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Function Reference/get category link

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 $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://yoursite.com/baseurl/archives/category/)

Change Log

Since: 1.0.0

Source File

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

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