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sanitize_category( object|array $category, string $context = ‘display’ ): object|array

Sanitizes category data based on context.

Parameters

$categoryobject|arrayrequired
Category data.
$contextstringoptional
Default 'display'.

Default:'display'

Return

object|array Same type as $category with sanitized data for safe use.

Source

function sanitize_category( $category, $context = 'display' ) {
	return sanitize_term( $category, 'category', $context );
}

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Changelog

Version Description
2.3.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/sanitize_category