Show IDs

Display ID numbers directly in your WordPress admin list tables. See IDs for posts, pages, custom post types, categories, tags, users, and media — no more hunting through URLs or inspecting source code.

Use Cases#

• Quickly find post IDs for shortcodes like [gallery ids="1,2,3"]
• Reference user IDs for custom development or API integrations
• Grab category or tag IDs for theme customization
• Copy media attachment IDs for custom queries

How It Works#

1. Enable the module in Switchboard
2. An “ID” column appears in all list tables
3. IDs display in monospace font for easy reading
4. The column appears after the checkbox column for quick reference

Where to Find It#

Locations: The ID column appears in:

• Posts → All Posts
• Pages → All Pages
• Media → Library (list view)
• Users → All Users
• Posts → Categories
• Posts → Tags
• Custom Post Type lists
• Custom Taxonomy lists

What Gets an ID Column#

Using IDs in WordPress#

Once you have an ID, here’s where you can use it:

In Shortcodes#

Many shortcodes accept IDs:

[gallery ids="5,12,18,24"]
[embed]https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx[/embed]

In Theme Functions#

// Get a specific post
$post = get_post(42);

// Get a specific user
$user = get_user_by('id', 15);

// Get a specific term
$category = get_term(8, 'category');

In WP_Query#

$query = new WP_Query([
    'post__in' => [10, 15, 22],
    'orderby' => 'post__in'
]);

In REST API#

GET /wp-json/wp/v2/posts/42
GET /wp-json/wp/v2/users/15
GET /wp-json/wp/v2/categories/8

Column Styling#

The ID column is designed to be:

• Narrow (60px) — Doesn’t take up much space
• Monospace font — Easy to read numbers
• Bold — Stands out for quick scanning
• First position — Appears right after the checkbox

No Configuration Needed#

This module has no settings. Enable it and the ID columns appear automatically everywhere they’re useful. Disable it and they disappear.

FAQ#