get_linkobjectsbyname( string $cat_name = "noname", string $orderby = 'name', int $limit = -1 )

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_name

    (string) (Optional) The category name to use. If no match is found, uses all. Default 'noname'.

    Default value: "noname"

    $orderby

    (string) (Optional) The order to output the links. E.g. 'id', 'name', 'url', 'description', 'rating', or 'owner'. 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 value: 'name'

    $limit

    (int) (Optional) Limit to X entries. If not specified, all entries are shown.

    Default value: -1

    Return

    (array)

    Source

    File: wp-includes/deprecated.php 

    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);
}

    Uses

    Uses Description
    wp-includes/deprecated.php: get_linkobjects()

    Gets an array of link objects associated with category n.
    wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()

    Mark a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.
    wp-includes/taxonomy.php: get_term_by()

    Get all Term data from database by Term field and data.

    Changelog

    Version Description
    2.1.0 Use get_bookmarks()
    1.0.1 Introduced.

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