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1. vagrantmonkey84
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   What conditional tags do I need to identify the first and last posts on the page so that I can format them differently? I have hunted through the help docs but I have not found those yet.

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   There aren't any specific conditionals for the first and last posts on a page. You should be able to identify the first post by using something like:

   <?php $c = 0; $style='';
   if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
   $c++;
   if( $c == 1 ) $style='first';
   elseif( $c == get_option( 'posts_per_page' ) ) $style='last';?>
   <div <?php post_class($style);?> id="post-<?php the_ID();?>">

   which should apply the class .first to the first post only and the class .last to the last post on each page.

3. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @esmi: Will that work for the last page if there are fewer than posts_per_page on the page?

4. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   No - it picks up the last post number via the "posts per page" option in Admin/Settings/Reading.

5. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   This is TOTALLY UNTESTED, but it might work on short pages:

   <?php $c = 0; $style='';
   if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post();
     $c++;
     if( $c == 1 ) {
       $style='first';
     } elseif ( $c == $wp_query->post_count ) ) {
       $style='last';?>
     }
     <div <?php post_class($style);?> id="post-<?php the_ID();?>">

6. vagrantmonkey84
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thanks all! I ended up using the count script to get the first post and I found a way to move my end-style out of the lop so it caps of the last post nicely. I am a bit curious to try the code suggested by vtxyzzy though... it seems like that ought to do the trick. Thanks again!

7. chris.op
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Correct a few mistakes in vtxyzzy's post

   <?php $c = 0; $style=''; if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); $c++; if( $c == 1 ) { $style='first'; } elseif ( $c == $wp_query->post_count ) { $style='last'; } ?>
     <div <?php post_class($style);?> id="post-<?php the_ID();?>">

   Thanks

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