get_post() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Description

See sanitize_post() for optional $filter values. Also, the parameter $post, must be given as a variable, since it is passed by reference.

Parameters

$postint|WP_Post|nulloptional: Post ID or post object. null, false, 0 and other PHP falsey values return the current global post inside the loop. A numerically valid post ID that points to a non-existent post returns null. Defaults to global $post.
Default:null
$outputstringoptional: 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:OBJECT
$filterstringoptional: Type of filter to apply. Accepts 'raw', 'edit', 'db', or 'display'. Default 'raw'.
Default:'raw'

Return

WP_Post|array|null Type corresponding to $output on success or null on failure.
When $output is OBJECT, a WP_Post instance is returned.

Source

function get_post( $post = null, $output = OBJECT, $filter = 'raw' ) {
	if ( empty( $post ) && isset( $GLOBALS['post'] ) ) {
		$post = $GLOBALS['post'];
	}

	if ( $post instanceof WP_Post ) {
		$_post = $post;
	} elseif ( is_object( $post ) ) {
		if ( empty( $post->filter ) ) {
			$_post = sanitize_post( $post, 'raw' );
			$_post = new WP_Post( $_post );
		} elseif ( 'raw' === $post->filter ) {
			$_post = new WP_Post( $post );
		} else {
			$_post = WP_Post::get_instance( $post->ID );
		}
	} else {
		$_post = WP_Post::get_instance( $post );
	}

	if ( ! $_post ) {
		return null;
	}

	$_post = $_post->filter( $filter );

	if ( ARRAY_A === $output ) {
		return $_post->to_array();
	} elseif ( ARRAY_N === $output ) {
		return array_values( $_post->to_array() );
	}

	return $_post;
}

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Uses	Description
WP_Post::__construct()`wp-includes/class-wp-post.php`	Constructor.
WP_Post::get_instance()`wp-includes/class-wp-post.php`	Retrieve WP_Post instance.
sanitize_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Sanitizes every post field.

