wp_get_post_terms( int $post_id, string|array $taxonomy = 'post_tag', array $args = array() )

Retrieves the terms for a post.

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Parameters Parameters

$post_id

(int) (Optional) The Post ID. Does not default to the ID of the global $post. Default 0.

$taxonomy

(string|array) (Optional) The taxonomy slug or array of slugs for which to retrieve terms.

Default value: 'post_tag'

$args

(array) (Optional) Term query parameters. See WP_Term_Query::__construct() for supported arguments.

  • 'fields'
    (string) Term fields to retrieve. Default 'all'.

Default value: array()

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Return Return

(array|WP_Error) Array of WP_Term objects on success or empty array if no terms were found. WP_Error object if $taxonomy doesn't exist.

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Source Source

File: wp-includes/post.php 

function wp_get_post_terms( $post_id = 0, $taxonomy = 'post_tag', $args = array() ) {
	$post_id = (int) $post_id;

	$defaults = array( 'fields' => 'all' );
	$args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );

	$tags = wp_get_object_terms( $post_id, $taxonomy, $args );

	return $tags;
}

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Uses Uses

Uses
Uses Description
wp-includes/functions.php: wp_parse_args()

Merge user defined arguments into defaults array.
wp-includes/taxonomy.php: wp_get_object_terms()

Retrieves the terms associated with the given object(s), in the supplied taxonomies.

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Changelog Changelog

Changelog
Version Description
2.8.0 Introduced.

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User Contributed Notes User Contributed Notes

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    Contributed by Dustin Falgout —

    The difference between this function and get_the_terms() is that this function’s results are not cached (thus, it’ll hit the database every time its called).

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    Examples

    //Returns All Term Items for "my_taxonomy".
$term_list = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'my_taxonomy', array( 'fields' => 'all' ) );
print_r( $term_list );

// Returns Array of Term Names for "my_taxonomy".
$term_list = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'my_taxonomy', array( 'fields' => 'names' ) );
print_r( $term_list );

// Returns Array of Term ID's for "my_taxonomy".
$term_list = wp_get_post_terms( $post->ID, 'my_taxonomy', array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );
print_r( $term_list );

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