get_page_by_title( string $page_title, string $output = OBJECT, string|array $post_type = 'page' )
Retrieve a page given its title.
Description Description
If more than one post uses the same title, the post with the smallest ID will be returned. Be careful: in case of more than one post having the same title, it will check the oldest publication date, not the smallest ID.
Because this function uses the MySQL ‘=’ comparison, $page_title will usually be matched as case-insensitive with default collation.
Parameters Parameters
- $page_title
-
(string) (Required) Page title.
- $output
-
(string) (Optional) The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Post object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively.
Default value: OBJECT
- $post_type
-
(string|array) (Optional) Post type or array of post types.
Default value: 'page'
Return Return
(WP_Post|array|null) WP_Post (or array) on success, or null on failure.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/post.php
function get_page_by_title( $page_title, $output = OBJECT, $post_type = 'page' ) {
global $wpdb;
if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
$post_type = esc_sql( $post_type );
$post_type_in_string = "'" . implode( "','", $post_type ) . "'";
$sql = $wpdb->prepare(
"
SELECT ID
FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE post_title = %s
AND post_type IN ($post_type_in_string)
",
$page_title
);
} else {
$sql = $wpdb->prepare(
"
SELECT ID
FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE post_title = %s
AND post_type = %s
",
$page_title,
$post_type
);
}
$page = $wpdb->get_var( $sql );
if ( $page ) {
return get_post( $page, $output );
}
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | The $post_type parameter was added. |
| 2.1.0 | Introduced. |
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It is very important to mention that the function will disregard any post_status so if it finds and old post that is draft, it will show that result. So if you need to filter by post status you better build your own query.
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It also returns posts that are in trash. — By Amy —
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