In this article, we will explain everything you need to know about how to find a post ID in WordPress<\/a> – from a simple solution that only requires you to use your mouse to more advanced techniques to display IDs in columns and new dashboards. So, let’s jump right in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n As we mentioned, post and page IDs are unique identifiers that WordPress uses to recognize specific content. For example, a plugin might need to know these details to include or exclude certain articles from a particular function. If you are a developer, you might also use these IDs to add custom code to your WordPress website or build shortcodes (most of them use post and page IDs as parameters, so it’s important to know them).<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, if you want to target a specific page to change how your site looks and functions, you might write something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In this case, POST_ID<\/em> is the unique identifier for the content you want to locate and use. Now, you would think finding this information would be easy, considering millions of people use (and adapt!) their WordPress theme on a daily basis. The truth is, finding post IDs is indeed relatively straightforward – but only if you know where to look!<\/p>\n\n\n There are five main approaches you can use to view post IDs. Let’s go through each of them in a little more detail and see which is best for each case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using your WordPress dahboard is the easiest and quickest way to identify WordPress post IDs. To do this, just go to your menu options and click on Posts<\/strong><\/em>. This will show a list of posts on the right-hand side of your page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get their IDs, all you need to do is hover your mouse over the title. You will see the number at the bottom of your browser window:<\/p>\n\n\n If you have trouble seeing the ID this way, you can also click on the post to open it. This will take you to the Editor. The URL will also show the ID (62805 in the example below) in the navigation bar at the top of your web browser!<\/p>\n\n\n One important thing to keep in mind is that the post address bar will show a different format when you edit an article compared to what your users see when they visit your site. This is because WordPress allows you to pick your own permalink structure, which means your address might not show IDs at all to your visitors. In fact, if you set up your permalinks<\/a> correctly, it should not<\/strong> and will not<\/strong> publicly show the ID at all.<\/p>\n\n\n This method is a little more advanced, but if you use IDs a lot, it’s worth considering. You can display post IDs directly on your Posts tab; all you need to do is edit the functions.php<\/em> file<\/a> to add a column title containing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The way you do this is by locating this file (which is usually under your wp-content\/themes<\/em> folder) and adding the following code to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n What this snippet will do is add a new ID column. Because the example above uses the “4” column, the ID will be shown in the 4th position starting from your left. You can, of course, adjust this code as you prefer.<\/p>\n\n\n For developers, another easy way to fetch post IDs is to use actual PHP functions that have been built into WordPress from the start. These functions let you reference post IDs directly and do so in different places throughout your own custom code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The function is actually quite straightforward:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, you can also find post ID numbers using the post slugs or post title, or even the post’s URL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lastly, you can fetch IDs in a WordPress loop<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although finding IDs this way can come in handy when you’re writing custom code, if all you need to do is get the number for just a few pages or posts, the other methods will work better.<\/p>\n\n\n If you don’t want to edit your functions.php<\/em> file, something you can do instead is install a plugin that can display not just your post IDs but also the numbers for your pages, tags, categories, media files, and custom taxonomies and post types<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One good option is ShowIDs, a lightweight free plugin that doesn’t need any configuration. You just activate it, and it will automatically show your IDs on a column present on all admin pages.<\/p>\n\n\nWhat is post ID and why do you need It?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
if(is_single(POST_ID))<\/em>\n{\n\t\/\/...\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nBest ways to get WordPress post IDs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Option 1: Use the WordPress dashboard or URL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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function add_column( $columns ){<\/em>\n\t$columns['post_id_clmn'] = 'ID';<\/em>\n\treturn $columns;<\/em>\n}<\/em>\nadd_filter('manage_posts_columns', 'add_column', 4);<\/em>\n\nfunction column_content( $column, $id ){<\/em>\n\tif( $column === 'post_id_clmn')<\/em>\n\t\t echo $id;<\/em>\n}<\/em>\nadd_action('manage_posts_custom_column', 'column_content', 4, 2);<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n![\"post](\"https:\/\/mllj2j8xvfl0.i.optimole.com\/cb:c5QE.37290\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/post-ids-in-wp-admin.png\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\nOption 3: Get your IDs using a PHP function<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
get_the_id();<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$mypost = get_page_by_path('post-slug', '', 'post');<\/em>\n$mypost->ID;<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$mypost = get_page_by_title( 'The title of your post', '', 'post' );<\/em>\n$mypost->ID;<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$mypost_id = url_to_postid( 'https:\/\/YOURWORDPRESSSITE.com\/unique-post' );<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n$id_query = new WP_Query( 'posts_per_page=6 );<\/em>\n\nwhile( $id_query-have_posts() ) : $id_query->the_post();<\/em>\n\t$id_query->post->ID;<\/em>\nendwhile;<\/em><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\nOption 4: Use a plugin to display post IDs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n