get_page_by_title( string $page_title, string $output = OBJECT, string|array $post_type = 'page' )
Retrieve a page given its title.
Description Description
If more than one post uses the same title, the post with the smallest ID will be returned. Be careful: in case of more than one post having the same title, it will check the oldest publication date, not the smallest ID.
Because this function uses the MySQL ‘=’ comparison, $page_title will usually be matched as case-insensitive with default collation.
Parameters Parameters
- $page_title
-
(string) (Required) Page title.
- $output
-
(string) (Optional) The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Post object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively.
Default value: OBJECT
- $post_type
-
(string|array) (Optional) Post type or array of post types.
Default value: 'page'
Return Return
(WP_Post|array|null) WP_Post (or array) on success, or null on failure.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/post.php
function get_page_by_title( $page_title, $output = OBJECT, $post_type = 'page' ) {
global $wpdb;
if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
$post_type = esc_sql( $post_type );
$post_type_in_string = "'" . implode( "','", $post_type ) . "'";
$sql = $wpdb->prepare(
"
SELECT ID
FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE post_title = %s
AND post_type IN ($post_type_in_string)
",
$page_title
);
} else {
$sql = $wpdb->prepare(
"
SELECT ID
FROM $wpdb->posts
WHERE post_title = %s
AND post_type = %s
",
$page_title,
$post_type
);
}
$page = $wpdb->get_var( $sql );
if ( $page ) {
return get_post( $page, $output );
}
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 3.0.0 | The $post_type parameter was added. |
| 2.1.0 | Introduced. |
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