to a post.

The given categories are checked against the post's categories' term_ids, names and slugs. Categories given as integers will only be checked against the post's categories' term_ids.

If no categories are given, determines if post has any categories.

No Hooks.

Return

true/false. True if the current post has any of the given categories (or any category, if no category specified). False otherwise.

Usage

has_category( $category, $post );

$category(string/int/array)

The category name/term_id/slug, or an array of them to check for.
Default: ''

$post(int/object)

Post to check instead of the current post.
Default: null

Examples

#1 Check if the post at least one specified category

$post_id = 6235;
if( has_category( array(37,'history'), $post_id) ){
	echo "Post with ID = $post_id is assignet to the category `37` or `history`";
}

Changelog

Code of has_category() has category ^{WP 5.6}

<?php
function has_category( $category = '', $post = null ) {
	return has_term( $category, 'category', $post );
}

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