post type taxonomy loop wordpress

To create a WordPress loop for a specific post type taxonomy, follow these steps:

  1. Determine the post type: Identify the post type you want to create a loop for. This could be a built-in post type like "post" or a custom post type that you have created.

  2. Retrieve the taxonomy terms: Use the get_terms() function to retrieve the terms associated with the taxonomy you want to loop through. Pass the taxonomy name as the parameter.

  3. Set up the loop: Start a foreach loop to iterate through each term. Assign the loop variable to the current term using the get_term() function.

  4. Query the posts: Inside the loop, use the WP_Query class to query the posts that belong to the current term. Set the 'post_type' parameter to your chosen post type and the 'taxonomy' parameter to the taxonomy name. Use the 'term' parameter to specify the current term.

  5. Loop through the posts: Use a while loop to iterate through the queried posts using the have_posts() and the_post() functions. This will allow you to access and display the relevant information for each post.

  6. Display the post content: Within the loop, you can use template tags like the_title() and the_content() to display the post's title and content.

  7. End the loop: After the loop, use the wp_reset_postdata() function to restore the original post data.

Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates these steps:

<?php
$terms = get_terms('your_taxonomy');

foreach ($terms as $term) {
    $term_obj = get_term($term);

    $args = array(
        'post_type' => 'your_post_type',
        'tax_query' => array(
            array(
                'taxonomy' => 'your_taxonomy',
                'field' => 'slug',
                'terms' => $term_obj->slug,
            )
        ),
    );

    $query = new WP_Query($args);

    while ($query->have_posts()) {
        $query->the_post();

        the_title();
        the_content();
    }

    wp_reset_postdata();
}
?>

Remember to replace 'your_post_type' and 'your_taxonomy' with your actual post type and taxonomy names. This code will loop through each term of the specified taxonomy and display the title and content of the associated posts.