Loop Question

example – https://www.absolutept.com/electroacupuncture-and-motor-points/

it does have an archive.php file, no tag.php file

no pre_get_posts in the function files

still happening after deactivating all plugins

works in Twenty Fifteen – not in my theme

I have contacted the developer but it’s been 5 days without a response so I thought I’d try to find an WP support option

thanks for taking a look — here’s the code

<?php get_header() ?>
    <!-- end Header -->

    <!-- begin Content -->
    <section id="news" >
        <!-- begin Sub Header -->
       <?php if(of_get_option('show_banner_blog')){?>

        <div class="sub-header" style="<?php echo 'background:url('.of_get_option('blog_banner_image').') no-repeat;'?>">

            <div class="container">

                <div class="row" >

                    <ul class="sub-header-container" >

                        <li>

                            <h3 <?php echo colors('h3');?> class="title"><?php echo of_get_option('blog_banner_text') ?></h3>

                        </li>

                        <li>

                            <ul class="custom-breadcrumb" >

                                 <li><h6 <?php echo colors('h6');?>><a <?php echo colors('a');?> href="<?php echo home_url();?>"><?php _e('Home','gym') ;?></a></h6></li>

                                <li><i class="separator entypo-play" ></i></li>

                                <li><h6 <?php echo colors('h6');?>><?php echo of_get_option('blog_title')?></h6></li>

                            </ul>

                        </li>

                    </ul>

                </div>

            </div>

        </div>
<?php } ?> <!-- begin Sub Header -->

        <!-- begin News -->
        <article class="article-container">

            <div class="container" >

                <div class="row" >

                    <!-- begin Main Colum -->

                    <?php if(of_get_option('layer_img') == 'left'){?>

                    <aside class="col-sm-3 sidebar">

                        <?php get_sidebar() ?>

                    </aside>

                    <?php }?>

                    <div class="<?php if(of_get_option('layer_img') == 'none'){echo 'col-sm-12';}else{echo 'col-sm-9';}?>">

                        <h2 <?php echo colors('h2');?> class="article-title" ><?php echo of_get_option('blog_title')?></h2>

                        <span <?php echo colors('h1s');?> class="line" >

                            <span <?php echo colors('h1s');?> class="sub-line" ></span>

                        </span>

                        <section class="posts">

                        <?php

                        $paginar=1;
                        $page = isset($_GET['page']) ? $_GET['page'] : 1;

                        $args = array(
                            'paged' => $page,
                            'post_status' => 'publish',
                            'order_by' => 'date',
                        );

                        query_posts($args);
                        while (have_posts()) {
                          the_post();

                          $day = get_the_time('F j, Y');

                          $cate = get_the_category(get_the_id());
              foreach($cate as $k){
              }
                       ?>

                            <article class="post">

                                <?php the_post_thumbnail();?>

                                <header>

                                    <h3 <?php echo colors('h3');?>><?php echo the_title();?></h3>

                                </header>

                                <h4 <?php echo colors('h4');?>><?php echo the_title();?></h4>

                                <p <?php echo colors('p');?>><?php echo wp_trim_words(get_the_content(),40,'...');?></p>

                                <a <?php echo colors('a');?> href="<?php the_permalink();?>" class="readmore"><?php _e('Read more','gym') ;?><i class="entypo-right-open" ></i></a>

                                <footer>

                                    <span <?php echo colors('h1s');?>><i class="entypo-pencil" ></i><?php the_author();?></span>

                                    <span <?php echo colors('h1s');?>><i class="entypo-calendar" ></i><?php echo $day;?></span>

                                    <span <?php echo colors('h1s');?>><i class="entypo-comment" ></i><?php comments_number();?></span>

                                </footer>

                            </article>

                           <?php  } ?>

                            <aside>

                                <ul class="pagination">

                                   <?php
if ($paginar == '1') {
   gym_pagination();
}
else
{
 next_posts_link('&larr; '.'Older posts', 'gym' );
previous_posts_link('Newer posts'.' &rarr;', 'gym' );
}
?>

</ul>

                            </aside>

                        </section>

                    </div>
                    <!-- end Main Colum -->

                    <!-- begin Sidebar -->
                    <?php if(of_get_option('layer_img') == 'right'){ ?>

                    <aside class="col-sm-3 sidebar">
                        <?php get_sidebar() ?>
                    </aside>
                    <?php }?>
                    <!-- end Sidebar -->
                </div>
            </div>
        </article>
        <!-- end News -->

    </section>
    <!-- end Content -->

<?php get_footer() ?>

thanks for the information =)