get_the_category_by_ID

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Summery Summery

Retrieve category name based on category ID.

Syntax Syntax

get_the_category_by_ID( int $cat_ID )

Parameters Parameters

$cat_ID

(Required) Category ID.

Return Return

(string|WP_Error) Category name on success, WP_Error on failure.

Source Source

File: wp-includes/category-template.php

 */
function get_the_category_by_ID( $cat_ID ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	$cat_ID   = (int) $cat_ID;
	$category = get_term( $cat_ID );

	if ( is_wp_error( $category ) ) {
		return $category;
	}

	return ( $category ) ? $category->name : '';

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Version Description
0.71 Introduced.

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