get_category_by_slug( string $slug ): object|false

Retrieves a category object by category slug.


Parameters

$slug string Required
The category slug.

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Return

object|false Category data object on success, false if not found.


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More Information

Same is achieved by:
get_term_by('slug', $slug, 'category');


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Source

File: wp-includes/category.php. View all references

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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Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.3.0 Introduced.

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