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get_term_field()

get_term_field( string $field, int|WP_Term $term, string $taxonomy = ”, string $context = ‘display’ ): string|int|null|WP_Error

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Gets sanitized term field.

Description

The function is for contextual reasons and for simplicity of usage.

See also

Parameters

$fieldstringrequired
Term field to fetch.
$termint|WP_Termrequired
Term ID or object.
$taxonomystringoptional
Taxonomy name.

Default:''

$contextstringoptional
How to sanitize term fields. Look at sanitize_term_field() for available options.
Default 'display'.
More Arguments from sanitize_term_field( … $context )Context in which to sanitize the term field.
Accepts 'raw', 'edit', 'db', 'display', 'rss', 'attribute', or 'js'. Default 'display'.

Default:'display'

Return

string|int|null|WP_Error Will return an empty string if $term is not an object or if $field is not set in $term.

Source

function get_term_field( $field, $term, $taxonomy = '', $context = 'display' ) {
	$term = get_term( $term, $taxonomy );
	if ( is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
		return $term;
	}

	if ( ! is_object( $term ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	if ( ! isset( $term->$field ) ) {
		return '';
	}

	return sanitize_term_field( $field, $term->$field, $term->term_id, $term->taxonomy, $context );
}

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UsesDescription
sanitize_term_field()wp-includes/taxonomy.php

Sanitizes the field value in the term based on the context.

get_term()wp-includes/taxonomy.php

Gets all term data from database by term ID.

is_wp_error()wp-includes/load.php

Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.

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Used byDescription
WP_REST_Menu_Items_Controller::prepare_links()wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php

Prepares links for the request.

WP_REST_Menu_Items_Controller::prepare_item_for_database()wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-menu-items-controller.php

Prepares a single post for create or update.

WP_Customize_Nav_Menu_Item_Setting::get_original_title()wp-includes/customize/class-wp-customize-nav-menu-item-setting.php

Get original title.

term_description()wp-includes/category-template.php

Retrieves term description.

wp_setup_nav_menu_item()wp-includes/nav-menu.php

Decorates a menu item object with the shared navigation menu item properties.

wp_update_nav_menu_item()wp-includes/nav-menu.php

Saves the properties of a menu item or create a new one.

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Changelog

VersionDescription
4.4.0The $taxonomy parameter was made optional. $term can also now accept a WP_Term object.
2.3.0Introduced.

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