Modify Loop for CPT Template -- Get Full Size Image for First Post Only

sage
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Hello,

We have this in index.php:

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?> <?php get_template_part('templates/content', get_post_type() != 'post' ? get_post_type() : get_post_format()); ?> <?php endwhile; ?>

I have a template for CPT, where I want to show first post in the loop differently from rest of the post (I need full size image for just the first post in the loop.

I am able to add a CSS class to only the first post in the loop, but it’s not enough.

How can I accomplish this please?

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This is a general development/PHP/WP question and not specific to Roots.

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Thank you.

I was afraid you’d say that.

I asked because, in normal themes, The Loop is in almost every template file.

In Roots 8.x, if I’m not wrong it’s in the main index.php, page.php and search.ph only. So I thought may be someone would answer…

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You can copy index.php to archive-<cpt>.php and modify it as you need to (eg. adding a PHP counter and then a conditional to show something different for the first post)

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Ben!

Thank you very much. It worked! :smile: Template hierarchy… makes sense now.

If we meet, one lunch is on me.

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