get_post_parent( int|WP_Post|null $post = null ): WP_Post|null

Parameters

$postint|WP_Post|nulloptional

Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.Default: null

Return

WP_Post|null

Parent post object, or null if there isn't one.

Uses · 1

• get_post()Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.

Used by · 1

• has_post_parent()Returns whether the given post has a parent post.

Source

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2086function get_post_parent( $post = null ) {2087	$wp_post = get_post( $post );2088	return ! empty( $wp_post->post_parent ) ? get_post( $wp_post->post_parent ) : null;2089}

History

Introduced in 5.7.0. Unchanged from 6.7.7 through 7.1.0.

1. 6.7.7
2. 6.8.8
3. 6.9.7
4. 7.0.4
5. 7.1.0

Signature, return type and hooks compared across 5 parsed releases.

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