The WordPress Loop

The WordPress Loop — a practical guide to WordPress Loop with clear examples you can reuse in real projects.

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Short description

The Loop checks `have_posts()`, sets up post data with `the_post()`, then prints tags like `the_title()` and `the_content()`.

Standard Loop

<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
  <?php the_title('<h2>', '</h2>'); ?>
  <?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endwhile; endif; ?>