I've assumed that all WordPress sites hosted on wordpress.com or running JetPack would have data about the site id, and for each item, the post id. It turns out it's not that simple?#
I have of course asked ChatGPT, and got a lot of wrong answers. #
It's important because this data is used to connect blog posts to the editor, for posts you can edit. It's really important that editing is accomplished by at most a single click, when you're viewing it in a reader app. #
I should be able to click on an edit icon from the viewer to open it in the editor, assuming it's my post. #
It also figures heavily in the discourse feature. #
Last update: Saturday November 29, 2025; 12:05 PM EST.
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