the_ID()

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

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Source

File: wp-includes/post-template.php

function the_ID() { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
	echo get_the_ID();
}

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Uses	Description
wp-includes/post-template.php: get_the_ID()	Retrieves the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.

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Used By	Description
wp-admin/includes/class-wp-posts-list-table.php: WP_Posts_List_Table::column_cb()	Handles the checkbox column output.

Changelog

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Version	Description
0.71	Introduced.

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Contributed by Codex — 7 years ago
Default usage.
```
<p>Post Number: <?php the_ID(); ?></p>
```
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Contributed by Codex — 7 years ago
This example shows how to provide a unique anchor identifier to each post.
```
<h3 id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></h3>
```
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