Different post colors

Hi Chewbears , im sorry it doesnt work.
If you like i can send you the themefiles?
If so please send an email to [email protected] and i will reply to that.

akoetsier,

did you add:

class=”<?php echo $odd_or_even; ?>”

t-p

Link to your page.

I am working with the default twentyten theme on a test box. Try to mod those lines in page.php

Also

class=”<?php echo $odd_or_even; ?>”

I didn’t post the closing quotes.

I didn’t post the closing quotes.

in actual code (in loop.php) i don’t have those quotes. By mistake I added here. sorry.

Try to mod those lines in page.php

I tried. No color in posts. but as I mentioned before, I see different colors (odd and even) in comments on the comment page.

I am working with the default twentyten theme

After done, please share your solution. I am new to all this. step by step instructions will be appreciated.

Thanks again chewbears:

No idea why it is doing it to the comments. Let me try something else for you : P!!!

in loop.php

try

<?php while (have posts()): the_post(); ?>

change to

<?php while $x=0; (have posts()): the_post(); ?>

Then add this

<?php if ($odd = $x%2){?>
<div style=”background-color:#404040;padding:10px 0px 10px 10px;”>
<?php }?>

change teh style to your liking.

close teh above with

<?php if( $odd = $x%2 ){?>
</div>
<?php }?>

finally close the while loop with

yours will look like

<?php endhile; ?>
replace with

<?php
$x++;
endwhile; ?>

nothing.

thanks chewbears for your patient and help.

Lots of this stuff is above my head. so I am going to give up.

However, after you are done working this out with Twenty Ten, please let’s know the link. thanks.

Least I solved the comment alternating color question I see on these boards LOL.

I am going to get twentyten up on my local and try out some things. I will get back if I get an answer.

t-p

FIXED!!!

I dl’d the theme and got it all working. If you need I can e-mail you the working php files.

go to loop.php

FIND:

<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

change to:

<?php $x=0; while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>

FIND:

<?php else : ?>

        <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
            <h2 class="entry-title"><a>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

change to :

<?php else : ?>
    <?php if ($odd = $x%2)
    { echo $odd;
echo "<div style='background-color: #f2f7fc'>";
 }
else
    echo "<div style='background-color: #ffffff'>";
?>
        <div id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>" <?php post_class(); ?>>
            <h2 class="entry-title"><a>" title="<?php printf( esc_attr__( 'Permalink to %s', 'twentyten' ), the_title_attribute( 'echo=0' ) ); ?>" rel="bookmark"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
</div>

Then change the background to the colors you want and BINGO!

Thanks so much for your continue help.

After making the two mods to the loop.php, I get this error message:

Parse error:
parse error, unexpected $ in /home/virtual/siteXXXXX/wp/wp-content/themes/mytwentyten/loop.php on line 218

And line 218 is the last line in loop.php:

<?php endif; ?>

oh gosh I forgot to post the last piece!

<?php
$x++;
endwhile; ?>

you have to close the loop

I don’t have my code in front of me anymore to see, but you have to close the while loop.

Thanks chewbears! Great work!
Appreciate your time and patient.

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THis post has been resolved, even though I doubt the OP will tag iT : P