Retrieves the Post Global Unique Identifier (guid).

The guid will appear to be a link, but should not be used as an link to the post. The reason you should not use it as a link, is because of moving the blog across domains.

$post int|WP_Post Optional

Post ID or post object. Default is global $post.

string

File: wp-includes/post-template.php. View all references

function get_the_guid( $post = 0 ) {
	$post = get_post( $post );

	$post_guid = isset( $post->guid ) ? $post->guid : '';
	$post_id   = isset( $post->ID ) ? $post->ID : 0;

	/**
	 * Filters the Global Unique Identifier (guid) of the post.
	 *
	 * @since 1.5.0
	 *
	 * @param string $post_guid Global Unique Identifier (guid) of the post.
	 * @param int    $post_id   The post ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'get_the_guid', $post_guid, $post_id );
}