Title: Show ID
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Show ID

 *  Resolved [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * (@roxer82)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/)
 * I would like to know how can I show the ID of the article at the site’s home,
   I was searching but didn’t find how to show that info. I hope someone can help
   me.
    Thanks in advanced!

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 *  [Joshua Sigar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaoide/)
 * (@alphaoide)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380682)
 * Use the following template tag within the Loop.
 * `the_ID()`
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_ID](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_ID)
 *  Thread Starter [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * (@roxer82)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380686)
 * Thanks but is it posible to put it in a variable?
 *  [Joshua Sigar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaoide/)
 * (@alphaoide)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380687)
 * `$postID = get_the_ID();`
 *  Thread Starter [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * (@roxer82)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380688)
 * Thanks! 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * (@roxer82)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380692)
 * Fo some razon $postID = get_the_ID(); seems to not be working but this worked:
   
   $postID=$post->ID;
 * One more question, do you know how is it posible to get the cat ID too?
 *  [Joshua Sigar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alphaoide/)
 * (@alphaoide)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380695)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_the_category](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_the_category)
 *  Thread Starter [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * (@roxer82)
 * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380697)
 * thanks!

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [roxer82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roxer82/)
 * Last activity: [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/show-id/#post-380697)
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