Wp Post by Name

wpPostByName.php

<?php
/**
 * Get post by name
 *
 * @since 2.0.0
 *
 * @param string $name      The name ( slug ) of the post to retrieve.
 * @param string $post_type The post type. Optional. Default to 'post'.
 *
 * @return WP_Post The post object
 */
function wpPostByName(string $name, string $postType = 'post') {

    // Know the post type.
    $wpPostType = get_post_type_object($postType);

    if (! $wpPostType) {
        return new WP_Post(new stdClass());
    }

    // Set base arguments.
    $arguments = [
        'post_type'           => $postType,
        'posts_per_page'      => 1,
        'ignore_sticky_posts' => true,
    ];

    // Set the properly key for post name.
    if (! $wpPostType->hierarchical) {
        $arguments['name'] = $name;
    } else {
        $arguments['pagename'] = $name;
    }

    $wpPost = new WP_Query( $_args );

    if (!$wpPost->found_posts) {
        // Must be sure to return always a WP_Post object even with no data.
        return new WP_Post(new stdClass());
    }

    return reset($wpPost->posts);
}