How can I get the title attribute from get_the_post_thumbnail()?

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1. post_excerpt is actually the caption attribute. Here is the correct answer:

   $title = get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_title; //The Title
   $caption = get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_excerpt; //The Caption
   $description = get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_content; // The Description
   

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2. Easy!

   <?php the_post_thumbnail();
   echo get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_excerpt; ?>
   

   Taken from: http://www.billerickson.net/wordpress-featured-image-captions/

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3. Since WordPress 4.6 there are new functions for the post thumbnail caption

   Get caption text: (Doc link)

   // return the caption text without any html markup
   get_the_post_thumbnail_caption();
   

   Output caption text: (Doc link)

   // echo the caption text without any html markup
   the_post_thumbnail_caption();
   

   You can add a specific post as object or id as parameter. Without (like shown above) WordPress uses the current post.

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4. Try this code to get thumbnail title:

   
   echo get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_title; 

   Don’t forget to add open and close PHP tag.

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