get_category_by_slug( string $slug )

Retrieve category object by category slug.


Description Description


Parameters Parameters

$slug

(string) (Required) The category slug.


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Return Return

(object) Category data object


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Source 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;
}

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Version Description
2.3.0 Introduced.


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