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Description

Retrieve the name of a category from its ID.

Usage

<?php get_cat_name( $cat_id ) ?>

Parameters

$cat_id

(integer) (required) Category ID

Default: None

Return Values

(string) 

Category name

Examples

<?php echo get_cat_name(4);?>

returns the name for the category with the id '4'.

Notes

Change Log

Since: 1.0.0

Source File

get_cat_name() is located in wp-includes/category.php.

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