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Wordpress: Display a page parent's slug
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parent-slug-function.php
<?php
// Display a page parent's slug
$post_data = get_post($post->post_parent);
$parent_slug = $post_data->post_name;
echo $parent_slug;
?>
@flavioamc
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THANK YOU! Just what I was trying to do, saved my day 👍

@burgiuk
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burgiuk commented Jan 31, 2018

You can also use get_post_ancestors() as discussed on the WP Codex.

@Xhynk
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Xhynk commented Mar 7, 2019

This could be simplified even further making use of get_post_field()

$parent_slug = get_post_field( 'post_name', $post->post_parent );

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old-cory commented Apr 1, 2020

Thanks @Xhynk

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