Getting the WordPress Post ID of current post

Anyone know how I can get the post ID of the current page?

So, if I’m on a particular post, inside my header.php, I want to be able to get the current post id.

Thanks!

Check the answer for this question stackoverflow.com/questions/22351038/…

– user7118434Dec 12, 2016 at 13:31

Try using this:

$id = get_the_ID();

Awesome, better that get_the_ID() which return error if shown in 404. Thank you 🙂 

– JodyshopAug 5, 2021 at 9:39

You can use $post->ID to get the current ID.

Don’t forget you’ll have to globalize $post first, if you’re using this method within a class. Also, this will only work once the $post is actually available, which would generally be after the ‘init’ action. 

– Tom AugerAug 8, 2013 at 13:59

global $post;
echo $post->ID;

This answer would be better if it did more than just post a code solution. It’s helpful to provide a short explanation of the code. (Also, I’m not a PHP expert, but it seems to me that after assigning a value to $the_post_ID, it would be appropriate to use that same variable name in the echo statement, instead of $thePostID). 

– Peter DunihoMay 4, 2015 at 6:26

Well it seems he’s removed the error with the echo, but ‘you Be Damned’ if you think he’s going to explain his code @PeterDuniho 

– Phill HealeyFeb 27, 2016 at 22:56

Check this stackoverflow.com/questions/22351038/…

– user7118434Dec 12, 2016 at 13:23

In some cases, such as when you’re outside The Loop, you may need to use get_queried_object_id() instead of get_the_ID().

$post_id = get_queried_object_id();

this works, and I don’t know why 

– jaafar NasrallahSep 7 at 11:08

Try:

$post = $wp_query->post;

Then pass the function:

$post->ID

You can get id through below Code…Its Simple and Fast

 <?php $post_id = get_the_ID();
   echo $post_id;
   ?>

source : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4893435/getting-the-wordpress-post-id-of-current-post