WordPress.org
Get WordPress
WordPress.org

WordPress Developer Resources

get_the_ID()

get_the_ID(): int|false

In this article

Back to top

Retrieves the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.

Return

int|false The ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop. False if $post is not set.

Source

function get_the_ID() { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	$post = get_post();
	return ! empty( $post ) ? $post->ID : false;
}

View all references View on Trac View on GitHub

UsesDescription
get_post()wp-includes/post.php

Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Used byDescription
print_embed_sharing_dialog()wp-includes/embed.php

Prints the necessary markup for the embed sharing dialog.

wp_dashboard_recent_posts()wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php

Generates Publishing Soon and Recently Published sections.

wp_get_archives()wp-includes/general-template.php

Displays archive links based on type and format.

get_post_comments_feed_link()wp-includes/link-template.php

Retrieves the permalink for the post comments feed.

prepend_attachment()wp-includes/post-template.php

Wraps attachment in paragraph tag before content.

the_ID()wp-includes/post-template.php

Displays the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.

is_sticky()wp-includes/post.php

Determines whether a post is sticky.

get_post_custom()wp-includes/post.php

Retrieves post meta fields, based on post ID.

wp_list_comments()wp-includes/comment-template.php

Displays a list of comments.

get_trackback_url()wp-includes/comment-template.php

Retrieves the current post’s trackback URL.

comments_popup_link()wp-includes/comment-template.php

Displays the link to the comments for the current post ID.

Show 6 moreShow less

Changelog

VersionDescription
2.1.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

  1. Skip to note 6 content
    Craigbavender
    You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 12You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note

    Should be noted that if this is ran on the Blog homepage, it instead returns the first listed Post ID instead of the blog homepage ID.

  3. Skip to note 8 content
    Codex
    You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 7You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note

    Post Anchor Identifier
    get_the_ID() can be used to provide a unique anchor in a script. For instance, a dynamically-generated drop down menu with actions for each post in an archive could have

    <?php
	$id = get_the_ID();
	$dropdown = "<select name='dropdown-".$id."' >";
	$dropdown .= "<option id='option1-". $id ."'>Option 1</option>";
	$dropdown .= "</select>";
?>

    This would allow us to use JavaScript to control the element as it has a unique ID, and when submitting it as a form through the POST or GET methods the dropdown box will be sent with a unique ID which allows the script to note which post it is working on. Alternatively a hidden variable could be sent which will allow the script to see which post the submission is referring to

    <?php
	echo '<input type="hidden" name="activepost" id="activepost" value="'.get_the_ID().'" />';
?>
  4. Skip to note 9 content
    tradesouthwest
    You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this noteVote results for this note: 0You must log in to vote on the helpfulness of this note

    If you are working with custom post types or you are just not sure if the file you are working in has any direct access to the post, you can try this handy statement to get the ID of a post; outside of the loop even.

    global $post;  
    $post_id = ( empty( $post->ID ) ) ? get_the_ID() : $post->ID;

    Then use $post_id string to assure you have the post ID. Example usage:

    if ( get_post_type( $post_id ) != 'wpbdp_listing' ) return;

You must log in before being able to contribute a note or feedback.