link homepage images to respective categories

[jessicasalmon]

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[jessicasalmon]

solution:

<?php
  //Get the ID of a given category
  $category_id = get_cat_ID( 'My Life As a Background Slytherin' );

  // Get the URL of this category
  $category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
?> 

<!-- Print a link to this category -->
<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $category_link ); ?>" title="My Life As a Background Slytherin">
  <img class="homepage-image" src="<?= get_template_directory_uri()?>/assets/homepage-images/1-slytherin-600x600px.png" />
</a>

comments on solution:

would benefit from being fully dynamic so that Emily can add new categories herself. Open new issue

[jessicasalmon]

issue #11 opened for making front-page.php fully dynamic