diff --git a/includes/class-helpers.php b/includes/class-helpers.php
index 3bad465..4ecf607 100644
--- a/includes/class-helpers.php
+++ b/includes/class-helpers.php
@@ -15,4 +15,14 @@ final class Helpers
         self::$current_town_resolved = false;
         self::$term_cache = [];
     }
+
+    public static function get_term_by_slug(string $slug, string $taxonomy = 'town'): ?\WP_Term
+    {
+        $key = $taxonomy . '|' . $slug;
+        if (array_key_exists($key, self::$term_cache)) {
+            return self::$term_cache[$key];
+        }
+        $term = \get_term_by('slug', $slug, $taxonomy);
+        return self::$term_cache[$key] = ($term instanceof \WP_Term) ? $term : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/HelpersTest.php b/tests/HelpersTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df247c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/HelpersTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace WPMultiCity\Tests;
+
+use WPMultiCity\Helpers;
+
+final class HelpersTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_get_term_by_slug_returns_wp_term_when_found(): void
+    {
+        $term = new \WP_Term();
+        $term->term_id = 42;
+        $term->slug = 'tyumen';
+        $term->taxonomy = 'town';
+
+        \Brain\Monkey\Functions\expect('get_term_by')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('slug', 'tyumen', 'town')
+            ->andReturn($term);
+
+        $result = Helpers::get_term_by_slug('tyumen');
+
+        self::assertInstanceOf(\WP_Term::class, $result);
+        self::assertSame(42, $result->term_id);
+        self::assertSame('tyumen', $result->slug);
+    }
+
+    public function test_get_term_by_slug_returns_null_when_not_found(): void
+    {
+        \Brain\Monkey\Functions\expect('get_term_by')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('slug', 'nonexistent', 'town')
+            ->andReturn(false);
+
+        self::assertNull(Helpers::get_term_by_slug('nonexistent'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_get_term_by_slug_caches_results_within_request(): void
+    {
+        \Brain\Monkey\Functions\expect('get_term_by')
+            ->once()
+            ->with('slug', 'tyumen', 'town')
+            ->andReturn(false);
+
+        Helpers::get_term_by_slug('tyumen');
+        Helpers::get_term_by_slug('tyumen');
+        Helpers::get_term_by_slug('tyumen');
+
+        // Mockery ->once() at teardown verifies the cache stopped repeated calls.
+        self::assertTrue(true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 60b78dc..972eec6 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ if (!defined('ABSPATH')) {
 
 require_once __DIR__ . '/../includes/class-plugin.php';
 \WPMultiCity\Plugin::register_autoloader();
+
+if (!class_exists('WP_Term', false)) {
+    eval('class WP_Term { public int $term_id = 0; public string $slug = ""; public string $taxonomy = ""; }');
+}