get_next_post() WP 1.5.0
Retrieves the next post that is adjacent to the current post. Return post object.
To get a link to the previous post, use get_previous_post().
Works based on:
get_adjacent_post()
✈ 1 time = 0.00286s = very slow | 50000 times = 1.85s = fast | PHP 7.1.5, WP 4.8.1
No Hooks.
Return
null/String/WP_Post. Post object if successful. Null if global $post
is not set. Empty string if no corresponding post exists.
Usage
get_next_post( $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, $taxonomy );
- $in_same_term(true/false)
- Whether post should be in a same taxonomy term.
Default: false - $excluded_terms(array/string)
- Array or comma-separated list of excluded term IDs.
Default: '' - $taxonomy(string)
- Taxonomy, if
$in_same_term
is true.
Default: 'category'
Examples
#1 Display the next post
Next post in relation to the previous one will be shown, if such a post exists:
<?php $next_post = get_next_post(); if( ! empty($next_post) ){ ?> <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $next_post->ID ); ?>"><?php echo $next_post->post_title; ?></a> <?php } ?>