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get_the_ID()

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

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

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File: wp-includes/post-template.php

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

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Uses	Description
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()	Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

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Used By	Description
wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php: wp_dashboard_recent_posts()	Generates Publishing Soon and Recently Published sections.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_get_archives()	Display archive links based on type and format.
wp-includes/link-template.php: get_post_comments_feed_link()	Retrieves the permalink for the post comments feed.
wp-includes/post-template.php: prepend_attachment()	Wrap attachment in paragraph tag before content.
wp-includes/post-template.php: the_ID()	Display the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.
wp-includes/media.php: wp_video_shortcode()	Builds the Video shortcode output.
wp-includes/media.php: wp_audio_shortcode()	Builds the Audio shortcode output.
wp-includes/post.php: is_sticky()	Determines whether a post is sticky.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post_custom()	Retrieve post meta fields, based on post ID.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: get_comment_id_fields()	Retrieves hidden input HTML for replying to comments.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: wp_list_comments()	Displays a list of comments.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: comment_form()	Outputs a complete commenting form for use within a template.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: get_trackback_url()	Retrieves the current post’s trackback URL.
wp-includes/comment-template.php: comments_popup_link()	Displays the link to the comments for the current post ID.

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Version	Description
2.1.0	Introduced.

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Contributed by Craigbavender — 4 years ago

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.

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Contributed by Codex — 5 years ago
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().'" />';
?>
```
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Contributed by Joy Chetry — 7 months ago
In some cases, such as when you’re outside The Loop, you may need to use
get_queried_object_id() instead of get_the_ID().
```
$postID = get_queried_object_id();
```
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Contributed by Codex — 5 years ago
Store the ID
The ID can be stored as a variable using
```
<?php $postid = get_the_ID(); ?>
```
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