Custom Loop for WP posts

index.php

<?php
/**
 * The main template file.
 *
 * This is the most generic template file in a WordPress theme
 * and one of the two required files for a theme (the other being style.css).
 * It is used to display a page when nothing more specific matches a query.
 * E.g., it puts together the home page when no home.php file exists.
 * Learn more: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Hierarchy
 *
 * @package The7
 * @since 1.0.0
 */

// File Security Check
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
	exit;
}
$config = presscore_config();

remove_action( 'presscore_before_main_container', 'presscore_page_title_controller', 16 );

get_header('posts');
?>
  <?php 
    $args = array( 
			'post_type' => 'post', 
      'posts_per_page' => 5,  
      'facetwp' => true,
		);

    $loop = new WP_Query( $args );
    ?>

<div id="content" class="content" role="main">
  
  <h4 class="recent-blog-posts-title">Recent Blog Posts</h4>

  <!-- <div class="posts-wrapper facetwp-template"> -->
  <div class="posts-wrapper">

    <?php
    if ( $loop->have_posts() ) : ?>

					<div class="articles-list facetwp-template">

						<?php while ( $loop->have_posts() ) : $loop->the_post(); ?>
              
            <div class="post-wrap">
              <a class="post-anchor" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">
                <div class="blog-image-wrap" style="background-image:url(<?php echo the_post_thumbnail_url(); ?>);">
                  <div class="blog-image-overlay"></div>
                </div>

                <div class="blog-content-wrap">
                  <span class="date"><?php echo get_the_date(); ?></span>
                  <?php the_title('<h3>', '</h3>'); ?>
                  <div class="blog-excerpt"><?php echo the_excerpt(); ?></div>
                </div>
              </a>
              
            </div>
            
            <?php endwhile ?>
						
            <?php else : ?>

                <?php get_template_part( 'no-results', 'blog' ) ?>

            <?php endif ?>
					</div>
          <?php // dt_paginator() ?>


  </div>
  <button class="fwp-load-more">Load more</button>
</div>


<?php // do_action( 'presscore_after_content' ) ?>

<?php echo do_shortcode('[facetwp facet="search_facet_blog_posts"]'); ?>
<?
get_footer('posts');