Include either name or slug in the include parameter using wp_list_categories?

Question

I'm working both locally and remotely, pushing code via git. I have the current code set up below, which looks for tags and outputs them as a list using wp_list_categories. I need to use the include parameter as there is no hierarchy with tags (I can't use categories in this instance).

However, as I am working locally and remotely, there's a chance that the IDs from local to remote won't be the same. So, ideally, I'd like to include by name or slug, but I know the include parameter only allows IDs.

Is there any way to include either name or slug in the include parameter?

Idea: My friend said we could have a list of names, and loop through them all and use get_term_by to get the id – but I'm not exactly sure where to start...

Thanks in advance, R

<?php $sector_args = array(
    'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
    'show_count' => 0,
    'pad_counts' => 0,
    'title_li' => '',
    'include' => '5,6,7'
); ?>

<ul>
    <?php wp_list_categories( $sector_args ); ?>
</ul>

Answer 1

I managed to figure this out with help from a friend. In case this helps anyone else, here's my code.

<?php $sector_terms = array('animal-health', 'sustainability-science', 'technical-publishing');
$sector_ids = array_map( function( $sector_term )
{ $st = get_term_by('slug', $sector_term , 'post_tag'); return $st->term_id; }, $sector_terms); ?>

<?php $sector_args = array(
    'taxonomy' => 'post_tag',
    'show_count' => 0,
    'pad_counts' => 0,
    'title_li' => '',
    'include' => $sector_ids
); ?>

<ul>
    <?php wp_list_categories( $sector_args ); ?>
</ul>