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Function Reference/the post

Iterate the post index in The Loop. Retrieves the next post, sets up the post, sets the 'in the loop' property to true.

<?php the_post(); ?>

This function does not accept any parameters.

This function does not return any values.

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

the_post() is located in wp-includes/query.php.

Class: WP_Query - Detailed overview of the WP_Query class
Class: $wpdb - Overview of using the $wpdb object
Function: get_query_var()
Function: query_posts() - Make additional custom queries
Function: get_posts() - A specialized function that returns an array of posts
Function: get_pages() - A specialized function that returns an array of pages
Function: have posts() - A conditional that determines if the query returned any posts
Function: the_post() - Used to automatically set up the loop after a query
Function: rewind_posts() - Resets the current loop
Function: setup_postdata() - Setup query data for individual results within a loop
Function: wp_reset_postdata() - Restores the previous query (usually after a loop-within-a-loop)
Function: wp_reset_query()
Function: is_main_query() - Ensures the query being changed is only the main query
Action Hook: pre_get_posts - Modify WordPress queries before they are executed
Filter Hook: found_posts - Modify the WP_Query object's found_posts value
Tutorial: Displaying Posts Using a Custom Select Query
Tutorial: Making Advanced Taxonomy Queries
Tutorial: Making Custom Queries using Offset and Pagination

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