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1. Marcc1
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Hi, how do I get the category (ID) of the actual displayed single or category page?

   I only define ONE category to each article!

2. MichaelH
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   In a category template:
   

   $cat = get_query_var('cat');
   echo $cat;

   In a single type template and in The Loop see example in the article get_the_category.

3. Marcc1
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   okay thanks

   I now get the cat ID using this piece of code:

   $category = get_the_category();
   echo $category[0]->cat_ID;

   but this

   if ($category[0]->cat_ID = 113) {
   ...
   } elseif ($category[0]->cat_ID = 122) {
   ...
   }

   wont work..

4. Marcc1
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   kay thanks

   this works:

   $category = get_the_category();
   $myCat = $category[0]->cat_ID;
   if ($myCat == 113) {
   ...
   } elseif ($myCat == 122) {
   ...
   }

5. eTiger13
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Its because you arent using an operator, you are checking to see if the category was assigned. This is what you should be doing:
   

   $category = get_the_category();
   if ( $category[0]->cat_ID == 3 )
   {
   	soSomething();
   }

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