WordPress Find Categories By Name

The below works for both categories, and other custom taxonomies (e.g genres) you may have. Find category by an exact match

$cat = get_term_by( 'name', $cat_name, 'category' );

Find category by partial match anywhere

$categories = get_terms( 'category', array( 'name__like' => 'cat_name' ) );

Find category by partial match from the start of the string

$categories = get_terms( 'category', array( 'search' => 'cat_name' ) );

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