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(@bshurilla09)

ok, that is over my head atm.. Are you able to explain it in more stupid terms lol?

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(@bshurilla09)

ok, I’m starting to figure it out, but where would I place this code if I wanted this to happen on only 1 page, and not the whole site?

(@blueinstyle)

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Conditional_Tags

Take a look at conditional tags like

if( is_home() ) {
//do stuff here
}

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(@bshurilla09)

so then to show the posts on the home page of the site in index.php my code should look like this?

if( is_front_page() ) {
 <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
               <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
               <!-- do stuff ... -->
               <?php endwhile; ?>
     <?php endif; ?>

(@blueinstyle)

Yes, but wrap the if statement in php tags

<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
   // have_posts() loop code here
<?php } ?>

Thread Starter

(@bshurilla09)

ok, so here’s the body tag in my theme’s index.php

<body>
<div id="wrapper">
    <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/menu.php"); ?>
    <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/banner.php"); ?>
    <?php if($options['sidebarloc'] == 'left') { ?>
    <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
    <?php } ?>
    <div id="container">
        <?php include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/postlist.php"); ?>
    </div>
    <?php if($options['sidebarloc'] == 'right') { ?>
    <?php get_sidebar(); ?>
    <?php } ?>
    <div class="clear"></div>
    <?php get_footer(); ?>
</div>
</body>

Would the loop code go right before the “clear” div?

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(@bshurilla09)

so then the final loop code should look like this?

<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
        <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
               <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
               <!-- do stuff ... -->
               <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php } ?>

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(@bshurilla09)

Here is what I am putting in right before the div class “clear”

<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
        <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
               <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <li>
        <?php if (is_page() || is_single()) { ?>
        <h2 class="post-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
        <?php } else { ?>
        <h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
        <?php } ?>
        <?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
        <div class="post-meta">
            <?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
            <div class="meta-left">
            </div>
            <?php } ?>
            <div class="meta-right">
                <?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php if((is_single() or is_page()) and $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
                <p class="changesize" onclick="changeFontSize()" title="Increase/Decrease font size"><span id="fontsmall">A</span> <span id="fontbig">A</span></p>
                <input type="hidden" value="inc" name="fontoperation" id="fontoperation" />
                <?php } ?>
            </div>
               <?php endwhile; ?>
    <?php } ?>

And here is the error code I keep getting when I try to view it.

“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDWHILE in /home1/victosb9/public_html/wp-content/themes/vbbc-2.0/index.php on line 45”

(@blueinstyle)

You’re missing <?php endif; ?> 2nd to last line

<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php } ?>

(@blueinstyle)

It looks like you’re also missing a closing </div> and tags at the end. Its important to close all tags in the loop, or else it can break your layout.

(@blueinstyle)

</li> tag

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(@bshurilla09)

here is the code with the fixes

<?php if( is_front_page() ) { ?>
        <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>
               <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
    <li>
        <?php if (is_page() || is_single()) { ?>
        <h2 class="post-title"><?php the_title(); ?></h2>
        <?php } else { ?>
        <h2 class="post-title"><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
        <?php } ?>
        <?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
        <div class="post-meta">
            <?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
            <div class="meta-left">
            </div>
            <?php } ?>
            <div class="meta-right">
                <?php if(!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) { ?>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php if((is_single() or is_page()) and $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>
                <p class="changesize" onclick="changeFontSize()" title="Increase/Decrease font size"><span id="fontsmall">A</span> <span id="fontbig">A</span></p>
                <input type="hidden" value="inc" name="fontoperation" id="fontoperation" />
                <?php } ?>
            </div>
        </div>
    </li>
               <?php endwhile; ?>
               <?php endif; ?>
    <?php } ?>

And the error it gives me now
“Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENDWHILE in /home1/victosb9/public_html/wp-content/themes/vbbc-2.0/index.php on line 47”

(@blueinstyle)

Looks like you’re missing another <?php } ?>

for the line
<?php if((!is_page() or $options['metaenabled']) or $options['txtsizechange']) { ?>

Thread Starter

(@bshurilla09)