[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14019: Introduce get_id_by_name()

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#14019: Introduce get_id_by_name()
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 Reporter:  filosofo     |       Owner:  filosofo 
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  accepted 
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  3.1      
Component:  Template     |     Version:  3.0      
 Severity:  normal       |    Keywords:  has-patch
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Comment(by filosofo):

 Replying to [comment:4 Utkarsh]:
 > I would suggest implementing a `get_post_by` (#12726) instead of this.

 That would not address the problem, which is that you have to go through a
 couple of steps to get the desired post's ID.  As the original example
 demonstrates, what we can't currently do is something like this:

 {{{
 // custom field for post titled "My Day at the Beach"
 echo get_post_meta( get_id_by_name( 'my-day-at-the-beach' ), 'photos-url',
 true );
 }}}

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