Latest Posts Loop

gistfile1.txt

//=========================================================== Latest Posts Loop
function widget_latest_posts() { 
	$widget_latest_posts = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=3'); 
		while ($widget_latest_posts->have_posts()) : $widget_latest_posts->the_post(); ?>
			<div>
				<h4><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title() ?>"><?php the_title()?></a></h4>
				<?php the_excerpt() ?>
				<p class="widget_latest_posts_meta">Posted on <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title() ?>"><?php the_date() ?></a></p>
			</div>
 	
		<?php endwhile;
}