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WordPress loop shortcode, super useful for when you're faking post type archives using pages for SEO or for adding content above and below easily.
<?php
if (!class_exists('FRM_Loop'))
{
class FRM_Loop
{
public function __construct()
{
add_shortcode('loop', array(&$this, 'loop_shortcode'));
}
/**
* Get a loop
*
* @return string
* @author Frank Martin
**/
public function loop_shortcode($atts, $content = NULL)
{
global $wp_query;
$paged = (get_query_var('paged')) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
$args = shortcode_atts(array(
'post_type' => 'post',
'posts_per_page' => get_option('posts_per_page'),
'post_parent' => 0,
'paged' => $paged,
), $atts);
$temp = $wp_query;
$wp_query = NULL;
$wp_query = new WP_Query( $args );
ob_start();
if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
get_template_part('content', $args['post_type']);
endwhile; endif;
$wp_query = NULL;
$wp_query = $temp;
wp_reset_query();
return '<section class="loop">' . ob_get_clean() . '</section>';
}
}
new FRM_Loop;
}
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