Title: Post before Content
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Post before Content

 *  [fernandolawl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fernandolawl/)
 * (@fernandolawl)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-before-content/)
 * On my website I have the content displaying using the code:
 *     ```
       <?php if ( have_posts() ) while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
       <h1 align="center"><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
       <?php the_content(); ?>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       ```
   
 * Then I have my news posts showing below it using the code:
 *     ```
       <?php
       	// Include WordPress
       	define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
       	require('./wp-load.php');
       	query_posts('showposts=1&cat=18');
       ?>
        <?php if ( have_posts() ): ?>
       <h1>News Titles</h1>
       <?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
       <h2 style="margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="<?php esc_url( the_permalink() ); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php the_title(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       <p align="center"><?php the_post_thumbnail(array(480,480)); ?> </p>
       <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
       <div style="float:none;clear:both"></div>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       <?php else: ?>
       <h2>No posts to display</h2>
       <?php endif; ?>
       ```
   
 * My goal is to show my news posts on my page before my content so when I put my
   news posts coding above the content coding, the content coding gets all messed
   up and the displays my posts.
 * Is there a way I can have them flip without having my content code show my news
   posts?

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 *  [Jacob McKinney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobmc/)
 * (@jacobmc)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-before-content/#post-7378932)
 * The problem is likely because you aren’t calling `wp_reset_query()` after the
   last `endif`.
 * However, you really shouldn’t be using `query_posts()`. Instead you should be
   using the `WP_Query` object to create a custom loop.
 * The code would look pretty much the same:
 *     ```
       <?php $query = new WP_Query( $args ); ?>
   
       <?php if( $query->have_posts() ) : ?>
       <h1>News Titles</h1>
       <?php while( $query->have_posts() ) : $query->the_post(); ?>
       <h2 style="margin-bottom:10px;"><a href="<?php esc_url( the_permalink() ); ?>" title="Permalink to <?php the_title(); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
       <p align="center"><?php the_post_thumbnail(array(480,480)); ?> </p>
       <?php the_excerpt(); ?>
       <div style="float:none;clear:both"></div>
       <?php endwhile; ?>
       <?php else: ?>
       <h2>No posts to display</h2>
       <?php endif; ?>
   
       <?php wp_reset_post_data(); ?>
       ```
   
 * Make sure to include `wp_reset_post_data()` or you will have the same issue.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jacob McKinney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jacobmc/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-before-content/#post-7378932)
 * Status: not resolved

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