[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14625: Function get_the_category doesn't work as expected with custom post types

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#14625: Function get_the_category doesn't work as expected with custom post types
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 Reporter:  bjdj          |       Owner:                    
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review   
Component:  General       |     Version:  3.0.1             
 Severity:  minor         |    Keywords:  get_the_category()
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 On a category page, the function 'get_the_category()' does not work as
 expected, combined with custom post types.

 If a category has no posts assigned to it, 'get_the_category()' will
 return an empty array (probably because the global $post variable is empty
 as well?). If your WordPress installation only uses custom post types
 (like mine), and never uses the post_type 'post', this could be a problem.

 I think I found an easy, not very beautiful, workaround for this problem;
 assign a post, which has post_type 'post', to all categories. That way,
 'get_the_category()' returns an array with information.

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