The Edge Loops selection function used to be in the Edge menu (ctrl + E) but now it's gone, and I guess can only be accessed from the bottom (now top) bar > Select > Select Loops > Edge loops.
This is pretty frustrating for me to have to go through 3 different dropdowns to the use the same function I used to access through just pressing CTRL+E, is there any way to change this or at least any reason for it being moved?
The normal loop-select shortcut in Blender is to click one edge of the loop while holding down alt. This works in both 2.7x and 2.8x. control+alt clicking an edge will select an edge ring. Make sure you are in edge select mode and not face or vertex select. In face select mode, these will select loops/rings of faces. In vertex select mode, it will try and select a loop/ring, but since edges often share a vertex this will probably select more than you intended.
