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I'm trying to minimize my code and have put together this little snippet, it doesn't seem to work however. What am I missing?

query_posts( 'year=2011' );
if ( have_posts() );
while ( have_posts() );
echo 'test';
endwhile;
wp_reset_query();
endif;
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Perhaps "shortcodes" is not the right word for it. I meant leaving out in this case the curly brackets in the if and while statements. What is the word for optimizing like this? :) – Staffan Estberg Sep 28 '11 at 12:51
   
This has nothing to do with shortcodes... – AlxVallejo Jun 20 '12 at 17:09
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It's just referred to as an alternative syntax for loops. – Ian Dunn Sep 14 '12 at 1:15
Closing voting as off-topic as this is a simple PHP syntax error. – Brian Fegter Sep 14 '12 at 3:51

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Because you're using semicolons when you should be using colons after the if and the while :)

query_posts( 'year=2011' );
if ( have_posts() ):
    while ( have_posts() ):
        the_post();
        the_title();
    endwhile;
    wp_reset_query();
endif;

That works just fine.

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Worked perfectly, thanks! – Staffan Estberg Sep 28 '11 at 12:48

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