The GUID is a unique identifier. That is its only purpose. When it’s a post, I think guid is self-evident. But what is the correct formulation/destination for that URL when it is an attachment? Attachments are posts. If the GUID is being used then the attachment is being consumed from a feed as a post. … Read more
You should not be using the GUID as a link. If you want to get the URL for a WordPress post object you should use get_the_permalink(): href=”‘ . esc_url( get_the_permalink( $package_link ) ) . ‘” Note that I also escaped the URL.
GUID to related post not in current language
What is the difference between these GUID’s in wordpress feed?
how to Update guid = “text”+post_name?
Accidently changed the GUID
Filter images from media library by guid meta field
I need to change the attribute of the isPermaLink guid in the WordPress RSS feed – from false to true
Why would you need that? ID in a database is auto increment – it manages it’s value itself. If your target is to set custom guid, you should update the inserted post as soon as it is created via wp_update_post right after your $post_id = wp_inserted_post($mypost); like this: …Your code above… $postid = wp_insert_post($mypost); $data … Read more
Background: The guid should be just what the name says: a globally unique identifier. A unique string or number, not related to a public address at all. However, some functions, namely for images, are still using it for URLs. There are plans to fix that somewhere in the future, see #6492. For now, you can … Read more