Wordpress : Loop WpQuery

Wordpress : Loop WpQuery

<?php 

$first_query = new WP_Query('cat=7&showposts=3');
while($first_query->have_posts()) : $first_query->the_post();
    the_excerpt();
endwhile;

//Add next and previous links after query
next_posts_link('&laquo; Older Entries');
previous_posts_link('Newer Entries &raquo;');

//reset the query so you can get origin query
wp_reset_postdata();

?>


//Stuff to help with  options

$custom_query = new WP_Query('cat=-7,-8,-9'); // exclude any categories

$custom_query = new WP_Query('posts_per_page=3'); // limit number of posts

$custom_query = new WP_Query('order=ASC'); // reverse the post order