Obtaining page ID from WP 2.5.1

[MortimerJazz]

Hi there,

I've just upgraded to the new version of WP. I'm trying to put an exclude command in the PHP (to ensure that certain pages don't show up in the menu bar).

However, I can't seem to find where the Page ID is displayed in the new layout.

Can anyone help me at all?

[philhancox]

Is it not still

PHP Code:

<?php the_ID();?>

?

[MortimerJazz]

Well previous versions of WP, had the ID of each page in the Dashboard.

It doesn't seem to show it now, which obviously means I can't stick it in the PHP.

[philhancox]

Oh right I understand, yeah that bothered me too. I have to just roll over the post title istelf in the dashboard and it comes up with something like http://www.mydomain.co.uk/wp-admin/p...on=edit&post=9
and grab the post number that way, which is a step backwards really.

[DannyW]

Originally Posted by MortimerJazz Well previous versions of WP, had the ID of each page in the Dashboard. It doesn't seem to show it now, which obviously means I can't stick it in the PHP.

They're not logged anywhere in the admin section of 2.5*. What I've had to do was alter the permalinks back to default (?p=123), run through the posts/pages and jot all of them down, then flick it back to the /%postname%/ option. Now I keep a post ID list from when I write the page/post.

It won't harm to change the permalinks for a few mins to do this and WordPress will auto redirect whilst you're doing this. Just remember to change them back as soon as you're done.

Hope that helps, it's the only way I could find to do it.

EDIT:

(Phil posted this while I was posting)

Originally Posted by philhancox Oh right I understand, yeah that bothered me too. I have to just roll over the post title istelf in the dashboard and it comes up with something like http://www.mydomain.co.uk/wp-admin/p...on=edit&post=9 and grab the post number that way, which is a step backwards really.

That's a better way to do it, never noticed that! Forget what I said above!

[gadget]

If I'm reading this right, you're after the page ID that's assigned when you first list/load a page.

I had the same issue when trying to locate category IDs. I ended up going into the MySQL control panel and finfing them there.

Before you go pale, no 'MySQL' was needed - lol!

[gadget]

Originally Posted by philhancox Oh right I understand, yeah that bothered me too. I have to just roll over the post title istelf in the dashboard and it comes up with something like http://www.mydomain.co.uk/wp-admin/p...on=edit&post=9 and grab the post number that way, which is a step backwards really.

That doesn't work for me. All I get is .. Edit "page/post name" ..

I use IE7.

[DannyW]

Originally Posted by gadget That doesn't work for me. All I get is .. Edit "page/post name" .. I use IE7.

Take a look at the bottom left of your browser when mousing over.

[gadget]

Danny - you are so right. Thank you - reputation point added!

[philhancox]

Originally Posted by gadget Danny - you are so right. Thank you - reputation point added!

Do I not get one? I said to rollover the link, just didn't mention looking at the browser frame!

[DannyW]

Originally Posted by philhancox Do I not get one? I said to rollover the link, just didn't mention looking at the browser frame!