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Created April 2, 2015 09:19
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Get a category name/slug/id for a post or archive page
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get-category.php
<?php
if ( is_single() ) {
$cats = get_the_category();
$cat = $cats[0]; // let's just assume the post has one category
}
else { // category archives
$cat = get_category( get_query_var( 'cat' ) );
}
$cat_id = $cat->cat_ID;
$cat_name = $cat->name;
$cat_slug = $cat->slug;
?>
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