The iThemes LoopBuddy plugin allows you to get complete control over your content. Control what content is displayed, when it’s displayed and how it’s displayed. LoopBuddy overwrites the WordPress Loop using a combination of custom queries and layouts.
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The Layout Builder: You could choose exactly which elements (Title, Metadata, Featured Image, Excerpt, etc.) appeared in your post list.
Query Editor: It provided a GUI to filter which posts to show (e.g., “Show only posts from Category X with the tag Y”).
No-Code Templates: It allowed you to create different “Loops” for different parts of your site (one for the homepage, another for specific categories).
