get_cat_ID( string $cat_name ): int

Retrieves the ID of a category from its name.

Parameters

$cat_namestringrequired
Category name.

Return

int Category ID on success, 0 if the category doesn’t exist.

Source

function get_cat_ID( $cat_name ) { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	$cat = get_term_by( 'name', $cat_name, 'category' );

	if ( $cat ) {
		return $cat->term_id;
	}

	return 0;
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
1.0.0Introduced.

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