The get_most_recent_post_of_user() WordPress PHP function retrieves the most recent post of a user.
Usage
get_most_recent_post_of_user( $user_id );
Example:
// Retrieves the most recent post of user with ID 42 $latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( 42 );
Parameters
$user_id(int) – Required. The ID of the user whose most recent post you want to retrieve.
More information
See WordPress Developer Resources: get_most_recent_post_of_user()
Examples
Display the title of the most recent post by a user
This example retrieves the most recent post by a user with the ID 42 and displays its title.
$user_id = 42; $latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( $user_id ); echo 'Latest post: ' . $latest_post['post_title'];
Show the date of the most recent post by a user
This example retrieves the most recent post by a user with the ID 42 and displays its date.
$user_id = 42; $latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( $user_id ); echo 'Latest post date: ' . $latest_post['post_date_gmt'];
Redirect to the most recent post by a user
This example retrieves the most recent post by a user with the ID 42 and redirects the visitor to the post’s URL.
$user_id = 42; $latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( $user_id ); wp_redirect( get_permalink( $latest_post['ID'] ) ); exit;
List the most recent post of all authors
This example retrieves the most recent post for each author on the website and lists their titles.
$authors = get_users( array( 'who' => 'authors' ) );
foreach ( $authors as $author ) {
$latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( $author->ID );
echo 'Latest post from ' . $author->display_name . ': ' . $latest_post['post_title'] . '<br>';
}
Display an excerpt of the most recent post by a user
This example retrieves the most recent post by a user with the ID 42 and displays an excerpt of its content.
$user_id = 42; $latest_post = get_most_recent_post_of_user( $user_id ); echo wp_trim_words( $latest_post['post_content'], 30, '...' );