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wp_ajax_add_menu_item()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles adding a menu item via AJAX.
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wp_ajax_inline_save()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles Quick Edit saving a post from a list table via AJAX.
wp_ajax_delete_post()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles deleting a post via AJAX.
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wp_ajax_delete_page()`wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php`	Handles deleting a page via AJAX.
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wp_get_revision_ui_diff()`wp-admin/includes/revision.php`	Get the revision UI diff.
wp_prepare_revisions_for_js()`wp-admin/includes/revision.php`	Prepare revisions for JavaScript.
WP_Comments_List_Table::column_response()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php`
WP_Comments_List_Table::single_row()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php`
Walker_Nav_Menu_Edit::start_el()`wp-admin/includes/class-walker-nav-menu-edit.php`	Start the element output.
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wp_nav_menu_item_post_type_meta_box()`wp-admin/includes/nav-menu.php`	Displays a meta box for a post type menu item.
WP_Posts_List_Table::single_row()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php`
WP_Posts_List_Table::_page_rows()`wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php`	Displays the nested hierarchy of sub-pages together with paging support, based on a top level page ID.
Custom_Image_Header::create_attachment_object()`wp-admin/includes/class-custom-image-header.php`	Creates an attachment ‘object’.
author_can()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Returns whether the author of the supplied post has the specified capability.
map_meta_cap()`wp-includes/capabilities.php`	Maps a capability to the primitive capabilities required of the given user to satisfy the capability being checked.
WP_Customize_Manager::save()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php`	Handles customize_save WP Ajax request to save/update a changeset.
has_term()`wp-includes/category-template.php`	Checks if the current post has any of given terms.
get_the_terms()`wp-includes/category-template.php`	Retrieves the terms of the taxonomy that are attached to the post.
wp_trim_excerpt()`wp-includes/formatting.php`	Generates an excerpt from the content, if needed.
wp_notify_postauthor()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Notifies an author (and/or others) of a comment/trackback/pingback on a post.
wp_notify_moderator()`wp-includes/pluggable.php`	Notifies the moderator of the site about a new comment that is awaiting approval.
feed_links_extra()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Displays the links to the extra feeds such as category feeds.
get_the_modified_date()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the date on which the post was last modified.
get_the_time()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the time at which the post was written.
get_post_time()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the time at which the post was written.
get_the_modified_time()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the time at which the post was last modified.
get_post_modified_time()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the time at which the post was last modified.
the_weekday()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Displays the weekday on which the post was written.
the_weekday_date()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Displays the weekday on which the post was written.
the_date_xml()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Outputs the date in iso8601 format for xml files.
get_the_date()`wp-includes/general-template.php`	Retrieves the date on which the post was written.
wp_get_single_post()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieve a single post, based on post ID.
get_parent_post_rel_link()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Get parent post relational link.
get_the_attachment_link()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieve HTML content of attachment image with link.
get_attachment_icon_src()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieve icon URL and Path.
get_attachment_icon()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieve HTML content of icon attachment image element.
get_attachment_innerHTML()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieve HTML content of image element.
user_can_edit_post()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Whether user can edit a post.
get_postdata()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieves all post data for a given post.
start_wp()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Sets up the WordPress Loop.
WP_Query::get_queried_object()`wp-includes/class-wp-query.php`	Retrieves the currently queried object.
WP_Query::get_posts()`wp-includes/class-wp-query.php`	Retrieves an array of posts based on query variables.
wp_scheduled_delete()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Permanently deletes comments or posts of any type that have held a status of ‘trash’ for the number of days defined in EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS.
do_enclose()`wp-includes/functions.php`	Checks content for video and audio links to add as enclosures.
WP_Embed::cache_oembed()`wp-includes/class-wp-embed.php`	Triggers a caching of all oEmbed results.
WP_Embed::maybe_run_ajax_cache()`wp-includes/class-wp-embed.php`	If a post/page was saved, then output JavaScript to make an Ajax request that will call WP_Embed::cache_oembed().
WP_Embed::shortcode()`wp-includes/class-wp-embed.php`	The do_shortcode() callback function.
get_the_taxonomies()`wp-includes/taxonomy.php`	Retrieves all taxonomies associated with a post.
get_post_taxonomies()`wp-includes/taxonomy.php`	Retrieves all taxonomy names for the given post.
wp_get_shortlink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Returns a shortlink for a post, page, attachment, or site.
the_shortlink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Displays the shortlink for a post.
get_adjacent_post_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the adjacent post link.
get_adjacent_post()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the adjacent post.
get_adjacent_post_rel_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the adjacent post relational link.
get_boundary_post()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the boundary post.
get_edit_post_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the edit post link for post.
edit_post_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Displays the edit post link for post.
get_delete_post_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the delete posts link for post.
get_post_comments_feed_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the permalink for the post comments feed.
permalink_anchor()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Displays the permalink anchor for the current post.
get_permalink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the full permalink for the current post or post ID.
get_post_permalink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the permalink for a post of a custom post type.
get_page_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the permalink for the current page or page ID.
_get_page_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the page permalink.
get_attachment_link()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the permalink for an attachment.
wp_admin_bar_edit_menu()`wp-includes/admin-bar.php`	Provides an edit link for posts and terms.
get_post_thumbnail_id()`wp-includes/post-thumbnail-template.php`	Retrieves the post thumbnail ID.
get_the_post_thumbnail()`wp-includes/post-thumbnail-template.php`	Retrieves the post thumbnail.
Walker_Page::start_el()`wp-includes/class-walker-page.php`	Outputs the beginning of the current element in the tree.
wp_get_attachment_link()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves an attachment page link using an image or icon, if possible.
prepend_attachment()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Wraps attachment in paragraph tag before content.
get_the_password_form()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves protected post password form content.
get_page_template_slug()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Gets the specific template filename for a given post.
wp_post_revision_title()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves formatted date timestamp of a revision (linked to that revisions’s page).
wp_post_revision_title_expanded()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves formatted date timestamp of a revision (linked to that revisions’s page).
wp_list_post_revisions()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Displays a list of a post’s revisions.
post_password_required()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Determines whether the post requires password and whether a correct password has been provided.
_wp_link_page()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Helper function for wp_link_pages() .
get_the_guid()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the Post Global Unique Identifier (guid).
get_the_content()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the post content.
get_the_excerpt()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the post excerpt.
has_excerpt()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Determines whether the post has a custom excerpt.
get_post_class()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves an array of the class names for the post container element.
get_the_ID()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.
the_title_attribute()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Sanitizes the current title when retrieving or displaying.
get_the_title()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Retrieves the post title.
the_guid()`wp-includes/post-template.php`	Displays the Post Global Unique Identifier (guid).
clean_post_cache()`wp-includes/post.php`	Will clean the post in the cache.
wp_get_post_parent_id()`wp-includes/post.php`	Returns the ID of the post’s parent.
set_post_thumbnail()`wp-includes/post.php`	Sets the post thumbnail (featured image) for the given post.
delete_post_thumbnail()`wp-includes/post.php`	Removes the thumbnail (featured image) from the given post.
wp_mime_type_icon()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the icon for a MIME type or attachment.
