[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #8716: get_category('of a string') throws an error 500

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#8716: get_category('of a string') throws an error 500
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 Reporter:  Malaiac       |       Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  2.8      
Component:  General       |     Version:  2.7      
 Severity:  normal        |    Keywords:           
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 yes, it's better not to try a get_category of a string in the first place,
 but it's a bit of overreacting, isn't it ?

 try get_category('whatever');
 should be a intval($category) inside get_category() before asking to
 get_term

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