// WP_Query arguments $args = array( 'post_type' => array( 'post' ), 'nopaging' => false, 'posts_per_page' => '3', ); // The Query $news_query = new WP_Query( $args ); // The Loop if ( $news_query->have_posts() ) { while ( $news_query->have_posts() ) { $news_query->the_post(); // do something } } else { // no posts found } // Restore original Post Data wp_reset_postdata();