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<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<article>
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>” title=”For More Info on <?php
the_title_attribute(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php the_content(); ?>
</article>
<?php endwhile; else: ?>
<p><?php _e( ‘Sorry, no posts matched your criteria.’ ); ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>That’s it! We’ve completed our loop and our theme is now functioning and dynamic. The
index.php should now look like exactly like this:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=”en”>
<head>
<title><?php bloginfo(); ?></title>
<meta http-equiv=”Content-Type” content=”text/html; charset=UTF-8”>
<link rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css” href=”<?php bloginfo(
‘stylesheet_url’ ); ?>” >
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1><?php bloginfo( ‘name’ ); ?> | <?php bloginfo( ‘description’ ); ?> </h1>
<nav>
<ul>
<?php wp_nav_menu( array(‘ menu’ => ‘Main Nav’ ) ); ?>
</ul>
</nav>
</header>
<section>
</section>
<?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
<article>
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>” title=”For More Info on <?php
the_title_attribute(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php the_content(); ?>continues on next page