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I'm currently working on a plugin, and I essentially want to check if a certain page has been created.

Essentially, I want to do something like this:

    if (file_exists($file)) {
    $exists = true;
} else {
    $exists = false;
}

But I just want to do it so that it checks, instead, for a post_name value. (If I was further able to ensure that the post was a page and not just a post with that title, that would be great too.)

How do I do this?

I had been getting the script to grab the headers from the url of the post and if it returned a 404, to return $exists = false, but I've pinpointed a memory leak problem with that and I don't think it's very efficient.

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Using get_page_by_title() along the line of below exemplary code should work:

if ( get_page_by_title( $page_title, $output, $post_type ) == NULL ) {
    $exists = false;
} else {
    $exists = true;
}

Explanation:

  • $page_title is obviously what you are looking for;
  • $output can be OBJECT, ARRAY_N or ARRAY - Default: OBJECT;
  • $post_type can be specified, in your case its not needed, because the default value is page;
  • Returns NULL if no post with the title is found;
  • For the inner logic take a look at the source.
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  • Thanks so much. That seems like the perfect solution. However, where exactly do I call the page title from my script? It will be in the $temp_output variable. Should it be $page_title = $temp_output? Sorry for my obvious don't-know-what-the-hell-I'm-doing question.
    – Edmund Heaphy
    Commented Jun 27, 2014 at 15:47
  • In short, the $page_title in above get_page_by_title() call is just a not the variable name you can use. Meaning you can use whatever you want, like $temp_output if it holds your information - or you don't use a variable and input the parameter directly as a string, like 'the title you want'. You only need the 1st parameter - $page_title - the 2nd and 3rd are optional, as they have a default value. So get_page_by_title( $temp_output ) should do it, provided that you have the variable inside your script/function scope available. Hope that helps. @EdmundHeaphy
    – Nicolai Grossherr
    Commented Jun 27, 2014 at 21:08
  • Thank you! That is absolutely magnificent and works like a charm. And no memory leaks either. Thanks so much.
    – Edmund Heaphy
    Commented Jun 27, 2014 at 22:55

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