Using WordPress ‘post_slug_meta_box()’ PHP function

The post_slug_meta_box WordPress PHP function displays slug form fields for a given post.

Usage

post_slug_meta_box( $post );

Custom example:

$post = get_post( 12 ); // Get post with ID 12
post_slug_meta_box( $post ); // Display the slug form field for the post with ID 12

Parameters

$post (WP_Post) – Required. The current post object.

More information

See WordPress Developer Resources: post_slug_meta_box

Examples

Display slug form field for the current post

This example will display the slug form field for the current post in the loop.

global $post;
post_slug_meta_box( $post ); // Display the slug form field for the current post

Display slug form field for a post by ID

This example will display the slug form field for a post with a specific ID.

$post_id = 42;
$post = get_post( $post_id );
post_slug_meta_box( $post ); // Display the slug form field for the post with ID 42

Display slug form field for a post by title

This example will display the slug form field for a post with a specific title.

$post_title = 'Hello World';
$post = get_page_by_title( $post_title, OBJECT, 'post' );
post_slug_meta_box( $post ); // Display the slug form field for the post titled 'Hello World'

Display slug form field for the latest post

This example will display the slug form field for the latest published post.

$args = array(
'numberposts' =&gt; 1,
'post_status' =&gt; 'publish',
);
$latest_post = wp_get_recent_posts( $args, OBJECT )[0];
post_slug_meta_box( $latest_post ); // Display the slug form field for the latest published post

Display slug form field for a random post

This example will display the slug form field for a random published post.

$args = array(
'numberposts' =&gt; 1,
'orderby' =&gt; 'rand',
'post_status' =&gt; 'publish',
);
$random_post = wp_get_recent_posts( $args, OBJECT )[0];
post_slug_meta_box( $random_post ); // Display the slug form field for a random published post