WP_Query::get_queried_object() WordPress Method

The WP_Query::get_queried_object() method is used to retrieve the current queried object. This can be useful when you need to access data from the current post, page, category, or tag.

WP_Query::get_queried_object() #

Retrieves the currently queried object.


Description

If queried object is not set, then the queried object will be set from the category, tag, taxonomy, posts page, single post, page, or author query variable. After it is set up, it will be returned.


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Return

(WP_Term|WP_Post_Type|WP_Post|WP_User|null) The queried object.


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Source

File: wp-includes/class-wp-query.php

	public function get_queried_object() {
		if ( isset( $this->queried_object ) ) {
			return $this->queried_object;
		}

		$this->queried_object    = null;
		$this->queried_object_id = null;

		if ( $this->is_category || $this->is_tag || $this->is_tax ) {
			if ( $this->is_category ) {
				$cat           = $this->get( 'cat' );
				$category_name = $this->get( 'category_name' );

				if ( $cat ) {
					$term = get_term( $cat, 'category' );
				} elseif ( $category_name ) {
					$term = get_term_by( 'slug', $category_name, 'category' );
				}
			} elseif ( $this->is_tag ) {
				$tag_id = $this->get( 'tag_id' );
				$tag    = $this->get( 'tag' );

				if ( $tag_id ) {
					$term = get_term( $tag_id, 'post_tag' );
				} elseif ( $tag ) {
					$term = get_term_by( 'slug', $tag, 'post_tag' );
				}
			} else {
				// For other tax queries, grab the first term from the first clause.
				if ( ! empty( $this->tax_query->queried_terms ) ) {
					$queried_taxonomies = array_keys( $this->tax_query->queried_terms );
					$matched_taxonomy   = reset( $queried_taxonomies );
					$query              = $this->tax_query->queried_terms[ $matched_taxonomy ];

					if ( ! empty( $query['terms'] ) ) {
						if ( 'term_id' === $query['field'] ) {
							$term = get_term( reset( $query['terms'] ), $matched_taxonomy );
						} else {
							$term = get_term_by( $query['field'], reset( $query['terms'] ), $matched_taxonomy );
						}
					}
				}
			}

			if ( ! empty( $term ) && ! is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
				$this->queried_object    = $term;
				$this->queried_object_id = (int) $term->term_id;

				if ( $this->is_category && 'category' === $this->queried_object->taxonomy ) {
					_make_cat_compat( $this->queried_object );
				}
			}
		} elseif ( $this->is_post_type_archive ) {
			$post_type = $this->get( 'post_type' );

			if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
				$post_type = reset( $post_type );
			}

			$this->queried_object = get_post_type_object( $post_type );
		} elseif ( $this->is_posts_page ) {
			$page_for_posts = get_option( 'page_for_posts' );

			$this->queried_object    = get_post( $page_for_posts );
			$this->queried_object_id = (int) $this->queried_object->ID;
		} elseif ( $this->is_singular && ! empty( $this->post ) ) {
			$this->queried_object    = $this->post;
			$this->queried_object_id = (int) $this->post->ID;
		} elseif ( $this->is_author ) {
			$author      = (int) $this->get( 'author' );
			$author_name = $this->get( 'author_name' );

			if ( $author ) {
				$this->queried_object_id = $author;
			} elseif ( $author_name ) {
				$user = get_user_by( 'slug', $author_name );

				if ( $user ) {
					$this->queried_object_id = $user->ID;
				}
			}

			$this->queried_object = get_userdata( $this->queried_object_id );
		}

		return $this->queried_object;
	}


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