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1. fodden
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   Is there a way to have the most recent post formatted differently from all of the rest?

   I'd prefer it if I didn't have to use two loops.

   I've searched as best I can; sorry if I've missed something obvious.

   Thanks.

2. microkid
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   Sure, you'll have to edit your template.

   You could add something like this to your loop:

   <psuedocode>
   
   $n = 0;
   loop {
   
      if( $n == 0 ) {
         // format 1st post
      }
      else {
         // format other posts
      }
   
      $n++;
   }
   
   </psuedocode>

3. fodden
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   Thanks, Microkid. That's really helpful.

4. fodden
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   Would something like this work?

   <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>
    <?php if ( $n == 0 && is_home ()  ) { ?>
              <div class="top_post">
    <?php } else { ?>
              <div class="post">
    <?php } ?>

   I wasn't sure from your answer, Microkid, how I was to include the $n=0 and the $n++

5. Root
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   I have been thinking recently that if we put our posts in an ordered list we could style them all individually using n: child etc.

6. microkid
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   Like this:

   $n = 0
   
   loop { 
   
      if( $n == 0 ) show first_post format
   
      else show regular post format
   
      add 1 to $n so i know i've had the 1st
   
   }

   Root: it would be cool to have the option in the shape of a parameter "list_style=ol" passed to have_posts() or something.

7. Root
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #
   

   I wasn't thinking of the php. I was just thinking add an ol in the index.php for our posts. Then use CSS. No php hackery is needed.

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