How do I number my posts? (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)

anyone know???

take variable $count and initialize first is 0. inside the loop $count will be incremented by one($count++). Now print the variable. code is : echo $count;

^^It still won’t let me count the posts…^^

Is this the right code? <?php echo $count; ?>

yes.

tried that…where would I need to add that for it to work?

And do I need to add anything in my other files?

can you give your sidebar.php file?

This is without me adding the code you told me to add.

<tr>

   <td bgcolor="#183152"><div class="style19" id="homepageleft">

      <div class="hpfeatured">

        <div class="mdl">

  <div class="h-wrap group">

    <h2 class="h-sub2 group"> <span>VIDEOS</span> </h2>
  </div>
</div>

<br/>

       <?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=98&showposts=10"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
        <?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true) ): ?>

        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" width="65" border="1" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" /></a>

        <?php else: ?>

        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;"  src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/thumbnail.png" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" /></a>

        <?php endif; ?>

        <b>        <img src="/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/play.jpg" /><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">

      <?php the_title(); ?></a></b>
		<br/>
		<br/>
		<?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?>  

        <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>

        <?php endwhile; ?>

        <div class="more-link"><a href="/updates/category/video/" rel="bookmark"> More Videos +</a></div>
      </div>

    </div></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>

<tr>

   <td bgcolor="#183152"><div class="style19" id="homepageleft">

      <div class="hpfeatured">

        <div class="mdl">

  <div class="h-wrap group">

    <h2 class="h-sub2 group"> <span>VIDEOS</span> </h2>
  </div>
</div>

<br/>

       <?php
$count = 0;
$recent = new WP_Query("cat=98&showposts=10");
while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<b><?php echo ++$count; ?></b>
        <?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true) ): ?>

        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><img src="<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, "thumbnail", true); ?>" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" width="65" border="1" style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;" /></a>

        <?php else: ?>

        <a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark"><img style="float:left;margin:0px 10px 0px 0px;"  src="<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/thumbnail.png" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" /></a>

        <?php endif; ?>

        <b>        <img src="/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/play.jpg" /><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark">

      <?php the_title(); ?></a></b>
		<br/>
		<br/>
		<?php the_time('F jS, Y') ?>  

        <div style="border-bottom:1px dotted #94B1DF; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px 0px 10px 0px; clear:both;"></div>

        <?php endwhile; ?>

        <div class="more-link"><a href="/updates/category/video/" rel="bookmark"> More Videos +</a></div>
      </div>

    </div></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>&nbsp;</td>
  </tr>

First keep a backup of sidebar.php, then replace the code.

Awesome, thank you very much! It worked like a charm. And if I want to change the placement, all I do is move this: <b><?php echo ++$count; ?>.</b> and $count = 0;

Correct?

yes. You move it according your choice.

Please mark this topic as resolved.

Thanks
Chinmoy
https://chinmoy29.wordpress.com

Done, thanks a bunch!

you’re welcome:)

Sorry to bother you again…but is there a way to display the numbers in front of the picture? Just like mtv.com?

Would I need to use a div category, or is it the placement of the codes that matters?