$args['taxonomy'
] = 'link_category';
} $categories =
get_terms( $args );
if ( is_wp_error( $categories ) ) { $categories = array
();
} else { $categories =
(array) $categories;
foreach ( array_keys( $categories ) as $k ) { _make_cat_compat( $categories[ $k ] );
} } return $categories;
}/**
* Retrieves category data given a category ID or category object.
*
* If you pass the $category parameter an object, which is assumed to be the
* category row object retrieved the database. It will cache the category data.
*
* If you pass $category an integer of the category ID, then that category will
* be retrieved from the database, if it isn't already cached, and pass it back.
*
* If you look at get_term(), then both types will be passed through several
* filters and finally sanitized based on the $filter parameter value.
*
* @since 1.5.1
*
* @param int|object $category Category ID or category row object.
* @param string $output Optional. The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which
* correspond to a WP_Term object, an associative array, or a numeric array,
* respectively. Default OBJECT.
* @param string $filter Optional. How to sanitize category fields. Default 'raw'.
* @return object|array|WP_Error|null Category data in type defined by $output parameter.
* WP_Error if $category is empty, null if it does not exist.
*/