A starter template for the Custom Loop API in the Thesis theme for WordPress.

my_looper-no_comments.php

<?php

// Source and explanation of this file:
// http://aldosoft.com/blog/2011/01/thesis-custom-loop-template/
class my_looper extends thesis_custom_loop {
	
	function home() {
		thesis_loop::home();
	}

	function front() {
		thesis_loop::front();
	}

	function single() {
		thesis_loop::single();
	}

	function attachment() {
		thesis_loop::attachment();
	}

	function page() {
		thesis_loop::page();
	}

	function archive() {
		thesis_loop::archive();
	}

	function category() {
		thesis_loop::category();
	}

	function tag() {
		thesis_loop::tag();
	}

	function tax() {
		thesis_loop::tax();
	}

	function author() {
		thesis_loop::author();
	}

	function year() {
		thesis_loop::year();
	}

	function month() {
		thesis_loop::month();
	}

	function day() {
		thesis_loop::day();
	}

	function search() {
		thesis_loop::search();
	}

	function fourohfour() {
		thesis_loop::fourohfour();
	}

	function nothing() {
		thesis_loop::nothing();
	}
	
	private function preserve_query_params($new_params = array()) {
		global $wp_query;
		return(array_merge($wp_query->query, $new_params));
	}
	
	private function get_paged_param() {
		if(is_front_page()) {
			$paged = (get_query_var('page') ? get_query_var('page') : 1);
		}
		else {
			$paged = (get_query_var('paged') ? get_query_var('paged') : 1);
		}
		return($paged);
	}
}
$custom_looper = new my_looper;

?>

my_looper.php

<?php

/**
 * These are the different Thesis loops that can be customized.
 *
 * Replace the calls to the default Thesis loops with your own code.
 * You can also delete any unused loop methods.
 *
 * @link http://codex.wordpress.org/Conditional_Tags More details of 
 *       which page requests trigger which specific loops.
 * @link http://aldosoft.com/blog/2011/01/the-thesis-custom-loop-api/ Detailed
 *       article about how to use the Custom Loop API.
 */
class my_looper extends thesis_custom_loop {
	
	/**
	 * The loop for the blog index page.
	 *
	 * By default this is the home or top-level index page.
	 * Can be changed to any page using Settings > Reading > Posts Page.
	 *
	 * This loop is used by the {@link archive()} loop (and all child loops)
	 * unless Thesis > Design Options > Display Options > Archives is
	 * set to Titles Only.
	 */
	function home() {
		thesis_loop::home();
	}

	/**
	 * The loop for the front page of the site if configured in 
	 * Settings > Reading > Front Page. 
	 *
	 * Has no effect if no front page is set.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link page()} loop.
	 */
	function front() {
		thesis_loop::front();
	}

	/**
	 * The loop for displaying an individual post, i.e. the 
	 * one-article-per-page view of a post.
	 *
	 * Sometimes referred to as "single-entry pages".
	 */
	function single() {
		thesis_loop::single();
	}

	/**
	 * The loop for displaying an individual attachment on a post, 
	 * usually an image.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link single()} loop.
	 */
	function attachment() {
		thesis_loop::attachment();
	}

	/**
	 * The loop for a static, individual page.
	 */
	function page() {
		thesis_loop::page();
	}

	/**
	 * Default loop for archive-style pages.
	 *
	 * This loop is the default for category, tag, tax, author,
	 * day, month, year, and search pages.
	 *
	 * Important: Delegates to {@link home()} unless 
	 * Thesis > Design Options > Display Options > Archives is 
	 * set to Titles Only.
	 */
	function archive() {
		thesis_loop::archive();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for category pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function category() {
		thesis_loop::category();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for tag pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function tag() {
		thesis_loop::tag();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for custom taxonomy pages.
	 *
	 * Has no effect unless you have defined a custom taxonomy.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function tax() {
		thesis_loop::tax();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for author pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function author() {
		thesis_loop::author();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for year-level date archive pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function year() {
		thesis_loop::year();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for month-level date archive pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function month() {
		thesis_loop::month();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for day-level date archive pages.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop.
	 */
	function day() {
		thesis_loop::day();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for search results page.
	 *
	 * By default, delegates to the {@link archive()} loop IF THERE ARE RESULTS.
	 * By default, just shows a search form if there are no results.
	 *
	 * A custom search loop needs to deal with both possibilities; see the
	 * {@link thesis_loop::search()} for example of how to do so.
	 */
	function search() {
		thesis_loop::search();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for the "404 Not Found" error page.
	 * 
	 * Runs when the URL requested could not be mapped to any page.
	 */
	function fourohfour() {
		thesis_loop::fourohfour();
	}

	/**
	 * Loop for page without any posts/pages (an empty query).
	 *
	 * Runs when the URL requested maps to a legitimate page, but there
	 * is no post data to display. Should be rare.
	 */
	function nothing() {
		thesis_loop::nothing();
	}
	
	/* PRIVATE HELPER METHODS */
	
	/**
	 * Merge new query parameters with existing parameters.
	 *
	 * This preserves existing request parameters, for compatibility
	 * with plugins, etc.
	 *
	 * New parameters overwrite existing parameters with same name.
	 *
	 * @access private
	 * @param array $new_params Parameters for a new query via 
	 *        {@link query_posts()} or a new {@link WP_Query}.
	 * @global $wp_query is used to get the current request parameters.
	 *
	 * @return array The merged parameters array, ready for passing to 
	 *               {@link WP_Query::query_posts()} or
	 *               {@link WP_Query::get_posts()}.
	 */
	private function preserve_query_params($new_params = array()) {
		global $wp_query;
		return(array_merge($wp_query->query, $new_params));
	}
	
	/**
	 * Retrieve the current "paged" parameter from the request.
	 *
	 * This is used for "paging" through the query results. 
	 * See {@link http://aldosoft.com/blog/2011/01/thesis-custom-loop-template/ 
	 * for details.}
	 *
	 * This method deals with a WordPress idiosyncracy / inconsistency in the 
	 * name of this parameter.
	 *
	 * @access private
	 * @uses WP_Query::get_query_var()
	 *
	 * @return int The current paged parameter.
	 */
	private function get_paged_param() {
		if(is_front_page()) {
			$paged = (get_query_var('page') ? get_query_var('page') : 1);
		}
		else {
			$paged = (get_query_var('paged') ? get_query_var('paged') : 1);
		}
		return($paged);
	}
}
$custom_looper = new my_looper;

?>