Updated 1 min read Applies to All-in-One Utilities

Show IDs

Add an ID column to posts, pages, media, users, comments and categories.

Documentation for All-in-One Utilities

On this page
  1. Settings
  2. Use it

Many plugins, shortcodes and settings ask for an ID: “enter the page ID”, “exclude post 123”. WordPress hides IDs in the address bar of the edit screen. Show IDs puts them in a column on every list, so you can read them at a glance.

The Show IDs setting
Settings → Admin → Show IDs.

Settings

  • Show IDs: adds an ID column to the Posts, Pages, Media, Users and Comments lists, and to category, tag and other taxonomy lists.

Use it

  1. Switch on Show IDs and click Save changes.
  2. Open any list, such as Posts → All Posts. The ID is in its own column.
The ID column on Posts → All Posts
Each item’s ID in its own column.

Hide the column on one screen

Like any column, you can hide ID on a single screen from Screen Options at the top right, without switching the feature off.

See also Users Screen and Dashboard widgets.

Get the plugin: All-in-One Utilities is free, so you can add it to any site. Then, when you need more, its premium add-ons add extra features.

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