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WordPress

Posted by Joel David Crouse
Joel David Crouse
9,062 Points

the_content not displaying in custom wordpress theme

On my page.php page I am wanting to display the_content but it is not showing up.

My code looks like you'd expect...

<?php the_content(); ?>

Does it only work in the loop?

How can I fix this problem?

1 Answer

Wally Soukoroff
Wally Soukoroff
6,649 Points
Wally Soukoroff
Wally Soukoroff
6,649 Points

Hey Joel, you need to put "the content" function call inside the WordPress loop in order for it to output your content to the page like the following.

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

Also dont forget to get the header and the footer for your page template too.

Hope that helps, Cheers!!!