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How can I get WordPress post content by post id?

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Simple as it gets

$my_postid = 12;//This is page id or post id
$content_post = get_post($my_postid);
$content = $content_post->post_content;
$content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
$content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);
echo $content;
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    Shorthand for specific field: $content = get_post_field('post_content', $my_postid);
    – Rarst
    Commented Feb 17, 2011 at 21:39
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    @Bainternet I'm just curious here... what is the part $content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content); do? what's the purpose of it there?
    – Average Joe
    Commented Nov 4, 2013 at 11:02
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    @AverageJoe its basic search and replace. When using the_content() the content is filtered. Since in the above example the content was directly retrieved, the author has used the search and replace to make it safe.
    – Harish Chouhan
    Commented Mar 18, 2014 at 9:21
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    maybe you also need do_shortcode() like $content = do_shortcode(get_post_field('post_content', $my_postid));
    – cyptus
    Commented Mar 9, 2018 at 13:47
  • Is there anyway to preserve the "more_link"?
    – user2128576
    Commented Jul 5, 2018 at 1:46
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echo get_post_field('post_content', $post_id);
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    better to do it like echo apply_filters('the_content', get_post_field('post_content', $post_id));. For example when using qTranslate, your solution would not be enough.
    – Karel Attl
    Commented Jan 17, 2013 at 7:10
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    This is the best answer if the scope is to get the post content as it is in the WordPress edit page.
    – mcont
    Commented Aug 8, 2014 at 13:21
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    Without the code from @KarelAttl line breaks where missing. With the apply_filters code it worked perfectly.
    – Alexander Taubenkorb
    Commented Sep 23, 2015 at 12:23
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    apply_filters is a good option, but wasn't right for my current purpose. It's good to have both options.
    – KnightHawk
    Commented Nov 5, 2015 at 18:12
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Another way to get a WordPress post content by post id is:

$content = apply_filters('the_content', get_post_field('post_content', $my_postid));

To complete this answer I have also added method 01 and method 02 to this answer.

Method 01 (credit goes to bainternet):

$content_post = get_post($my_postid);
$content = $content_post->post_content;
$content = apply_filters('the_content', $content);
$content = str_replace(']]>', ']]>', $content);

Method 02 (credit goes to realmag777):

$content = get_post_field('post_content', $my_postid);

Method 03:

$content = apply_filters('the_content', get_post_field('post_content', $my_postid));

Read the What is the best / efficient way to get WordPress content by post id and why? question to get an idea about which one you should use from the above three.

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Starting from wordpress 5.2.0,

We can now use post object or post id get_the_content function.

We can also pass $more_link_text and $strip_teaser

get_the_content( string $more_link_text = null, bool $strip_teaser = false, WP_Post|object|int $post = null )

We can use it along with apply_filters like below to get all filters of the_content

apply_filters( 'the_content', get_the_content(null, false, $post_id)),

Reference

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If you need more than one post, use get_posts(). It leaves the main query alone and returns an array of posts that's easy to loop over.

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    This answer misunderstands the question
    – wickywills
    Commented Apr 21, 2022 at 6:56

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