Get Post Info by Slug

Pull the ID first, then you’ll have access to the post’s data.

	<?php
	/* Get Post Info by Slug
	-------------------------------------------------- */
	// Set the Post Slug
	$custom_post_slug = get_page_by_path( 'custom-post-slug-url', 'OBJECT', 'custom_post_type' );
	// Post ID
	$custom_post_ID = $custom_post_slug->ID;
	// Custom Post Meta Value - Using ACF
	$custom_post_meta_value = get_field('custom_post_meta_key', $custom_post_ID);
	// Echo Post Meta
	echo get_the_title($custom_post_ID);
	echo $custom_post_meta_value;

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Usage:

If you only have a post’s slug, you can easily get the ID of it, and than pull that post’s info. Useful for when you can only get a post’s slug, but need to get more info for that post.