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1. pad
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hi all.

   I want to style my latest post on the homepage ONLY.

   All entries are in an entry-head div.

   This is my code right now.

   <?php if ($postclass = ($post == $posts[0]))
   {
   echo '<p class="topstory">TOP STORY</p>';
   }
   ?><?php } ?>
   
   <?php if (is_paged()) : ?>
   				<?php $postclass = ('entry-head'); ?>
   			<?php else : ?>
   				<?php if (is_home('')) { ?><?php $postclass = ($post == $posts[0]) ? 'entry-head firstpost' : 'entry-head'; ?><?php } ?>
   			<?php endif; ?>
   
   <div class="<?php echo $postclass; ?>">

   It all works except on archive pages the p class="topstory">TOP STORY</p> displays, like page 2, page 3 etc. How do I stop this?

   Is this code I used, did I do it right? If not, could you suggest an alternative?

   Thanks a lot.

2. poppacket
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   What exactly you are trying to do?

   Is it something like this? Then, I've offered a solution.

3. pad
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I don't think what you suggested is quite what I want. Basically, I want this. Take this as the homepage:

   LATEST POST:
   Post Title 1
   Blah blah blah blah (read more)

   Post Title 2
   Blah blah blah blah (read more)

   Post Title 3
   Blah blah blah blah (read more)

   Post Title 4
   Blah blah blah blah (read more)

   Post Title 5
   Blah blah blah blah (read more)

   The most recent post should obviously have the "Latest Post" bit echoed but also be in a div with class "entry-head firstpost". All other entries are in a div with class "entry-head".

   It's all conditional tags and stuff isn't it?

4. poppacket
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Honestly, I am not so familiar with the ($postclass = ($post == $posts[0])) bit. I have tried to use it but it made the following lines so complicated.

   You can still use what I suggest.

   <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
    <?php query_posts("showposts=1"); // show one latest post only ?>
     <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
      <div class="entry-head firstpost">
      LATEST POST:
      <!-- all the usual template tags here i.e. title, excerpts, date, etc.  -->
      </div>
     <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php query_posts("showposts=4&offset=1"); // show 4 latests posts excluding the latest ?>
     <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
      <div class="entry-head">
      <!-- all the usual template tags here i.e. title, excerpts, date, etc.  -->
      </div>
    <?php endwhile; ?>
   <?php else: ?>
    <!-- Error message when no post published -->
   <?php endif; ?>

   It may be a bit longer since you repeat most of the template tags twice but it works.

5. Kafkaesqui
   Moderator
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Change the first line to:
   

   <?php if ( !is_paged() && ($post == $posts[0]) )

   In some cases poppacket's suggestion will be useful, but for simply styling the first post differently, it's overkill.

6. pad
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks to both of you.

   Kafkaesqui, that line did the trick though!

7. pshero
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I think this is exactly what you're after http://wordpress.org/support/topic/212494

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