Retrieves the post title.

If the post is protected and the visitor is not an admin, then "Protected" will be inserted before the post title. If the post is private, then "Private" will be inserted before the post title.

$post int|WP_Post Optional

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

string

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

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

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

	if ( ! is_admin() ) {
		if ( ! empty( $post->post_password ) ) {

			/* translators: %s: Protected post title. */
			$prepend = __( 'Protected: %s' );

			/**
			 * Filters the text prepended to the post title for protected posts.
			 *
			 * The filter is only applied on the front end.
			 *
			 * @since 2.8.0
			 *
			 * @param string  $prepend Text displayed before the post title.
			 *                         Default 'Protected: %s'.
			 * @param WP_Post $post    Current post object.
			 */
			$protected_title_format = apply_filters( 'protected_title_format', $prepend, $post );

			$post_title = sprintf( $protected_title_format, $post_title );
		} elseif ( isset( $post->post_status ) && 'private' === $post->post_status ) {

			/* translators: %s: Private post title. */
			$prepend = __( 'Private: %s' );

			/**
			 * Filters the text prepended to the post title of private posts.
			 *
			 * The filter is only applied on the front end.
			 *
			 * @since 2.8.0
			 *
			 * @param string  $prepend Text displayed before the post title.
			 *                         Default 'Private: %s'.
			 * @param WP_Post $post    Current post object.
			 */
			$private_title_format = apply_filters( 'private_title_format', $prepend, $post );

			$post_title = sprintf( $private_title_format, $post_title );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Filters the post title.
	 *
	 * @since 0.71
	 *
	 * @param string $post_title The post title.
	 * @param int    $post_id    The post ID.
	 */
	return apply_filters( 'the_title', $post_title, $post_id );
}