{"id":3917,"date":"2020-02-02T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T14:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=3917"},"modified":"2020-08-24T23:24:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T21:24:02","slug":"find-post-page-category-comment-uder-id-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/find-post-page-category-comment-uder-id-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Post, Page, Category, Comment and User ID in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An ID in WordPress represents a unique number that is used to classify specific items in the WordPress database<\/strong>. Almost every WordPress user needs this number at some point \u2013 usually cases where a WordPress theme<\/a> or a plugin asks you about it in order to perform a particular function. The ID may also be required when you\u2019re altering some code. Different pages, posts, categories, comments and users in WordPress all have their own ID, which is why we\u2019ve decided to show you how you can find all these different ID types.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Finding a Post ID<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]There are two ways you can find a post ID in WordPress:[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”38px”]

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\n 1.<\/span>\n \n Hover on the post<\/span>\n <\/span>:<\/span> you can do this by accessing Posts > All Posts, and then moving your cursor over the post whose ID you\u2019re interested in. Upon doing so, a bar will appear at the bottom of the page, and the post ID will be displayed at the bottom of the screen as the number after post<\/strong>= and before &<\/strong>.<\/span> <\/div>\n <\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”14px”]
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Finding a Page ID<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Just like with the post ID, you can see the page ID by hovering on the page in the Pages list (Pages > All pages<\/em>), or in the page\u2019s URL.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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Finding a Category ID<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Like in the previous two cases, you can find the category ID you\u2019re interested in by either hovering on the specific category in Posts > Categories<\/em> and looking for the ID=number<\/strong>, or finding it in the category\u2019s URL.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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Finding a Comment ID<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When you access the Comments<\/em> screen from your Dashboard menu, you will be able to see the comment ID by hovering on the specific comment. The ID will be displayed as c=number<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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\n \"Access <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Similarly to other instances, an alternative option is to click on the Edit<\/em> button below the comment in question and view the comment ID in the URL.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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Finding a User ID<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As for the user ID, you can find it when you access Users > All Users<\/em>, and hover on the Delete button under that particular user. The only user that has no Delete button is the Admin, and their ID is always the same (user_id=1)<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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\n \"Finding <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Additionally, you can also view the user ID by clicking on their name.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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Displaying IDs in WordPress Using the Show IDs Plugin<\/h2>\n

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\n \"Show <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Despite it being fairly easy to find the ID in WordPress by using the methods discussed above, an even faster way to do it is to install the Show IDs plugin by 99 Robots<\/a>. A great thing about this lightweight plugin is that once it\u2019s installed, it will create an extra column in the lists of pages, posts, categories, comments and users<\/strong>. This column is where all the IDs will be displayed automatically, so there\u2019s no need to configure anything within the plugin to make it work.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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Conclusion<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]And there you have it \u2013 a simple way to find or display post, page, category, comment and user ID in WordPress. Even though the instances where you\u2019ll need to find these IDs may not be so frequent, it\u2019ll be useful to know how to do it once they occur. Plus, you now have a choice of different methods for obtaining the ID, so you can pick the one that works the best for you. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Different posts, pages, categories, comments and users all have their own ID in WordPress. Read on to find out how you can find all these different ID types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[14,4,13],"class_list":["post-3917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-core","tag-tips","tag-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}