Ticket #7427: 7427.2.diff

wp-includes/category.php

@@ -37 +37 @@
  * @return array List of categories.
  */
 function &get_categories( $args = '' ) {
-        $defaults = array( 'type' => 'category' );
+        $defaults = array( 'type' => 'category', 'taxonomy' => 'category' );
         $args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
 
-        $taxonomy = 'category';
         if ( 'link' == $args['type'] )
-                $taxonomy = 'link_category';
-        $categories = (array) get_terms( $taxonomy, $args );
+                $args['taxonomy'] = 'link_category';
 
+        $categories = (array) get_terms( $args['taxonomy'], $args );
+
         foreach ( array_keys( $categories ) as $k )
                 _make_cat_compat( $categories[$k] );