get_adjacent_post() │ WP 2.5.0

Gets the object of the adjacent (next or previous) post.

It is not possible to get the next and previous posts at the same time.

Used By: get_previous_post(), get_next_post(), get_adjacent_post_link()

Hooks from the function

get_(adjacent)_post_excluded_terms

get_next_post_excluded_terms

get_previous_post_excluded_terms

get_(adjacent)_post_join

get_next_post_join

get_previous_post_join

get_(adjacent)_post_where

get_next_post_where

get_previous_post_where

get_(adjacent)_post_sort

get_next_post_sort

get_previous_post_sort

Return

WP_Post|null|String.

Post object in case of success;
Null if the global variable $post is not set;
Empty string if there is no suitable post.

Usage

get_adjacent_post( $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, $previous, $taxonomy );

$in_same_term(true|false): Whether post should be in a same taxonomy term.
Default: false
$excluded_terms(int[]|string): Array or comma-separated list of excluded term IDs.
Default: empty string
$previous(true|false): Whether to retrieve previous post. Default true
Default: true
$taxonomy(string): Taxonomy, if $in_same_term is true.
Default: 'category'

Examples

#1 Display the link to the next post:

$next_post = get_adjacent_post(0, '', 0);
if( $next_post )
	echo '<a href="'. get_permalink($next_post->ID) .'">'. $next_post->post_title .'</a>';

#2 Display the link to the previous post:

$prev_post = get_adjacent_post();
if( $prev_post )
	echo '<a href="'. get_permalink($prev_post->ID) .'">'. $prev_post->post_title .'</a>';

#3 Return data

Example of the object that the function return:

[ID]            => 25
[post_author]   => 1
[post_date]     => 2010-04-05 04:24:04
[post_date_gmt] => 2010-04-05 00:24:04
[post_content]  => If you have something to discuss, go through the keyboard on the form below:
[post_title]    => Feedback
[post_excerpt]  =>
[post_status]   => publish
[comment_status] => closed
[ping_status]    => closed
[post_password]  =>
[post_name] => contacts
[to_ping]   =>
[pinged]    =>
[post_modified]     => 2010-08-16 17:41:20
[post_modified_gmt] => 2010-08-16 13:41:20
[post_content_filtered] =>
[post_parent] => 0
[guid]        => https://wp-kama.com/contacts
[menu_order]  => 0
[post_type]   => page
[post_mime_type] =>
[comment_count]  => 0

Notes

Global. wpdb. $wpdb WordPress database abstraction object.

Changelog

Since 2.5.0

Introduced.

Code of `get_adjacent_post() get adjacent post` ^{WP 5.9.3}

wp-includes/link-template.php

function get_adjacent_post( $in_same_term = false, $excluded_terms = '', $previous = true, $taxonomy = 'category' ) {
	global $wpdb;

	$post = get_post();
	if ( ! $post || ! taxonomy_exists( $taxonomy ) ) {
		return null;
	}

	$current_post_date = $post->post_date;

	$join     = '';
	$where    = '';
	$adjacent = $previous ? 'previous' : 'next';

	if ( ! empty( $excluded_terms ) && ! is_array( $excluded_terms ) ) {
		// Back-compat, $excluded_terms used to be $excluded_categories with IDs separated by " and ".
		if ( false !== strpos( $excluded_terms, ' and ' ) ) {
			_deprecated_argument(
				__FUNCTION__,
				'3.3.0',
				sprintf(
					/* translators: %s: The word 'and'. */
					__( 'Use commas instead of %s to separate excluded terms.' ),
					"'and'"
				)
			);
			$excluded_terms = explode( ' and ', $excluded_terms );
		} else {
			$excluded_terms = explode( ',', $excluded_terms );
		}

		$excluded_terms = array_map( 'intval', $excluded_terms );
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the IDs of terms excluded from adjacent post queries.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$adjacent`, refers to the type
	 * of adjacency, 'next' or 'previous'.
	 *
	 * Possible hook names include:
	 *
	 *  - `get_next_post_excluded_terms`
	 *  - `get_previous_post_excluded_terms`
	 *
	 * @since 4.4.0
	 *
	 * @param array|string $excluded_terms Array of excluded term IDs. Empty string if none were provided.
	 */
	$excluded_terms = apply_filters( "get_{$adjacent}_post_excluded_terms", $excluded_terms );

	if ( $in_same_term || ! empty( $excluded_terms ) ) {
		if ( $in_same_term ) {
			$join  .= " INNER JOIN $wpdb->term_relationships AS tr ON p.ID = tr.object_id INNER JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy tt ON tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id";
			$where .= $wpdb->prepare( 'AND tt.taxonomy = %s', $taxonomy );

			if ( ! is_object_in_taxonomy( $post->post_type, $taxonomy ) ) {
				return '';
			}
			$term_array = wp_get_object_terms( $post->ID, $taxonomy, array( 'fields' => 'ids' ) );

