Title: Loop syntax
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Loop syntax

 *  Resolved [Yeowza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yeowza/)
 * (@yeowza)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loop-syntax/)
 * Hello guys, I was just curious why this works
 * `backticks`
    <php if(have_posts()) : ><?php while(have_posts()) : the_post();
   > <?php endwhile; > <?php endif; > `backticks`
 * and this doesn’t
 * `backticks`
    <?php if (have_posts()) { while (have_posts()) { the_post(); } }
   > `backticks`

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 *  Thread Starter [Yeowza](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yeowza/)
 * (@yeowza)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/loop-syntax/#post-1479880)
 * my bad, stupid error

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