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getting post ID from a plugin (again...) (2 posts)

  1. SelinaK
    Member
    Posted 5 months ago #

    I'm writing a plug-in and need to get the post ID. I stripped the plug-in code down to this and it's not working. 

    <?php
/*
Plugin Name: Post-Comment Limit
*/

function lpu_show_id() {
  global $post;
  $postid = $post->ID;
  return $postid;
}

$id = lpu_show_id();
echo "Post: ".$id;

?>

    I tried $wp_query, not working.

    function lpu_show_id() {
 global $wp_query;
 $thePostID = $wp_query->post->ID;
 return $thePostID;
}

    I presume I'm missing something easy. Help, please :(

  2. Glenn Ansley
    Member
    Posted 5 months ago #

    That code is being called before WordPress sets up any post data. You're code snippets are out of context and I don't think I can give you any advice based on that specific code.

    You need to hook it to an action that takes place at or after template_redirect probably.

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