Post loop on a page

I’m using WP_QUERY to modify post loops. Post loops work correctly in index.php, archive.php category.php, but if I add a post loop on a page, the post navigation doesn’t display.

Here is what I did:

1. in admin>pages>add new create a page called test1.
– create the file for it in theme root page-test1.php
– In that file add the post loop code, modified with WP_QUERY:

<?php get_header(); ?>

<div class="content" id="content">
    <main id="main" class="site-main">

        <?php

        $paged = ( get_query_var('paged') ) ? get_query_var('paged') : 1;
        $args = array(

            'post_type' => 'post',                  
            'paged' => $paged,
            'posts_per_page' => 2,
        );
        $the_query = new WP_Query( $args ); 

        ?>

        <?php if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : ?>

            <?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

                <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>

                    <div class="post-header">

                        <h2 class="post-title">
                            <?php the_title(); ?>
                        </h2>

                    </div>

                    <div class="post-excerpt">

                        <?php the_excerpt(); ?>

                    </div>

                </div>

            <?php endwhile; ?>

                <div class="pagination">                 
                    <?php the_posts_navigation(); ?>
                </div>

            <?php wp_reset_postdata(); ?>

        <?php else : ?>

            <p><?php esc_html_e( 'No results', 'hps' ); ?></p>

        <?php endif; ?>
    </main>
</div>

<?php get_footer(); ?>

Does anyone know how to get the post navigation working for a post loop on a page?
Any help appreciated.

• This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Andrew.
• This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by Andrew.