The wp_title and the the_title both are the different functions of Wordpress and have a different purpose.
Normally we see these function as the same but in general, they are different.
wp_title() function is for use outside “The Loop” to display the title of a Page. the_title() on the other hand is used within “The Loop“.
wp_title() function Example:
normally you will wp_title in the header section of the coding file called headed.php in Wordpress.
<title><?php wp_title('|', true, 'right'); ?></title>
The above code will display the Title of the Page with separator sign (|) and in the right position.
We also can leave it blank like:
<title><?php wp_title(); ?></title>
In other case the_title() function Example:
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
In Query:
while($query->have_posts()) : $query->the_post();
echo '<li><a href=' . get_permalink() . '>' . get_the_title() . '</a></li>';
endwhile;
As simply described that it will display the Title of the one Single post or the multiple posts in a loop.
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