get_next_post( bool $in_same_term = false, int[]|string $excluded_terms = , string $taxonomy = ‘category’ ): WP_Post|null|string

Retrieves the next post that is adjacent to the current post.

Parameters

$in_same_termbooloptional
Whether post should be in the same taxonomy term.

Default:false

$excluded_termsint[]|stringoptional
Array or comma-separated list of excluded term IDs.

Default:''

$taxonomystringoptional
Taxonomy, if $in_same_term is true. Default 'category'.

Default:'category'

Return

WP_Post|null|string Post object if successful. Null if global $post is not set.
Empty string if no corresponding post exists.

Source

function get_next_post( $in_same_term = false, $excluded_terms = '', $taxonomy = 'category' ) {
	return get_adjacent_post( $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, false, $taxonomy );
}

Changelog

VersionDescription
1.5.0Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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    In a single page, you can make a link to another post in same Tag …

    The value for $taxonomy is post_tag

    Example

    <?php
    $next_post = get_next_post(true,'','post_tag');
    if ( is_a( $next_post , 'WP_Post' ) ) : ?>
    	<a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $next_post->ID ); ?>">Back</a>
    <?php endif; ?>

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