[WordPress - `get_page_by_title()` deprecated => Use `WP_Query`] #wp_query #wp #core #get_page_by_title #get #page #by #title https://make.wordpress.org/core/2023/03/06/get_page_by_title-deprecated/

wp--get-page-by-title-goes-wp-query.php

<?php
// Option 1: Use `WP_Query`
$query = new WP_Query(
    array(
        'post_type'              => 'page',
        'title'                  => 'Sample Page',
        'post_status'            => 'all',
        'posts_per_page'         => 1,
        'no_found_rows'          => true,
        'ignore_sticky_posts'    => true,
        'update_post_term_cache' => false,
        'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
        'orderby'                => 'post_date ID',
        'order'                  => 'ASC',
    )
);
 
if ( ! empty( $query->post ) ) {
    $page_got_by_title = $query->post;
} else {
    $page_got_by_title = null;
}

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Option 2: Use `WP_Query`'s `get_posts` wrapper
$posts = get_posts(
    array(
        'post_type'              => 'page',
        'title'                  => 'Sample Page',
        'post_status'            => 'all',
        'numberposts'            => 1,
        'update_post_term_cache' => false,
        'update_post_meta_cache' => false,           
        'orderby'                => 'post_date ID',
        'order'                  => 'ASC',
    )
);
 
if ( ! empty( $posts ) ) {
    $page_got_by_title = $posts[0];
} else {
    $page_got_by_title = null;
}