Returns or prints a category ID.

• get_the_category()

$display bool Optional

Whether to display the output.

Default: true

int Category ID.

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php. View all references

function the_category_ID($display = true) {
	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '0.71', 'get_the_category()' );

	// Grab the first cat in the list.
	$categories = get_the_category();
	$cat = $categories[0]->term_id;

	if ( $display )
		echo $cat;

	return $cat;
}