get_linkcatname( int $id ): string

This function has been deprecated. Use get_category() instead.

Gets the name of category by ID.

Description

See also

Parameters

$idintrequired
The category to get. If no category supplied uses 0

Return

string

Source

function get_linkcatname($id = 0) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.1.0', 'get_category()' );

	$id = (int) $id;

	if ( empty($id) )
		return '';

	$cats = wp_get_link_cats($id);

	if ( empty($cats) || ! is_array($cats) )
		return '';

	$cat_id = (int) $cats[0]; // Take the first cat.

	$cat = get_category($cat_id);
	return $cat->name;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.1.0Use get_category()
0.71Introduced.

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