get_cat_ID( string $cat_name )

Retrieve the ID of a category from its name.


Parameters

$cat_name

(string) (Required) Category name.


Return

(int) 0, if failure and ID of category on success.


Source

File: wp-includes/category.php

function get_cat_ID( $cat_name ) {
	$cat = get_term_by( 'name', $cat_name, 'category' );
	if ( $cat )
		return $cat->term_id;
	return 0;
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-1.0.0 Introduced.