			// Remove any exclusions from the term array to include.
			$term_array = array_diff( $term_array, (array) $excluded_terms );
			$term_array = array_map( 'intval', $term_array );

			if ( ! $term_array || is_wp_error( $term_array ) ) {
				return '';
			}

			$where .= ' AND tt.term_id IN (' . implode( ',', $term_array ) . ')';
		}

		if ( ! empty( $excluded_terms ) ) {
			$where .= " AND p.ID NOT IN ( SELECT tr.object_id FROM $wpdb->term_relationships tr LEFT JOIN $wpdb->term_taxonomy tt ON (tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id) WHERE tt.term_id IN (" . implode( ',', array_map( 'intval', $excluded_terms ) ) . ') )';
		}
	}

	// 'post_status' clause depends on the current user.
	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
		$user_id = get_current_user_id();

		$post_type_object = get_post_type_object( $post->post_type );
		if ( empty( $post_type_object ) ) {
			$post_type_cap    = $post->post_type;
			$read_private_cap = 'read_private_' . $post_type_cap . 's';
		} else {
			$read_private_cap = $post_type_object->cap->read_private_posts;
		}

		/*
		 * Results should include private posts belonging to the current user, or private posts where the
		 * current user has the 'read_private_posts' cap.
		 */
		$private_states = get_post_stati( array( 'private' => true ) );
		$where         .= " AND ( p.post_status = 'publish'";
		foreach ( $private_states as $state ) {
			if ( current_user_can( $read_private_cap ) ) {
				$where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' OR p.post_status = %s', $state );
			} else {
				$where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' OR (p.post_author = %d AND p.post_status = %s)', $user_id, $state );
			}
		}
		$where .= ' )';
	} else {
		$where .= " AND p.post_status = 'publish'";
	}

	$op    = $previous ? '<' : '>';
	$order = $previous ? 'DESC' : 'ASC';

	/**
	 * Filters the JOIN clause in the SQL for an adjacent post query.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$adjacent`, refers to the type
	 * of adjacency, 'next' or 'previous'.
	 *
	 * Possible hook names include:
	 *
	 *  - `get_next_post_join`
	 *  - `get_previous_post_join`
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$taxonomy` and `$post` parameters.
	 *
	 * @param string  $join           The JOIN clause in the SQL.
	 * @param bool    $in_same_term   Whether post should be in a same taxonomy term.
	 * @param array   $excluded_terms Array of excluded term IDs.
	 * @param string  $taxonomy       Taxonomy. Used to identify the term used when `$in_same_term` is true.
	 * @param WP_Post $post           WP_Post object.
	 */
	$join = apply_filters( "get_{$adjacent}_post_join", $join, $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, $taxonomy, $post );

	/**
	 * Filters the WHERE clause in the SQL for an adjacent post query.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$adjacent`, refers to the type
	 * of adjacency, 'next' or 'previous'.
	 *
	 * Possible hook names include:
	 *
	 *  - `get_next_post_where`
	 *  - `get_previous_post_where`
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$taxonomy` and `$post` parameters.
	 *
	 * @param string  $where          The `WHERE` clause in the SQL.
	 * @param bool    $in_same_term   Whether post should be in a same taxonomy term.
	 * @param array   $excluded_terms Array of excluded term IDs.
	 * @param string  $taxonomy       Taxonomy. Used to identify the term used when `$in_same_term` is true.
	 * @param WP_Post $post           WP_Post object.
	 */
	$where = apply_filters( "get_{$adjacent}_post_where", $wpdb->prepare( "WHERE p.post_date $op %s AND p.post_type = %s $where", $current_post_date, $post->post_type ), $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, $taxonomy, $post );

	/**
	 * Filters the ORDER BY clause in the SQL for an adjacent post query.
	 *
	 * The dynamic portion of the hook name, `$adjacent`, refers to the type
	 * of adjacency, 'next' or 'previous'.
	 *
	 * Possible hook names include:
	 *
	 *  - `get_next_post_sort`
	 *  - `get_previous_post_sort`
	 *
	 * @since 2.5.0
	 * @since 4.4.0 Added the `$post` parameter.
	 * @since 4.9.0 Added the `$order` parameter.
	 *
	 * @param string $order_by The `ORDER BY` clause in the SQL.
	 * @param WP_Post $post    WP_Post object.
	 * @param string  $order   Sort order. 'DESC' for previous post, 'ASC' for next.
	 */
	$sort = apply_filters( "get_{$adjacent}_post_sort", "ORDER BY p.post_date $order LIMIT 1", $post, $order );

	$query     = "SELECT p.ID FROM $wpdb->posts AS p $join $where $sort";
	$query_key = 'adjacent_post_' . md5( $query );
	$result    = wp_cache_get( $query_key, 'counts' );
	if ( false !== $result ) {
		if ( $result ) {
			$result = get_post( $result );
		}
		return $result;
	}

	$result = $wpdb->get_var( $query );
	if ( null === $result ) {
		$result = '';
	}

	wp_cache_set( $query_key, $result, 'counts' );

	if ( $result ) {
		$result = get_post( $result );
	}

	return $result;
}