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By The Way... I'm running WordPress 2.1.
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ps the get_the_catagory(); function is the following<br />
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function get_the_category($id = false) {<br />
global $post, $category_cache, $blog_id;<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$id = (int) $id;<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if ( !$id )<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$id = (int) $post-&gt;ID;<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if ( !isset($category_cache[$bl<wbr />og_id][$id<wbr />]) )<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;update_post_category_cache<wbr />($id);<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$categories = $category_cache[$blog_id][<wbr />$id];<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if ( !empty($categories) )<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sort($categories);<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;else<br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$categories = array();<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return $categories;<br />
}<br />
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-Regards,
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ps the get_the_catagory(); function is the following

function get_the_category($id = false) {
global $post, $category_cache, $blog_id;

      $id = (int) $id;
      if ( !$id )
            $id = (int) $post->ID;

      if ( !isset($category_cache[$blog_id][$id]) )
            update_post_category_cache($id);

      $categories = $category_cache[$blog_id][$id];

      if ( !empty($categories) )
            sort($categories);
      else
            $categories = array();

      return $categories;
}

-Regards,

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I'm new to PHP (from ColdFusion) and am looking to output JUST the Category within a modified template design. &nbsp;Is there a function I can use to do that? &nbsp;the_category() returns the category name with the built in link to the catgeory. &nbsp;I just need the category name outputted.<br />
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If there is no function, can someone help me write one?<br />
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500 points to the person who can help me learn a little about PHP and WordPress.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
<br />
Phil
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I'm new to PHP (from ColdFusion) and am looking to output JUST the Category within a modified template design.  Is there a function I can use to do that?  the_category() returns the category name with the built in link to the catgeory.  I just need the category name outputted.

If there is no function, can someone help me write one?

500 points to the person who can help me learn a little about PHP and WordPress.

Thanks.

Phil

Outputting Just The Category Name Using  Exisiting Function

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