wp_delete_attachment()`wp-includes/post.php`	Trashes or deletes an attachment.
wp_get_attachment_metadata()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves attachment metadata for attachment ID.
wp_update_attachment_metadata()`wp-includes/post.php`	Updates metadata for an attachment.
wp_get_attachment_url()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the URL for an attachment.
wp_get_attachment_thumb_file()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieves thumbnail for an attachment.
get_pung()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves URLs already pinged for a post.
get_to_ping()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves URLs that need to be pinged.
trackback_url_list()`wp-includes/post.php`	Does trackbacks for a list of URLs.
get_page()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves page data given a page ID or page object.
get_page_by_path()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves a page given its path.
get_page_uri()`wp-includes/post.php`	Builds the URI path for a page.
is_local_attachment()`wp-includes/post.php`	Determines whether an attachment URI is local and really an attachment.
get_page_by_title()`wp-includes/deprecated.php`	Retrieves a page given its title.
wp_publish_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Publishes a post by transitioning the post status.
check_and_publish_future_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Publishes future post and make sure post ID has future post status.
wp_unique_post_slug()`wp-includes/post.php`	Computes a unique slug for the post, when given the desired slug and some post details.
add_ping()`wp-includes/post.php`	Adds a URL to those already pinged.
wp_untrash_post_comments()`wp-includes/post.php`	Restores comments for a post from the Trash.
wp_insert_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Inserts or update a post.
wp_update_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Updates a post with new post data.
wp_delete_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Trashes or deletes a post or page.
_reset_front_page_settings_for_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Resets the page_on_front, show_on_front, and page_for_post settings when a linked page is deleted or trashed.
wp_trash_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Moves a post or page to the Trash
wp_untrash_post()`wp-includes/post.php`	Restores a post from the Trash.
wp_trash_post_comments()`wp-includes/post.php`	Moves comments for a post to the Trash.
get_post_ancestors()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the IDs of the ancestors of a post.
get_post_field()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves data from a post field based on Post ID.
get_post_mime_type()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the mime type of an attachment based on the ID.
get_post_status()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the post status based on the post ID.
get_post_type()`wp-includes/post.php`	Retrieves the post type of the current post or of a given post.
update_attached_file()`wp-includes/post.php`	Updates attachment file path based on attachment ID.
url_to_postid()`wp-includes/rewrite.php`	Examines a URL and try to determine the post ID it represents.
redirect_canonical()`wp-includes/canonical.php`	Redirects incoming links to the proper URL based on the site url.
_wp_put_post_revision()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Inserts post data into the posts table as a post revision.
wp_get_post_revision()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Gets a post revision.
wp_get_post_revisions()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Returns all revisions of specified post.
_wp_preview_terms_filter()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Filters terms lookup to set the post format.
_wp_post_revision_fields()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Determines which fields of posts are to be saved in revisions.
wp_save_post_revision()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Creates a revision for the current version of a post.
wp_get_post_autosave()`wp-includes/revision.php`	Retrieves the autosaved data of the specified post.
get_blog_post()`wp-includes/ms-functions.php`	Gets a blog post from any site on the network.
get_post_format()`wp-includes/post-formats.php`	Retrieve the format slug for a post
set_post_format()`wp-includes/post-formats.php`	Assign a format to a post
get_the_author_posts()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the number of posts by the author of the current post.
get_the_modified_author()`wp-includes/author-template.php`	Retrieves the author who last edited the current post.
_update_blog_date_on_post_delete()`wp-includes/ms-blogs.php`	Handler for updating the current site’s last updated date when a published post is deleted.
wp_setup_nav_menu_item()`wp-includes/nav-menu.php`	Decorates a menu item object with the shared navigation menu item properties.
wp_update_nav_menu_item()`wp-includes/nav-menu.php`	Saves the properties of a menu item or create a new one.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mt_getPostCategories()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves post categories.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mt_setPostCategories()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Sets categories for a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mt_getTrackbackPings()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves trackbacks sent to a given post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mt_publishPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Sets a post’s publish status to ‘publish’.
wp_xmlrpc_server::pingback_ping()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a pingback and registers it.
wp_xmlrpc_server::pingback_extensions_getPingbacks()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves an array of URLs that pingbacked the given URL.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_editPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Edits a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_getPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::mw_newMediaObject()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Uploads a file, following your settings.
wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_getPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_editPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Edits a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::blogger_deletePost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Deletes a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getMediaItem()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a media item by ID.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getRevisions()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves revisions for a specific post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_restoreRevision()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Restores a post revision.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_newComment()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Creates a new comment.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getCommentCount()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves comment counts.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_deletePage()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Deletes a page.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_editPage()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Edits a page.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPage()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a page.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_prepare_page()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Prepares page data for return in an XML-RPC object.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_insert_post()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Helper method for wp_newPost() and wp_editPost(), containing shared logic.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_editPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Edits a post for any registered post type.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_deletePost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Deletes a post for any registered post type.
wp_xmlrpc_server::wp_getPost()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Retrieves a post.
wp_xmlrpc_server::_prepare_post()`wp-includes/class-wp-xmlrpc-server.php`	Prepares post data for return in an XML-RPC object.
WP_Customize_Control::render_content()`wp-includes/class-wp-customize-control.php`	Render the control’s content.
get_post_reply_link()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves HTML content for reply to post link.
get_cancel_comment_reply_link()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves HTML content for cancel comment reply link.
get_comment_id_fields()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves hidden input HTML for replying to comments.
comment_form_title()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Displays text based on comment reply status.
comment_form()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Outputs a complete commenting form for use within a template.
comments_open()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Determines whether the current post is open for comments.
pings_open()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Determines whether the current post is open for pings.
wp_comment_form_unfiltered_html_nonce()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Displays form token for unfiltered comments.
get_comment_reply_link()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves HTML content for reply to comment link.
get_comments_number()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Retrieves the amount of comments a post has.
get_comment_class()`wp-includes/comment-template.php`	Returns the classes for the comment div as an array.
_close_comments_for_old_post()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Closes comments on an old post. Hooked to comments_open and pings_open.
wp_update_comment()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Updates an existing comment in the database.
wp_update_comment_count_now()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Updates the comment count for the post.
do_trackbacks()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Performs trackbacks.
pingback()`wp-includes/comment.php`	Pings back the links found in a post.
_WP_Editors::editor_settings()`wp-includes/class-wp-editor.php`

