get_the_permalink() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Retrieves the full permalink for the current post or post ID.

Description

This function is an alias for get_permalink() .

Parameters

$postint|WP_Postoptional: Post ID or post object. Default is the global $post.
$leavenamebooloptional: Whether to keep post name or page name.
Default:false

Return

string|false The permalink URL. False if the post does not exist.

Source

function get_the_permalink( $post = 0, $leavename = false ) {
	return get_permalink( $post, $leavename );
}

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Uses	Description
get_permalink()`wp-includes/link-template.php`	Retrieves the full permalink for the current post or post ID.

Used by	Description
_wp_dashboard_recent_comments_row()`wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php`	Outputs a row for the Recent Comments widget.

Changelog

Version	Description
3.9.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

Barrett Golding 1 month ago

get_the_permalink( $post_id, false );
// Returns URL with post's slug, e.g.: "https://example.com/2025/01/my-post-title/"

get_the_permalink( $post_id, true );
// Returns URL with generic post placeholder: "https://example.com/2025/01/%postname%/"

get_the_permalink( int|WP_Post $post, bool $leavename = false ): string|false

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