get_category_by_slug( string $slug )
Retrieve category object by category slug.
Description
Parameters
- $slug
-
(string) (Required) The category slug.
Return
(object) Category data object
Source
File: wp-includes/category.php
function get_category_by_slug( $slug ) { $category = get_term_by( 'slug', $slug, 'category' ); if ( $category ) { _make_cat_compat( $category ); } return $category; }
Changelog
Version | Description |
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2.3.0 | Introduced. |
Returns false if not found
Example