get_the_ID() WP 2.1.0
Retrieve the ID of the current post in the WordPress Loop. Can be used only inside the loop.
Post ID in the loop can be also obtained through $post->ID. Sometimes it's easier and there is no unnecessary call of the function.
Uses: get_post()
Used By: the_ID()
1 time — 0.000037 sec (very fast) | 50000 times — 0.28 sec (very fast) | PHP 7.1.2, WP 4.7.3
No Hooks.
Return
Int|false. The ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop. False if $post is not set.
Usage
get_the_ID() // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid;
Examples
#1 Get the post ID
Usually the post ID inside the loop can be obtained through $post->ID, but in some cases it may be useful to get it like this:
$post_id = get_the_ID(); // $post_id will contain the ID of the current post in the loop
#2 Display the meta field of the post using the get_the_ID() function:
$post_id = get_the_ID(); echo get_post_meta( $post_id, 'meta_key', 1); // or can be so: echo get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), 'meta_key', 1);
Changelog
| Since 2.1.0 | Introduced. |
Code of get_the_ID() get the ID WP 5.8
function get_the_ID() { // phpcs:ignore WordPress.NamingConventions.ValidFunctionName.FunctionNameInvalid
$post = get_post();
return ! empty( $post ) ? $post->ID : false;
}
