get_queried_object()

Retrieves the currently queried object.

Description

Wrapper for WP_Query::get_queried_object().

Return

(WP_Term|WP_Post_Type|WP_Post|WP_User|null) The queried object.

Source

File: wp-includes/query.php 

function get_queried_object() {
	global $wp_query;
	return $wp_query->get_queried_object();
}

Used By

Used By Description
wp-includes/rest-api.php: rest_get_queried_resource_route()

Gets the REST route for the currently queried object.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-custom-html.php: WP_Widget_Custom_HTML::widget()

Outputs the content for the current Custom HTML widget instance.
wp-includes/template.php: get_embed_template()

Retrieves an embed template path in the current or parent template.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_get_document_title()

Returns document title for the current page.
wp-includes/general-template.php: get_the_archive_title()

Retrieve the archive title based on the queried object.
wp-includes/category-template.php: term_description()

Retrieves term description.
wp-includes/category-template.php: wp_list_categories()

Displays or retrieves the HTML list of categories.
wp-includes/general-template.php: feed_links_extra()

Display the links to the extra feeds such as category feeds.
wp-includes/general-template.php: wp_title()

Display or retrieve page title for all areas of blog.
wp-includes/general-template.php: single_post_title()

Display or retrieve page title for post.
wp-includes/general-template.php: single_term_title()

Display or retrieve page title for taxonomy term archive.
wp-includes/class-wp.php: WP::handle_404()

Set the Headers for 404, if nothing is found for requested URL.
wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-text.php: WP_Widget_Text::widget()

Outputs the content for the current Text widget instance.
wp-includes/link-template.php: edit_term_link()

Displays or retrieves the edit term link with formatting.
wp-includes/template.php: get_single_template()

Retrieve path of single template in current or parent template. Applies to single Posts, single Attachments, and single custom post types.
wp-includes/template.php: get_attachment_template()

Retrieve path of attachment template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/template.php: get_author_template()

Retrieve path of author template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/template.php: get_category_template()

Retrieve path of category template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/template.php: get_tag_template()

Retrieve path of tag template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/template.php: get_taxonomy_template()

Retrieve path of custom taxonomy term template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/template.php: get_page_template()

Retrieve path of page template in current or parent template.
wp-includes/post-template.php: wp_list_pages()

Retrieve or display a list of pages (or hierarchical post type items) in list (li) format.

Changelog

Version Description
3.1.0 Introduced.

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https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_queried_object