get_previous_post_link( string $format = ‘« %link’, string $link = ‘%title’, bool $in_same_term = false, int[]|string $excluded_terms = , string $taxonomy = ‘category’ ): string

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Retrieves the previous post link that is adjacent to the current post.

Parameters

$formatstringoptional
Link anchor format. Default ‘« %link’.

Default:'« %link'

$linkstringoptional
Link permalink format. Default '%title'.

Default:'%title'

$in_same_termbooloptional
Whether link should be in the same taxonomy term.

Default:false

$excluded_termsint[]|stringoptional
Array or comma-separated list of excluded term IDs.

Default:''

$taxonomystringoptional
Taxonomy, if $in_same_term is true. Default 'category'.

Default:'category'

Return

string The link URL of the previous post in relation to the current post.

Source

function get_previous_post_link( $format = '« %link', $link = '%title', $in_same_term = false, $excluded_terms = '', $taxonomy = 'category' ) {
	return get_adjacent_post_link( $format, $link, $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, true, $taxonomy );
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
3.7.0Introduced.

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