the_title( string $before = '', string $after = '', bool $echo = true )
Display or retrieve the current post title with optional markup.
Description Description
Parameters Parameters
- $before
-
(string) (Optional) Markup to prepend to the title.
Default value: ''
- $after
-
(string) (Optional) Markup to append to the title.
Default value: ''
- $echo
-
(bool) (Optional) Whether to echo or return the title. Default true for echo.
Default value: true
Return Return
(string|void) Current post title if $echo is false.
Source Source
File: wp-includes/post-template.php
function the_title( $before = '', $after = '', $echo = true ) {
$title = get_the_title();
if ( strlen( $title ) == 0 ) {
return;
}
$title = $before . $title . $after;
if ( $echo ) {
echo $title;
} else {
return $title;
}
}
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Changelog Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 0.71 | Introduced. |
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Example
This would print the title to the screen as an h3.