Checks whether a category exists.

• term_exists()

$cat_name int|string Required

Category name.

$category_parent int Optional

ID of parent category.

Default: null

string|null Returns the category ID as a numeric string if the pairing exists, null if not.

File: wp-admin/includes/taxonomy.php. View all references

function category_exists( $cat_name, $category_parent = null ) {
	$id = term_exists( $cat_name, 'category', $category_parent );
	if ( is_array( $id ) ) {
		$id = $id['term_id'];
	}
	return $id;
}