The Loop

The WordPress Loop

', '');
        the_excerpt();
        the_content();
        the_post_thumbnail('medium');
    endwhile;
    the_posts_pagination();
else :
    echo '
No posts found.
';
endif;

// Custom WP_Query
$args = [
    'post_type'      => 'post',
    'posts_per_page' => 10,
    'category_name'  => 'news',
    'meta_query'     => [[
        'key'     => '_featured',
        'value'   => '1',
        'compare' => '='
    ]],
];
$query = new WP_Query($args);
if ($query->have_posts()) :
    while ($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post();
        the_title();
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_postdata(); // ALWAYS reset!
endif;