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Function Reference/get next post

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Description

Retrieve next post that is adjacent to current post.

Usage

<?php get_next_post( $in_same_cat, $excluded_categories ) ?>

Parameters

$in_same_cat
(boolean) (optional) Whether post should be in same category.
Default: false
$excluded_categories
(string) (optional) Excluded categories IDs.
Default: ''

Return Values

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

Examples 

<?php
$next_post = get_next_post();
if (!empty( $next_post )): ?>
  <a href="<?php echo get_permalink( $next_post->ID ); ?>"><?php echo $next_post->post_title; ?></a>
<?php endif; ?>

Notes

Change Log

Since: 1.5.0

Source File

get_next_post() is located in wp-includes/link-template.php.

Related

See also index of Function Reference and index of Template Tags.
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