get_cat_name( int $cat_id )

Retrieve the name of a category from its ID.

Parameters

$cat_id

(Required) Category ID

Return

(string) Category name, or an empty string if category doesn't exist.

Source

File: wp-includes/category.php 

function get_cat_name( $cat_id ) {
	$cat_id = (int) $cat_id;
	$category = get_term( $cat_id, 'category' );
	if ( ! $category || is_wp_error( $category ) )
		return '';
	return $category->name;
}

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Related

Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/load.php: is_wp_error()

Check whether variable is a ClassicPress Error.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: get_term()

Get all Term data from database by Term ID.

Used By

Used By
Used By Description
wp-includes/deprecated.php: get_catname()

Retrieve the category name by the category ID.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getPost()

Retrieve post.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getRecentPosts()

Retrieve list of recent posts.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::mt_getPostCategories()

Retrieve post categories.
wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php: wp_xmlrpc_server::_prepare_page()

Prepares page data for return in an XML-RPC object.

Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
WP-1.0.0 Introduced.