Get categories IDs by categories names

[Titi2]

Hello Guys!

I'm developping a custom module which give me the possibility to create a product programatically. in the Product() object i have to specify catégories of my products with the addToCategories() method. But for now i just have the name of categories.

$product->addToCategories() method takes an array of ids categories as argument. So, how can i retrieve the categories ids associated to my categories names please? Seems Prestashop does not provide a function for it.

Edited May 22, 2023 by Titi2 (see edit history)

[Titi2]

Anyone ? :/

[Mediacom87]

Hi,

have you performed any tests using this function in Category class ?

public static function searchByName($idLang, $query, $unrestricted = false, $skipCache = false)

 

[Deep Kumar]

Hi You can use like this

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$default_lang = Configuration::get('PS_LANG_DEFAULT');
$category_data = Category::searchByName($default_lang, $query, $unrestricted = false, $skipCache = false);
if($category_data["id_category"]) {
    echo "Already Exist";
} else {
    $c_name = $category_name;
    $category = new Category();
    $category->name = [$default_lang => $c_name];
    $category->id_parent = Configuration::get('PS_HOME_CATEGORY');
    $category->link_rewrite = [$default_lang => Tools::str2url($c_name)];
    $category->add();
}