Wordpress post loop - not working

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i am strugling with huge problem :( Whole day i am trying loop to work. I use default wordpress theme. if i put loop on index.php or home.php posts are working fine. And if i put loop in some pate templte for example blog-template.php i get blank screen ?? How loop work on index.php or archive.php or categories.php but not on any page templates???

        <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?>

        <?php /* The loop */ ?>
        <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
            <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?>
        <?php endwhile; ?>

        <?php twentythirteen_paging_nav(); ?>

    <?php else : ?>
        <?php get_template_part( 'content', 'none' ); ?>
    <?php endif; ?>

As i said with this code on index.php i get graet results along with prev/next page buttons. But if i use on template file i got blank screen? Please help

Your problem is not related to your code. You get the blank page because of a syntax error. Enable debug by setting debug to true in wp-config.php. — Pieter Goosen
– Pieter Goosen, Commented Apr 14, 2014 at 7:07

Joe Jenkins · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-08 21:31:40Z

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Place this preceding your loop. I suffered through the same issue.

<?php query_posts('post_type=post') ?>

EDIT:

That's a quick fix to the issue, I suppose. I just looked at the query_post function and the wordpress codex seems to violently denounce it; emphatically deriding it as inefficient and overly simplistic in usage. It does however recommend get_posts.

You aren't the only individual suffering this problem though. Wordpress, along with everyone else, seems to readily document using the loop but not really...implementing it. I think most sites just sort've take it for granted you know what you're doing.

sigh.

edited Nov 8, 2013 at 21:31

answered Nov 8, 2013 at 21:14

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Bhumi Shah · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 13:11:00Z

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in page template you need to pass query_posts before have_posts

$args = array(
'post_type'=> 'post',

);
query_posts( $args );

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 13:11

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Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

so in basic have code like this <?php $args = array( 'post_type'=> 'post',); query_posts( $args ); ?> <?php if ( have_posts() ) : ?> <?php /* The loop */ ?> <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?> <?php endwhile; ?> <?php twentythirteen_paging_nav(); ?> <?php else : ?> <?php get_template_part( 'content', 'none' ); ?> <?php endif; ?>

Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

i tried but same result :( brezilla.info/drwerner/blog this is result i got

Bhumi Shah Over a year ago

replace <?php get_template_part( 'content', get_post_format() ); ?> with <?php the_title(); ?> and let me know

Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

my file was broklen so your firs tsolution works but not quite well. check please brezilla.info/drwerner/blog it show me posts and older/new posts BUT as it seems it show same posts on both paegs? i limited from admin 2posts pare page, but when i click old it shows same posts ?

Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

let us continue this discussion in chat

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StreetCoder · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-07 14:18:14Z

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Please follow the steps to create custom page template:

Create new file i.e. custom-page-template.php. Copy and paste the following commenting lines at the top of the file
```
<?php
/*

Template Name: Custom Template 1

*/

?>
```

Copy and paste the following codes in custom-page-template.php:

<?php 
get_header(); 
?>

<div id="primary" class="content-area">
    <div id="content" class="site-content" role="main">

    <?php /* The loop */ ?>
    <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

        <article id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
            <header class="entry-header">
                <?php if ( has_post_thumbnail() && ! post_password_required() ) : ?>
                <div class="entry-thumbnail">
                    <?php the_post_thumbnail(); ?>
                </div>
                <?php endif; ?>

                <h1 class="entry-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
            </header><!-- .entry-header -->

            <div class="entry-content">
                <?php the_content(); ?>
                <?php wp_link_pages( array( 'before' => '<div class="page-links"><span class="page-links-title">' . __( 'Pages:', 'twentythirteen' ) . '</span>', 'after' => '</div>', 'link_before' => '<span>', 'link_after' => '</span>' ) ); ?>
            </div><!-- .entry-content -->

            <footer class="entry-meta">
                <?php edit_post_link( __( 'Edit', 'twentythirteen' ), '<span class="edit-link">', '</span>' ); ?>
            </footer><!-- .entry-meta -->
        </article><!-- #post -->

        <?php comments_template(); ?>
    <?php endwhile; ?>

</div><!-- #content -->

In the admin panel create new page and select the page template "Custom Template 1" from the page attribute panel (at right side). See the following image to select page template:
Now save and see the view. It must work.

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 14:18

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Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

Hello i treid your approach also :) i made new template , paste the code , created new page choose proper tempalte of course and -> brezilla.info/drwerner/new-page . i must mention i use fresh install of wordperss and fresh theme i did not alter functions.php or anything

StreetCoder Over a year ago

did you put some content in the page? Because I saw title is shown so, content should be shown.

Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

nope no content its empty page with title. i want to get those posts on blog page i did not belived that its so complicated :) Solution of Bhumi Shah is working except older/newer posts buttons

Mitrovic Srdjan Over a year ago

brezilla.info/drwerner/new-page his solution show me the posts and links i wanted back/fwd but in address bar i see page1 page2 but same post loaded for every page

StreetCoder Over a year ago

I thought, you wanted to create custom page template but actually you want to show some posts of category in a custom page template. I explained how to create custom page template. Now you can add your code to show posts. There are many ways: Bhumi shows one. You may read this codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/get_posts , codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/query_posts and codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query

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