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Description
Returns the correct url for a given Category ID.
Usage
<?php get_category_link( $category_id ); ?>
Parameters
- $category_id
- (integer) (required) The category ID whose link will be retrieved.
- Default: None
Return Values
- (URL)
- (string) URL with a link to the category.
Examples
Category Link
<?php
// Get the ID of a given category
$category_id = get_cat_ID( 'Category Name' );
// Get the URL of this category
$category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
?>
<!-- Print a link to this category -->
<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $category_link ); ?>" title="Category Name">Category Name</a>
Notes
- Uses: apply_filters() Calls 'category_link' filter on category link and category ID.
- Uses global: (unknown) $wp_rewrite
- Using a nonexistent Category ID will return a link to the parent directory. (eg: http://example.com/baseurl/archives/category/)
Change Log
Since: 1.0.0
Source File
get_category_link() is located in wp-includes/category-template.php.
Related
Categories: the_category(), the_category_rss(), single_cat_title(), category_description(), wp_dropdown_categories(), wp_list_categories(), get_the_category(), get_the_category_by_ID(), get_category_by_slug(), get_the_category_list(), get_category_parents(), get_category_link(), is_category(), in_category()
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