in_category() – Checks if the current post is within any of the given categories.

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Description

Checks if the current post is within any of the given categories.

The given categories are checked against the post's categories' term_ids, names and slugs. Categories given as integers will only be checked against the post's categories' term_ids. Prior to v2.5 of WordPress, category names were not supported. Prior to v2.7, category slugs were not supported. Prior to v2.7, only one category could be compared: in_category( $single_category ). Prior to v2.7, this function could only be used in the WordPress Loop. As of 2.7, the function can be used anywhere if it is provided a post ID or post object. For more information on this and similar theme functions, check out the {@link https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/conditional-tags/ Conditional Tags} article in the Theme Developer Handbook.

Usage

$bool = in_category( $category, $post );

Parameters

$category
( int|string|int[]|string[] ) required – Category ID, name, slug, or array of such to check against.
$post
( int|WP_Post ) optional – Optional. Post to check. Defaults to the current post.

Returns

bool True if the current post is in any of the given categories.

Source

File name: wordpress/wp-includes/category-template.php
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function in_category( $category, $post = null ) {
  if ( empty( $category ) ) {
    return false;
  }

  return has_category( $category, $post );
}
 

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