Updated on 16 May 2024
When working on advanced customizations in Bricks, sometimes it is necessary to get a handle of the current single post (of any post type) in which a query loop is present from inside the query loop.
Sample use case: Get the single post’s custom field (like ACF Repeater or Meta Box Group) array row corresponding to the loop’s counter/index. An application of this will be shared in another detailed tutorial.
This Pro tutorial covers 3 ways of going about this.
Method 1
<?php
echo get_queried_object_id();
?>Method 2
<?php
echo BricksDatabase::$page_data['preview_or_post_id'];
?>Method 3
<?php
echo BricksDatabase::$page_data['original_post_id'];
?>Example 1 – Getting the host post’s title
Add the following in child theme‘s functions.php (w/o the opening PHP tag) or a code snippets plugin:
<?php
function bl_get_host_post_title(): string {
return get_queried_object()->post_title;
}Whitelist the bl_get_host_post_title function.
Ex.:
<?php
add_filter( 'bricks/code/echo_function_names', function() {
return [
'bl_get_host_post_title'
];
} );You should also add any other functions (native or custom) being used in your Bricks instance in addition to bl_get_host_post_title. This can be checked at Bricks → Settings → Custom code by clicking the Code review button.
More info on whitelisting can be found here.
Now the function can be used like this:
{echo:bl_get_host_post_title}