get_the_ID

Retrieve the ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop.

Description

(int|false) get_the_ID();

Returns (int|false)

The ID of the current item in the WordPress Loop. False if $post is not set.

Usage

if ( !function_exists( 'get_the_ID' ) ) { 
    require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/post-template.php'; 
} 
 
  
// NOTICE! Understand what this does before running. 
$result = get_the_ID();

Defined (1)

The function is defined in the following location(s).

/wp-includes/post-template.php

function get_the_ID() { 
    $post = get_post(); 
    return ! empty( $post ) ? $post->ID : false; 
}