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Function Reference/get cat name

Retrieve the name of a category from its ID.

<?php get_cat_name( $cat_id ) ?>

$cat_id

(integer) (required) Category ID

Default: None

<?php echo get_cat_name(4);?>

returns the name for the category with the id '4'.

Since: 1.0.0

get_cat_name() is located in wp-includes/category.php.

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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