Description
Retrieve previous post that is adjacent to current post.
Usage
<?php get_previous_post( $in_same_cat, $excluded_categories ) ?>
Parameters
- $in_same_cat
- (boolean) (optional) Whether post should be in same category.
- Default: false
- $excluded_categories
- (string) (optional) Excluded categories IDs.
- Default: ''
Return Values
- Post object if successful.
- Null if global $post is not set.
- Empty string if no corresponding post exists.
Examples
<?php
$prev_post = get_previous_post();
if (!empty( $prev_post )): ?>
<a href="<?php echo $prev_post->guid ?>"><?php echo $prev_post->post_title ?></a>
<?php endif ?>
Notes
Change Log
Since: 1.5.0
Source File
get_previous_post() is located in wp-includes/link-template.php.
Related
get_next_post(), get_adjacent_post(), previous_post_link()