UncleBrianI'm stumped. I hope you can help.
I think I need an if/else inside an if/else. I am running a modified Hemingway theme. Basically, I force it to load just two posts on the main page. The first post (defined "story first") goes on the left side of a split column and the second ("story") goes to the right. That is defined in an if/else.
I really wanted to put 4 or 6 posts on the front page but I couldn't figure out how to make an odd/even if/else (where odd equals "story first" and even would equal "story").
Anyway, I am stuck with two posts right now.
Here's the thing, I want a static image for one post (the excerpt) and a different static image for the second post.
With me so far?
Here is the code. Imagine a different image being inserted where it says "IMAGE#1" or "IMAGE#2...
<div id="primary" class="twocol-stories">
<div class="inside">
<?php query_posts('showposts=2'); ?>
<?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
<?php $first = true; ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<div class="story<?php if($first == true) echo " first" ?>">
<h3><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<img align="left" src="IMAGE#1 or IMAGE#2" alt="News" title="News" /><?php the_excerpt() ?>
<div class="details">
Filed Under: <?php the_category(', ') ?> | <span class="read-on"><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>">read on</a></span>
</div>
</div>
<?php $first = false; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else : ?>
<?php endif; ?>
Does that make sense to you?
THANK YOU!!!
mrbeerbelly