I'm new at this.
I need a shortcode that returns the post id of the post in which the shortcode is inserted.
If someone could provide that it would open the doors of understanding for me :)
Much appreciated!
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Look at the left side of my answer, there is a "right" sign. Please click on that. @James– CodeMascotDec 12, 2016 at 15:57
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I assume that is the check mark :) consider it clicked and thanks :)– JamesDec 12, 2016 at 19:07
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Place the below code to your themes functions.php or inside your plugin and the [return_post_id] shortcode will print the post ID.
add_shortcode( 'return_post_id', 'the_dramatist_return_post_id' );
function the_dramatist_return_post_id() {
return get_the_ID();
}
Hope that helps.
answered Dec 11, 2016 at 4:21
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For the official webpage for this function, see developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_the_id Jul 9, 2019 at 16:49
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Shortcode: Embeddable Post Excerpts
After installing the shortcode (follow steps 1 + 2 below) you can execute it anywhere WordPress accepts shortcodes. To connect to a post, you simply need to enter the post ID you wish to display:
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Link is ok, but you should also provide some code in case that someday the link will stop working and your answer becomes useless.– PicardJul 14, 2017 at 19:08