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How does this widget work?

The WordPress Loop utilizes the WP_Query class to generate the widget loops. You can see a list of $args at the query_posts() codex page. The WordPress Loop widget also makes use of the action hooks and filters for advance customization.

What are the available shortcodes in this widget?

The before_content and after_content sections may contain shortcodes. In addition, the WordPress Loop widget comes bundled with:

• [title] - Displays the title of the post.
• [author] - Displays the author of the post.
• [date] - Displays the date the post was published.
• [time] - Displays the time of day the post was posted.
• [last_modified] - Displays the date the post was last modified.
• [comments] - Displays the comment count of the post.
• [cats] - Displays all categories (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• [tags] - Displays any tags (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• [tax] - Displays all taxonomies (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• [edit] - Displays the edit link to edit the post.

What hooks are available in this widget?

The WordPress Loop has several action hooks available throughout the loop process:

• before_loop - At the beginning of the loop
• the_loop - In the loop, after all the content
• in_the_loop_x - In the loop, after the .hentry div. Replace x with the number position you want to insert content into
• after_loop - At the ending of the loop
• loop_404 - When the loop can't find any post

In addition, it also has several filter hooks where you can modify the content's output:

• wl_the_content - The post content
• wl_postmeta - The text of the before_content and after_content widget settings
• wl_entry_title - The post title
• wl_entry_author - The post author
• wl_entry_date - The date
• wl_entry_time - the time of day the post was posted
• wl_entry_last_modified - The date the post was last modified.
• wl_entry_comments - The comment count of the post.
• wl_entry_cats - Categories (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• wl_entry_tags - Tags (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• wl_entry_tax - Taxonomies (in a comma seperated link format) associated with the post.
• wl_entry_edit - The edit link to edit the post.