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Adding the while loop for the post

If there are posts then we want to loop through them. We can use a while loop to do that. So, inside the if statement, we'll add <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>. Then end the while loop by adding <?php endwhile; ?> as shown here:

<?php if(have_posts()) : ?>  <?php while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>  <?php endwhile; ?><?php endif; ?>

While it has post, we want to spit out the content file, whether it's content.php or content-gallery.php that pertains to whatever format we choose in the post. So, we'll add <?php get_template_part(); ?> inside the while loop. Next, pass in content and for the second parameter, pass get_post_format(). This will determine whether the post is a gallery or just a standard ...