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Fiaz Husyn 9 years ago

For reference, WP_Post OBJECT contains following fields:

WP_Post Object
(
    [ID] =>
    [post_author] =>
    [post_date] => 
    [post_date_gmt] => 
    [post_content] => 
    [post_title] => 
    [post_excerpt] => 
    [post_status] =>
    [comment_status] =>
    [ping_status] => 
    [post_password] => 
    [post_name] =>
    [to_ping] => 
    [pinged] => 
    [post_modified] => 
    [post_modified_gmt] =>
    [post_content_filtered] => 
    [post_parent] => 
    [guid] => 
    [menu_order] =>
    [post_type] =>
    [post_mime_type] => 
    [comment_count] =>
    [filter] =>
)

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beachaney 9 years ago

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Wouldn’t it be better practice to use get_the_title(..) in this case? directly accessing the post object’s data member would bypass applying filters and enforcing protected and private settings, unless that’s explicitly desired.

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rjksn 9 years ago

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If you need special things—[shortcodes], paragraph tags, anything exciting—in the content, you should apply the filters as opposed to using do_shortcode() .
```
$post   = get_post( 42 );
$output =  apply_filters( 'the_content', $post->post_content );
```
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Codex 10 years ago

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To get the title for a post with ID 7:
```
$post_7 = get_post( 7 ); 
$title = $post_7->post_title;
```
Alternatively, specify the $output parameter:
```
$post_7 = get_post( 7, ARRAY_A );
$title = $post_7['post_title'];
```
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ancawonka 9 years ago

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If you want to get a post by slug, you could do a new WP_Query, or use the get_page_by_path function: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_page_by_path/

You’ll need to use the post_type if you are not getting a page.

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Fiaz Husyn 9 years ago

For Reference : WP_Post Object has following properties, which are returned by get_post() .

Member Variable Variable Type 	Notes
ID 	        int 	The ID of the post
post_author 	string 	The post author's user ID (numeric string)
post_name 	string 	The post's slug
post_type 	string 	See Post Types
post_title 	string 	The title of the post
post_date 	string 	Format: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
post_date_gmt 	string 	Format: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
post_content 	string 	The full content of the post
post_excerpt 	string 	User-defined post excerpt
post_status 	string 	See get_post_status for values
comment_status 	string 	Returns: { open, closed }
ping_status 	string 	Returns: { open, closed }
post_password 	string 	Returns empty string if no password
post_parent 	int 	Parent Post ID (default 0)
post_modified 	string 	Format: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
post_modified_gmt 	string 	Format: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
comment_count 	string 	Number of comments on post (numeric string)
menu_order 	string 	Order value as set through page-attribute when enabled (numeric string. Defaults to 0)

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Riyaz 9 years ago

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To Get author of the Post
```
$post_info = get_post( 10 );
$author = $post_info-&gt;post_author;
```
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Al 9 years ago

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If you have a shortcode in the content you should use:
```
$post = get_post( 4304,ARRAY_A );
$output =  do_shortcode($post['post_content']);
```
- If you need the content use post_content:
  
  $page = get_post( 1 ); echo __( wp_kses_post( $page->post_content ) );
  
  Change 1 to the post ID.
  
  Chiss22 5 years ago
- Either Al’s or Chiss’ way will work, depending on the value of second parameter. Chiss’ version does not process shortcodes.
  
  crstauf 5 years ago
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