The Loop

[cynthianorman]

Details

• Content type: Lesson
• Content title: The Loop
• Topic description: This lesson dives into the mechanism WordPress uses to output posts on a page.
• Audience: Developer
• Experience Level: Intermediate

Learning Objectives

• Describe how the Loop is used within a theme
• List some examples of what the Loop can display
• Explore displaying data from Custom Post Types and Custom Fields

Related Resources and Other Notes

• https://developer.wordpress.org/themes/basics/the-loop/

Automation Code

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Lesson Development Checklist

• [x] Gather any relevant links to Support, Docs, or related material
• [x] Description and Objectives finalized
• [x] Lesson created and announced to the team for review
• [x] Lesson reviewed
• [x] Lesson video submitted and published to WPTV
• [x] Lesson created on Learn.WordPress.org
• [x] Lesson video published to YouTube
• [x] Lesson on Learn.WordPress.org updated with YouTube video
• [x] Lesson published to Learn.WordPress.org

[cynthianorman]

https://youtu.be/g0ppRWeWw8w

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[jonathanbossenger]

https://youtu.be/jMI9oYI4ySk

[westnz]

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[cynthianorman]

@jonathanbossenger

YouTube Chapters

(0:05) Learning objectives (0:23) Describe how the Loop is used within a theme (1:29) List some examples of what the Loop can display (2:19) Explore displaying data from Custom Post Types and Custom Fields (4:59) Next steps