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Function Reference/wp get post categories

Retrieve the list of categories for a post.

Compatibility layer for themes and plugins. Also an easy layer of abstraction away from the complexity of the taxonomy layer.

<?php wp_get_post_categories( $post_id, $args ) ?>

$post_id

(integer) (optional) The Post ID.

Default: 0

$args

(array) (optional) Overwrite the defaults.

Default: array

Since: 2.1.0

wp_get_post_categories() is located in wp-includes/post.php.