Display post details by post ID

Question

I need to display post details by ID on front page template (front-page.php).

On the front page I want to display the post’s title, excerpt & featured image. I have tried to do that but no idea on how I should be doing that.

Is there any function in WordPress that can be used to do it?

Answer 1

You can use get_post for that

Example:

<?php
$post = get_post($id); //assuming $id has been initialized
setup_postdata($post);

// display the post here
the_title();
the_excerpt();
the_post_thumbnail();

wp_reset_postdata();
?>