Retrieves the caption for an attachment.

$post_id int Optional

Attachment ID. Default is the ID of the global $post.

string|false Attachment caption on success, false on failure.

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

function wp_get_attachment_caption( $post_id = 0 ) {
	$post_id = (int) $post_id;
	$post    = get_post( $post_id );

	if ( ! $post ) {
		return false;
	}

	if ( 'attachment' !== $post->post_type ) {
		return false;
	}

	$caption = $post->post_excerpt;

	/**
	 * Filters the attachment caption.
	 *
	 * @since 4.6.0
	 *
	 * @param string $caption Caption for the given attachment.
	 * @param int    $post_id Attachment ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'wp_get_attachment_caption', $caption, $post->ID );
}