This function has been deprecated. Use WP_Query instead.

get_page_by_title( string $page_title, string $output = OBJECT, string|array $post_type = 'page' )

Retrieves a page given its title.

Description

If more than one post uses the same title, the post with the smallest ID will be returned.
Be careful: in case of more than one post having the same title, it will check the oldest publication date, not the smallest ID.

Because this function uses the MySQL ‘=’ comparison, $page_title will usually be matched as case-insensitive with default collation.

Parameters

$page_title

(Required) Page title.

$output

(Optional) The required return type. One of OBJECT, ARRAY_A, or ARRAY_N, which correspond to a WP_Post object, an associative array, or a numeric array, respectively.

Default value: OBJECT

$post_type

(Optional) Post type or array of post types. Default 'page'.

Default value: 'page'

Return

(WP_Post|array|null) WP_Post (or array) on success, or null on failure.

Source

File: wp-includes/deprecated.php

function get_page_by_title( $page_title, $output = OBJECT, $post_type = 'page' ) {
	global $wpdb;

	if ( is_array( $post_type ) ) {
		$post_type = esc_sql( $post_type );
		$post_type_in_string = "'" . implode( "','", $post_type ) . "'";
		$sql = $wpdb->prepare( "
			SELECT ID
			FROM $wpdb->posts
			WHERE post_title = %s
			AND post_type IN ($post_type_in_string)
		", $page_title );
	} else {
		$sql = $wpdb->prepare( "
			SELECT ID
			FROM $wpdb->posts
			WHERE post_title = %s
			AND post_type = %s
		", $page_title, $post_type );
	}

	$page = $wpdb->get_var( $sql );

	if ( $page ) {
		return get_post( $page, $output );
	}
}

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Uses

Uses
Uses	Description
wp-includes/class-wpdb.php: wpdb::prepare()	Prepares a SQL query for safe execution.
wp-includes/class-wpdb.php: wpdb::get_var()	Retrieves one variable from the database.
wp-includes/post.php: get_post()	Retrieves post data given a post ID or post object.
wp-includes/formatting.php: esc_sql()	Escapes data for use in a MySQL query.
wp-includes/functions.php: _deprecated_function()	Marks a function as deprecated and inform when it has been used.

Changelog

Changelog
Version	Description
6.2.0	Use WP_Query.
3.0.0	The `$post_type` parameter was added.
2.1.0	Introduced. This function has been deprecated. Use WP_Query instead.