get_category_link() accepting object but not id

[belbo]

I just updated to the latest version of WP and realised that some of my links stopped working. I was using

<?php
get_category_link($term->id);

which no longer works, however

<?php
get_category_link($term_oject);

Does work. According to the codex both should work :-)
​https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_category_link/

thanks :-)

[chetan200891]

@belbo Welcome to Trac!

I think you should try

<?php
get_category_link($term->term_id);

instead of

<?php
get_category_link($term->id);

Because Term ID field returned as 'term_id' not 'id'.

[rabmalin]

term_id is the correct parameter for taxonomy.

[markjaquith]

see #42771

[boonebgorges]

Reopening so as to be fixed as part of #42771.

[boonebgorges]

In 42364:

Don't do a strict taxonomy check in get_category_link().

Prior to version 4.9, a quirk in the implementation of get_term() caused
get_category_link( 123 ) to fetch the taxonomy archive link for term 123
even if 123 is not in the 'category' taxonomy. The quirk was fixed in [40979];
see #40671. This bugfix introduced a regression for theme authors who were
expecting the old behavior.

By lifting the 'category' restriction, we allow the template function to work
in the old way.

Fixes #42717. See #42771.

[boonebgorges]

In 42369:

Don't do a strict taxonomy check in get_category_link().

Prior to version 4.9, a quirk in the implementation of get_term() caused
get_category_link( 123 ) to fetch the taxonomy archive link for term 123
even if 123 is not in the 'category' taxonomy. The quirk was fixed in [40979];
see #40671. This bugfix introduced a regression for theme authors who were
expecting the old behavior.

By lifting the 'category' restriction, we allow the template function to work
in the old way.

Merges [42364], [42365] to the 4.9 branch.

Fixes #42717. See #42771.