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1. texasag90
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Hello;

   I am trying to get the text of the first tag into a php variable in a template so I can use it for something. I am trying to do this in single.php (Kubrick). Code looks like this:

   <?php
               $category = get_the_category();
               $tag = get_the_tags();
               echo $tag[0]->name;
   ?>

   That does not work (no echo -- nothing). But, $category works just fine when used in a similar way.

   I thought I might need to dereference the pointer, but I cannot find a combination that works (I am a php hacker, obviously, not a pro).

   Can anyone tell me what is wrong?

   Thanks,
   Mark

2. Anonymous
   Unregistered
   Posted 3 years ago #

   <?php
   $tag = get_the_tags();
   if ($tag) {
   $tag = $tag[0]; echo $tag->name;
   }
   ?>

   That gets the information from the array of the first tag. Since its an Array it uses the -> selector to get the information. Category will work just fine because you are pulling it directly from the function.

   That code is pulled directly out of the Codex.

   http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_the_tags

   directly below the code on that page are the different variables you can call.

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