Represents an identity in WordPress A unique number used to classify certain items in the WordPress database. Almost every WordPress user needs this number at some point – usually when a WordPress theme or plugin asks you for it to perform a certain function. The ID may also be required when changing some codes. Different pages, posts, categories, comments, and users in WordPress all have their own ID, so we decided to show you how you can find all these different types of IDs.
Finding a Mail ID
There are two ways to find a post ID in WordPress:
Hover over post
: You can do this by accessing Posts > All Posts and then hovering your cursor over the post whose ID you are interested in. When you do this, a bar will appear at the bottom of the page and the post ID will be displayed at the bottom of the screen as a number then Message= and before &.
When you click on the post itself
: when you do this, the post ID will appear in your browser’s address bar as part of the URL. (post=number).
Finding a Page ID
As with the post ID, you can see the page ID by hovering over the page in the Pages list (Pages > All pages) or in the URL of the page.
Finding a Category ID
As in the previous two cases, you can find the category ID you are interested in by hovering over the specific category there. Posts > Categories and wanted id=numberor you can find it in the URL of the category.
Finding a Comment ID
when you reach Comments You will be able to see the comment ID by hovering over the relevant comment from your Control Panel menu on the screen. The ID will be displayed as: c=number.
Similar to the other examples, an alternative option is To organise Click the button and view the comment ID in the URL.
Finding User ID
As for the user ID, you can find it when you access it. Users > All UsersClick and hover over the Delete button below that user. The only user without the delete button is the Administrator and their ID is always the same (user_id=1).
Additionally, you can view the user ID by clicking on their name.
Viewing Ids in WordPress Using the Show Ids Plugin
Although it’s pretty easy to find the id in WordPress using the methods discussed above, a faster way to do it is, Show id plugin by 99 Robots. The great thing about this lightweight plugin is, once loaded, it will create an extra column in the lists of pages, posts, categories, comments and users.. This column is where all IDs will be displayed automatically, so no configuration is required within the plugin for it to work.
Solution
And there you have it – a simple way to find or display post, page, category, comment and user ID in WordPress. While situations where you need to find these IDs aren’t very often, it’s helpful to know how to do it once they do. Also, you now have a choice of different methods to get the ID so you can choose the one that works best for you.
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