I am calling a template part if a term is not null, if it is, it does not call the template part. It does function for everything after the loop, but the <h3>Shows up no matter if the term is null or not. How could I do this without including the <h3> in the loop.
The Call for template
$term = term_exists('the cat', 'category');
if ($term !== null) {
get_template_part('/_/inc/template');
The Template
<h3>Head Line</h3>
<ul id="clearfix">
<?php
$theloops = new WP_Query(array(
'category__in' => array(1),
'showposts' => '12',
'post_type' => array(
'post',
'custom1',
'custom2',
'custom2'
)
));
?>
<?php while ($theloops->have_posts()) : $theloops->the_post(); ?>
<li>
<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php echo get_the_post_thumbnail($id, 'thumbnail'); ?></a>
</li>
<?php endwhile; wp_reset_postdata(); ?>
</ul>