This function has been deprecated. Use get_bookmarks() instead.

get_linksbyname( string $cat_name = "noname", string $before = '', string $after = '<br>', string $between = " ", bool $show_images = true, string $orderby = 'id', bool $show_description = true, bool $show_rating = false, int $limit = -1, int $show_updated )

Gets the links associated with category $cat_name.


Description

See also


Parameters

$cat_name

(Optional) The category name to use. If no match is found, uses all.<br> Default 'noname'.

Default value: "noname"

$before

(Optional) The HTML to output before the link.

Default value: ''

$after

(Optional) The HTML to output after the link. Default <br>.

Default value: '<br>'

$between

(Optional) The HTML to output between the link/image and its description.<br> Not used if no image or $show_images is true. Default ' '.

Default value: " "

$show_images

(Optional) Whether to show images (if defined).

Default value: true

$orderby

(Optional) The order to output the links. E.g. 'id', 'name', 'url', 'description', 'rating', or 'owner'. Default 'id'.<br> If you start the name with an underscore, the order will be reversed.<br> Specifying 'rand' as the order will return links in a random order.

Default value: 'id'

$show_description

(Optional) Whether to show the description if show_images=false/not defined.<br>

Default value: true

$show_rating

(Optional) Show rating stars/chars.

Default value: false

$limit

(Optional) Limit to X entries. If not specified, all entries are shown.<br>

Default value: -1

$show_updated

(Optional) Whether to show last updated timestamp. Default 0.


Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function get_linksbyname($cat_name = "noname", $before = '', $after = '<br />', $between = " ", $show_images = true, $orderby = 'id',
						 $show_description = true, $show_rating = false,
						 $limit = -1, $show_updated = 0) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, 'WP-2.1.0', 'get_bookmarks()' );

	$cat_id = -1;
	$cat = get_term_by('name', $cat_name, 'link_category');
	if ( $cat )
		$cat_id = $cat->term_id;

	get_links($cat_id, $before, $after, $between, $show_images, $orderby, $show_description, $show_rating, $limit, $show_updated);
}


Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.1.0 Use get_bookmarks()
0.71 Introduced. This function has been deprecated. Use get_bookmarks() instead.