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I would like to ask that, how to get the link back to parent page when i'm in the child pages? I would rather to use a proper link instead of <a href="javascript:history.back()">Go Back</a> method.

Question & Example: How can i get the link of 2nd level child page when i'm in 3rd level child page?

Home > Parent Page > 1st Level Child Page > 2nd Level Child Page > 3rd Level Child Page

Home > Parent Page > 1st Level Child Page(this page link show up) > Current Page

Home > Parent Page(this page link show up) > Current Page

Updated line: I have added these three examples above for better explain in what i'm trying to ask.

This question is not about breadcrumbs. I would just like to get the link of parent page to show up when it's in child pages.

And how can i get the link of 1st level child page when i'm in 2nd level child page?

The reason i am asking this question is that i want to create a Back To Previous Page link for different level when i'm in different child page. Please tell me if you don't understand.

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You can use something like this to get the parent page URL (and show its page title):

<?php if ( $post->post_parent ) { ?>
 <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $post->post_parent ); ?>" >
    <?php echo get_the_title( $post->post_parent ); ?>
 </a>
<?php } ?>

If you are running this code outside of the loop (thanks @BorisKuzmanov), then use this:

<?php global $post;
  if ( $post->post_parent ) { ?>
    <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $post->post_parent ); ?>" >
    <?php echo get_the_title( $post->post_parent ); ?>
    </a>
<?php } ?>
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    it doesn't work.
    – Jornes
    Commented Jul 2, 2015 at 2:01
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    What do you mean, it doesn't work? Where are you putting this code?
    – Monkey Puzzle
    Commented Jul 3, 2015 at 0:33
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    If you are running the code outside a loop, try adding global $post at the beginning of your code.
    – Boris Kuzmanov
    Commented Jun 8, 2016 at 12:08
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    If I use either snippet of code on page.php (for example), they both work, both outside of a loop ...should they not? Or does it depend on your setup/theme? And thanks by the way, this is great! :)
    – user1406440
    Commented Apr 19, 2017 at 17:41
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    Working , confirm working, and helped me bring the ID of the parent, to make some conditionals I needed to do!!
    – Rodrigo Zuluaga
    Commented Jun 11, 2020 at 20:44

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