Why Does get_page_by_title Return The Sample Post?

I’m trying to check if the page exists, if it’s published, and display a link if it does. Here’s my code:

  <?php
    $page = get_page_by_title('Privacy Policy');

    if ( get_post_status($page) === 'publish' ):
  ?>
  <li>
    <a href="<?php echo get_page_link( get_page_by_title('Privacy Policy') ); ?>">Privacy Policy</a>
  </li>
  <?php
    endif;

    $page = get_page_by_title('Terms of Use');

    if ( get_post_status($page) === 'publish' ):
  ?>
  <li>
    <a href="<?php echo get_page_link( get_page_by_title('Terms of Use') ); ?>">Terms of Use</a>
  </li>
  <?php
    endif;

    $page = get_page_by_title('Terms of Use');

    if ( get_post_status($page) === 'publish' ):
  ?>
  <li>
    <a href="<?php echo get_page_link( get_page_by_title('Sitemap') ); ?>">Sitemap</a>
  </li>
  <?php endif; ?>

It displays the list items for pages that don’t exist with a link to the sample post. Why is it doing that?

• This topic was modified 3 years ago by Anonymous User.