next_post_link() WordPress Function

The next_post_link() function is used to create a link to the next post in chronological order. This is useful for creating a link to the next post in a series, or for creating a link to the next post in a category.

next_post_link( string $format = '%link »', string $link = '%title', bool $in_same_term = false, int[]|string $excluded_terms = '', string $taxonomy = 'category' ) #

Displays the next post link that is adjacent to the current post.


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Parameters

$format

(string)(Optional) Link anchor format. Default '« %link'.

Default value: '%link »'

$link

(string)(Optional) Link permalink format. Default '%title'

Default value: '%title'

$in_same_term

(bool)(Optional) Whether link should be in a same taxonomy term.

Default value: false

$excluded_terms

(int[]|string)(Optional) Array or comma-separated list of excluded term IDs.

Default value: ''

$taxonomy

(string)(Optional) Taxonomy, if $in_same_term is true.

Default value: 'category'


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Source

File: wp-includes/link-template.php

function next_post_link( $format = '%link »', $link = '%title', $in_same_term = false, $excluded_terms = '', $taxonomy = 'category' ) {
	echo get_next_post_link( $format, $link, $in_same_term, $excluded_terms, $taxonomy );
}


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Changelog

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1.5.0Introduced.

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