get_category_link

Retrieve category link URL.

Description

(string) get_category_link( (int|object) $category );

Returns (string)

Link on success, empty string if category does not exist.

Parameters (1)

0. $category (int|object): Category ID or object.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'get_category_link' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/category-template.php'; 
} 
  
// Category ID or object. 
$category = null; 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = get_category_link($category);

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/category-template.php

function get_category_link( $category ) { 
    if ( ! is_object( $category ) ) 
        $category = (int) $category; 
 
    $category = get_term_link( $category, 'category' ); 
 
    if ( is_wp_error( $category ) ) 
        return ''; 
 
    return $category; 
}