In the following code you could add a class specifically based on the position in the loop: <?php /* Start the Loop */ $i = 1; $class=”first-class”; while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); if($i % 4 == 0){ $class=”second-class-“.+$i; } echo ‘<div class=”‘.$class.'”>’ get_template_part( ‘template-parts/content’, get_post_format() ); echo ‘</div>’ $i++; endwhile; ?> This is essentially … Read more
Front page with registered query params in URL shows blog archive instead of front page
Include wp-load.php on your page and you’ll have access to the WordPress API.
So, everything seems to be set up correctly. The setting in your step 2 is everything that needs to be done. I won’t be able to help you without seeing how the theme’s template files are structured. The way it usually works when you apply the setting in your step 2 is that WordPress looks … Read more
So question is, do you really need to create an empty page just to set that page as the posts page/blog page? Yes, you do. If you use a static front page, and want to have a page for (blog) posts, then you need to create a separate static page, and assign it as “page … Read more
The call for the page title is outside the loop so you need to use this function instead: <?php echo get_the_title(); ?> Here is the updated code: <?php get_header(); ?> <section id=”primary-content” class=”col-md-9″> <?php echo get_the_title(); ?> <?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> <div class=”post”> <h2><a href=”https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/146051/<?php the_permalink(); … Read more
Technically you don’t need to include a posts page on your site. Plenty of sites consist of just some pages and no posts at all. However, Google uses the posts pages to find links to your individual posts. If there is no such page you will need a different structure to guide Google (for instance … Read more
Since it sounds like you’re trying to do this without code I would do it this way: Create an ‘Advertisement’ post type which supports categories. Then use a ‘Related Posts’ widget that allows you to select custom post types as well as related categories. Possibly one of these And use the widget settings to call … Read more
You will need to edit your front-page template and before (or after) your loop, you need to make a call to get_post() so load your custom page. See the documentation for details. You can then render your customisable page on the homepage. For example, if your special page ID is 42: <?php $custom_page = get_post(42); … Read more
Or is it because im trying to add it to the css class .has-post-thumbnail which is applied to all posts? Yes, set_featured_background() gets first post from the loop and add .has-post-thumbnail to styles. All posts that have thumbnail (with class .has-post-thumbnail) will have the same background. Try setting the background in the template file responsible … Read more