get_linkobjectsbyname( string $cat_name = "noname", string $orderby = ‘name’, int $limit = -1 ): array

This function has been deprecated. Use get_bookmarks() instead.

Gets an array of link objects associated with category $cat_name.

Description

$links = get_linkobjectsbyname( ‘fred’ ); foreach ( $links as $link ) { echo ‘

  • ‘ . $link->link_name . ‘
  • ‘; }

    See also

    Parameters

    $cat_namestringoptional
    The category name to use. If no match is found, uses all.
    Default 'noname'.

    Default:"noname"

    $orderbystringoptional
    The order to output the links. E.g. 'id', 'name', 'url', 'description', 'rating', or 'owner'. Default 'name'.
    If you start the name with an underscore, the order will be reversed.
    Specifying 'rand' as the order will return links in a random order.

    Default:'name'

    $limitintoptional
    Limit to X entries. If not specified, all entries are shown.

    Default:-1

    Return

    array

    Source

    function get_linkobjectsbyname($cat_name = "noname" , $orderby = 'name', $limit = -1) {
    	_deprecated_function( __FUNCTION__, '2.1.0', 'get_bookmarks()' );
    
    	$cat_id = -1;
    	$cat = get_term_by('name', $cat_name, 'link_category');
    	if ( $cat )
    		$cat_id = $cat->term_id;
    
    	return get_linkobjects($cat_id, $orderby, $limit);
    }
    

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    2.1.0Use get_bookmarks()
    1.0.1Introduced.

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