function catName($cat_id) {
$cat_id = (int) $cat_id;
$category = &get_category($cat_id);
return $category->name;
}
function catLink($cat_id) {
$category = get_the_category();
$category_link = get_category_link($cat_id);
echo $category_link;
}
function catCustom() {
$cats = get_the_category($post->ID);
$parent = get_category($cats[1]->category_parent);
if (is_wp_error($parent)){
$cat = get_category($cats[0]);
}
else{
$cat = $parent;
}
echo \'<a href="\'.get_category_link($cat).\'">\'.$cat->name.\'</a>\';
}
USE <a href="<?php catLink(1); ?>"> <?php catName(1); ?>