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get_category_feed_link()

get_category_feed_link( int|WP_Term|object $cat, string $feed = ” ): string

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Retrieves the feed link for a category.

Description

Returns a link to the feed for all posts in a given category. A specific feed can be requested or left blank to get the default feed.

Parameters

$catint|WP_Term|objectrequired
The ID or category object whose feed link will be retrieved.
$feedstringoptional
Feed type. Possible values include 'rss2', 'atom'.
Default is the value of get_default_feed() .

Default:''

Return

string Link to the feed for the category specified by $cat.

Source

function get_category_feed_link( $cat, $feed = '' ) {
	return get_term_feed_link( $cat, 'category', $feed );
}

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UsesDescription
get_term_feed_link()wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the feed link for a term.

Used byDescription
feed_links_extra()wp-includes/general-template.php

Displays the links to the extra feeds such as category feeds.

get_category_rss_link()wp-includes/deprecated.php

Print/Return link to category RSS2 feed.

wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getCategories()wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php

Retrieves the list of categories on a given blog.

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.5.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    Automatic display of RSS

    Display an rss link automatically when viewing a category. Insert this code on the category.php or archive.php page template.

    if ( is_category() ) {

    $category = get_category( get_query_var('cat') );

    if ( ! empty( $category ) ) {
        echo '<div class="category-feed"><a href="' . esc_url( get_category_feed_link( $category->cat_ID ) ) . '" title="' . sprintf( esc_attr__( 'Subscribe to this category', 'textdomain' ), $category->name ) . '" rel="nofollow">' . __( 'Subscribe!', 'txtdomain' ) . '</a></div>';
    }
}

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